Phoebus
@phibi16.bsky.social
Writer, reader, disaster management gal. PhD candidate in sustainability science ✌️
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Every paragraph in this story about smoke exposure is brutal. I'm starting to question how wildland firefighting is any different from Russian soldiers clearing debris at Chernobyl--except it's in much slower motion & we all keep doing things to make it worse. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Every paragraph in this story about smoke exposure is brutal. I'm starting to question how wildland firefighting is any different from Russian soldiers clearing debris at Chernobyl--except it's in much slower motion & we all keep doing things to make it worse. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
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This matters. These two training centers are critical to the National Park Service ethic, history, and culture.
Vulgarians run amok, destroying everything that has been painstakingly built over decades.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/07/upda...
Vulgarians run amok, destroying everything that has been painstakingly built over decades.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/07/upda...
UPDATE | Interior Closing Albright, Mather Training Centers For National Park Service
Interior Department officials confirmed to the National Parks Traveler that the Horace P. Alright and Stephen T. Mather training centers for National Park Service employees no longer offer the trainin...
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
July 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This matters. These two training centers are critical to the National Park Service ethic, history, and culture.
Vulgarians run amok, destroying everything that has been painstakingly built over decades.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/07/upda...
Vulgarians run amok, destroying everything that has been painstakingly built over decades.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/07/upda...
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I appreciate politicians praising those who acted heroically.
I'd appreciate it much more if we could have policies that reduced the number of times people have to act heroically.
I'd appreciate it much more if we could have policies that reduced the number of times people have to act heroically.
July 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I appreciate politicians praising those who acted heroically.
I'd appreciate it much more if we could have policies that reduced the number of times people have to act heroically.
I'd appreciate it much more if we could have policies that reduced the number of times people have to act heroically.
When you and your bestie both get into phd programs and you'll be an unstoppable doctorate duo 🥳
June 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
When you and your bestie both get into phd programs and you'll be an unstoppable doctorate duo 🥳
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We map tsunami zones and flood zones. We have volcanoes. People still buy/build in and around those areas. A state-level fire map meant to inform should be no different--the insurance companies already have similar info. Ignoring risk does not remove the risk. (Of course, there's mis/dis info.)
Sen. Jeff Golden, a Democrat from the Rogue Valley, once championed the state's efforts to create a map showing areas at high risk of wildfires, believing it could help save property and lives. After a huge public backlash, though, he recently joined in a unanimous vote to get rid of it.
An architect of Oregon’s wildfire map on why he now supports repealing it
Created after the devastating Labor Day fires of 2020, the wildfire hazards map quickly became the object of public scorn. Rumors spread misinformation about its effects, insurance companies happened to increase rates just as the map was released, and property owners said the map didn't factor in some on-the-ground details that mitigated some risk.
www.opb.org
May 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We map tsunami zones and flood zones. We have volcanoes. People still buy/build in and around those areas. A state-level fire map meant to inform should be no different--the insurance companies already have similar info. Ignoring risk does not remove the risk. (Of course, there's mis/dis info.)
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Definitely the best news of recent times!
Portugal: Parliament approves moratorium on deep-sea mining until 2050!!! 🦑 #conservation #ocean #marinelife
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/history...
Portugal: Parliament approves moratorium on deep-sea mining until 2050!!! 🦑 #conservation #ocean #marinelife
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/history...
History made: Portugal takes lead in effort to stop deep-sea mining - Oceanographic
Portugal has made history and taken leadership on ocean advocacy in Europe, becoming the first to adopt moratorium on deep-sea mining
oceanographicmagazine.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Definitely the best news of recent times!
Portugal: Parliament approves moratorium on deep-sea mining until 2050!!! 🦑 #conservation #ocean #marinelife
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/history...
Portugal: Parliament approves moratorium on deep-sea mining until 2050!!! 🦑 #conservation #ocean #marinelife
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/history...
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Ready for #commscampscotland today! Looking forward to some great discussion
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Ready for #commscampscotland today! Looking forward to some great discussion
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Many forget that it's a complex & dangerous world as we have done a great job of making it safer, but we can't be complacent or allow the cultivation of intentional ignorance. In this line of work, one can't just rely on personal experiences. Education is critical.
www.firehouse.com/operations-t...
www.firehouse.com/operations-t...
National Fire Academy Classes Cancelled Amid Review of Programs
An email from FEMA Friday cancelled all on- and off-site classes sponsored by the National Fire Academy during a review of programs.
www.firehouse.com
March 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Many forget that it's a complex & dangerous world as we have done a great job of making it safer, but we can't be complacent or allow the cultivation of intentional ignorance. In this line of work, one can't just rely on personal experiences. Education is critical.
www.firehouse.com/operations-t...
www.firehouse.com/operations-t...
Gift economies often sprout in immediate post-disaster situations. Makes me wonder about how they and a greater culture of reciprocity could contribute to disaster resilient communities while also challenging some of the capitalist forces that generate risk in the first place.
a conversation between me and robin wall kimmerer about her new book, the serviceberry: abundance and reciprocity in the natural world
orionmagazine.org/article/gift...
orionmagazine.org/article/gift...
Gift Thinking - Orion Magazine
The relationships, abundance, and reciprocity of nature’s economy
orionmagazine.org
March 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Gift economies often sprout in immediate post-disaster situations. Makes me wonder about how they and a greater culture of reciprocity could contribute to disaster resilient communities while also challenging some of the capitalist forces that generate risk in the first place.
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Another good article that shouldn't need to be written.
“I don’t see us having the ability to help outside of our own forest nearly as much as we have in the past.”
This is key. The system is built on mutual aid. If I can't help you or you can't help me, the whole thing fails & more stuff burns.
“I don’t see us having the ability to help outside of our own forest nearly as much as we have in the past.”
This is key. The system is built on mutual aid. If I can't help you or you can't help me, the whole thing fails & more stuff burns.
Just because "firefighters" aren't getting fired doesn't mean wildland firefighting is escaping terminations and resignations unscathed. “It is leaving us woefully unprepared for fire this summer.”
www.hcn.org/articles/the...
www.hcn.org/articles/the...
The Trump administration is trying to fire the ‘backbone’ of wildland firefighting - High Country News
Last month’s terminations cut employees who serve critical support roles on fires.
www.hcn.org
March 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Another good article that shouldn't need to be written.
“I don’t see us having the ability to help outside of our own forest nearly as much as we have in the past.”
This is key. The system is built on mutual aid. If I can't help you or you can't help me, the whole thing fails & more stuff burns.
“I don’t see us having the ability to help outside of our own forest nearly as much as we have in the past.”
This is key. The system is built on mutual aid. If I can't help you or you can't help me, the whole thing fails & more stuff burns.
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🌊 Three months ago, a DANA devastated Valencia. Every storm and flood teaches us a lesson. We can’t keep making the same mistakes while climate change accelerates. Adaptation isn’t optional—it’s a matter of survival. Learning today can save lives tomorrow.
es.greenpeace.org/es/noticias/...
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Danas, inundaciones y cambio climático: transformar el riesgo en supervivencia - ES | Greenpeace España
Analizamos en un informe algunos de los riesgos climáticos a los que se enfrentan nuestros municipios y qué soluciones hay para tratar de minimizarlos.
es.greenpeace.org
January 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🌊 Three months ago, a DANA devastated Valencia. Every storm and flood teaches us a lesson. We can’t keep making the same mistakes while climate change accelerates. Adaptation isn’t optional—it’s a matter of survival. Learning today can save lives tomorrow.
es.greenpeace.org/es/noticias/...
es.greenpeace.org/es/noticias/...