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How much damage did the L.A. wildfires cause? After federal cuts, a crucial estimate is missing www.nbcnews.com/science/envi... via @nbcnews.com
How much damage did the L.A. wildfires cause? After federal cuts, a crucial estimate is missing
Researchers were told not to share data on the January fires or to update their climate disaster database.
www.nbcnews.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
How much damage did the L.A. wildfires cause? After federal cuts, a crucial estimate is missing www.nbcnews.com/science/envi... via @nbcnews.com
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The Pine Barrens are well known for fire, but not usually like this. WUI isn't just a western problem.
Pretty big fire burning in NI yesterday and last night. Jones Road Fire.
April 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Pine Barrens are well known for fire, but not usually like this. WUI isn't just a western problem.
"Without lower insurance premiums, homeowners aren't incentivized to harden their homes against wildfires and build defensible space."
Yes they are.
They get to keep their homes vs losing them in a wildfire.
Yes they are.
They get to keep their homes vs losing them in a wildfire.
May 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"Without lower insurance premiums, homeowners aren't incentivized to harden their homes against wildfires and build defensible space."
Yes they are.
They get to keep their homes vs losing them in a wildfire.
Yes they are.
They get to keep their homes vs losing them in a wildfire.
The homeowner in the wildland-urban interface doesn't really care about what the county does, what the utility does and what the local FD does regarding firescaping & wildfire mitigation as much as you think they do.
They just don't want THEIR house to burn down.
They just don't want THEIR house to burn down.
May 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The homeowner in the wildland-urban interface doesn't really care about what the county does, what the utility does and what the local FD does regarding firescaping & wildfire mitigation as much as you think they do.
They just don't want THEIR house to burn down.
They just don't want THEIR house to burn down.
25 years ago wildfires in the Western United States didn't get into structures.
Today, they almost always do.
The residential push into the WUI is one of the most significant changes in America's wildfire risk.
Today, they almost always do.
The residential push into the WUI is one of the most significant changes in America's wildfire risk.
May 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
25 years ago wildfires in the Western United States didn't get into structures.
Today, they almost always do.
The residential push into the WUI is one of the most significant changes in America's wildfire risk.
Today, they almost always do.
The residential push into the WUI is one of the most significant changes in America's wildfire risk.
This is very true, yet this will not change so we need to work to make living in the WUI much safer.
don't believe these people for a second when they say they care about trees.
if they did - they would be working to end this sort of development in the middle of forested land AND in the WUI - and make development in seattle both denser & with more tree canopy. they're doing neither. charlatans.
if they did - they would be working to end this sort of development in the middle of forested land AND in the WUI - and make development in seattle both denser & with more tree canopy. they're doing neither. charlatans.
May 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is very true, yet this will not change so we need to work to make living in the WUI much safer.
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TMRW:
Join @fireaside.bsky.social 's webinar: Creating Ember Resistance Zone (0-5’) in communities
Whether you are a community in California preparing for AB 3074 or simply focused on getting residents to take action, this session will help you get it done!
partners.fireaside.com/ember-resist...
Join @fireaside.bsky.social 's webinar: Creating Ember Resistance Zone (0-5’) in communities
Whether you are a community in California preparing for AB 3074 or simply focused on getting residents to take action, this session will help you get it done!
partners.fireaside.com/ember-resist...
Webinar: Creating Ember Resistance Zone (0-5’) in communities
We know that a non-combustible zero to five feet (0-5’) around a structure is crucial to its resilience during wildfire. Yet in high risk communities over 90% of homes still have combustibles in the e...
partners.fireaside.com
May 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
TMRW:
Join @fireaside.bsky.social 's webinar: Creating Ember Resistance Zone (0-5’) in communities
Whether you are a community in California preparing for AB 3074 or simply focused on getting residents to take action, this session will help you get it done!
partners.fireaside.com/ember-resist...
Join @fireaside.bsky.social 's webinar: Creating Ember Resistance Zone (0-5’) in communities
Whether you are a community in California preparing for AB 3074 or simply focused on getting residents to take action, this session will help you get it done!
partners.fireaside.com/ember-resist...
As the U.S. moves to a pay-to-protect firefighting model, more and more countries will be hiring laid off American wildland firefighters, meteorologists and other experts.
More & more nations are coming online for fire while we go into isolationist mode, pretend climate change isn't a thing, & cut our own wildland fire capacity & expertise.
If countries are smart, they'll try to recruit fired US wildland firefighters along with the spooks & scientists we let go. 1/
If countries are smart, they'll try to recruit fired US wildland firefighters along with the spooks & scientists we let go. 1/
"Japan hasn’t had a wildfire problem, and now it’s burning." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
March 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
As the U.S. moves to a pay-to-protect firefighting model, more and more countries will be hiring laid off American wildland firefighters, meteorologists and other experts.
WUI (wildland urban interface) wildfires burn in all 50 states, not only in the Western United States.
Prayers with the firefighters, emergency responders and residents of Myrtle Beach.
Prayers with the firefighters, emergency responders and residents of Myrtle Beach.
Just another typical late winter season in the Pyrocene -- "Wildfires rage across the Carolinas...More than 175 wildfires burning across SC and additional fires in NC... Much of eastern US seaboard under increased fire risk." www.yahoo.com/news/wildfir...
Wildfires rage across the Carolinas; SC governor issues state of emergency
The National Weather Service issued advisories on Sunday from Georgia to New Jersey warning of an increased risk of wildfires.
www.yahoo.com
March 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
WUI (wildland urban interface) wildfires burn in all 50 states, not only in the Western United States.
Prayers with the firefighters, emergency responders and residents of Myrtle Beach.
Prayers with the firefighters, emergency responders and residents of Myrtle Beach.
The cuts at NOAA/NWS directly impact homeowners' ability of survival (for themselves and their belongings) in a WUI area wildfire.
The ability to spin my chair around and ask questions of a meteorologist who has been focusing on a small (relatively) scale chunk of land cannot be overstated.
March 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The cuts at NOAA/NWS directly impact homeowners' ability of survival (for themselves and their belongings) in a WUI area wildfire.
"The Palisades Fire should make everyone realize that its our homes that provide the fuel for devastating fires, not the foliage."
The fuel load of homes exponentially exceeds anything that the forest can provide in terms of fuel.
The fuel load of homes exponentially exceeds anything that the forest can provide in terms of fuel.
This didn't take long. I took the opportunity to emphasize that Boise's wildland urban interface remains inadequate. The Palisades Fire should make everyone realize that its our homes that provide the fuel for devastating fires, not the foliage.
March 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"The Palisades Fire should make everyone realize that its our homes that provide the fuel for devastating fires, not the foliage."
The fuel load of homes exponentially exceeds anything that the forest can provide in terms of fuel.
The fuel load of homes exponentially exceeds anything that the forest can provide in terms of fuel.
What do the cuts at NOAA and NWS mean for homeowners living in the WUI (wildland urban interface)?
You might be notified of active fire danger later than normal.
Less resources might be committed up fire to fighting the blaze coming towards your property.
You might be notified of active fire danger later than normal.
Less resources might be committed up fire to fighting the blaze coming towards your property.
February 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do the cuts at NOAA and NWS mean for homeowners living in the WUI (wildland urban interface)?
You might be notified of active fire danger later than normal.
Less resources might be committed up fire to fighting the blaze coming towards your property.
You might be notified of active fire danger later than normal.
Less resources might be committed up fire to fighting the blaze coming towards your property.
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Faster burning fires not only burn disproportionately large areas, but they also burn more severely.
Extreme fire spread events (just the top 3%) accounted for a third of the total area burned, but half of the total area burned at high severity--setting the stage for long-term forest loss. 🧪🌎🔥
Extreme fire spread events (just the top 3%) accounted for a third of the total area burned, but half of the total area burned at high severity--setting the stage for long-term forest loss. 🧪🌎🔥
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Our team just published a new paper in Global Change Biology 🧪🔥
The title succinctly describes the main take home message, but here's the deal:
We produced gridded, fine-scale (resolution = 30m) daily fire progression maps for 623 wildfires in the SW US using satellite fire data.
read on ...
Our team just published a new paper in Global Change Biology 🧪🔥
The title succinctly describes the main take home message, but here's the deal:
We produced gridded, fine-scale (resolution = 30m) daily fire progression maps for 623 wildfires in the SW US using satellite fire data.
read on ...
Extreme Fire Spread Events Burn More Severely and Homogenize Postfire Landscapes in the Southwestern United States
Extreme fire spread events rapidly burn large areas and are predicted to increase under a warmer and drier climate. Using satellite data, we analyzed the daily progression of over 600 wildfires in th...
dx.doi.org
February 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Faster burning fires not only burn disproportionately large areas, but they also burn more severely.
Extreme fire spread events (just the top 3%) accounted for a third of the total area burned, but half of the total area burned at high severity--setting the stage for long-term forest loss. 🧪🌎🔥
Extreme fire spread events (just the top 3%) accounted for a third of the total area burned, but half of the total area burned at high severity--setting the stage for long-term forest loss. 🧪🌎🔥
The majority of people who live in the WUI (wildland urban interface) don't know they live in the WUI or what the WUI is.
February 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The majority of people who live in the WUI (wildland urban interface) don't know they live in the WUI or what the WUI is.
The private wildland fire mitigation and fire fighting industry will be picking up the slack following the defending of federal fire prediction and fire fighting capabilities.
February 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The private wildland fire mitigation and fire fighting industry will be picking up the slack following the defending of federal fire prediction and fire fighting capabilities.
Everything goes up after these cuts.
Gas & electric, insurance, damages.
Gas & electric, insurance, damages.
This may not seem obvious to most, but: if the National Weather Service is dismantled or degraded, gas and electric bills will go up.
Why? One of the most important drivers of demand is heating on cold days and cooling on hot ones. That is to say: weather sets the demand. 🔌💡
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Why? One of the most important drivers of demand is heating on cold days and cooling on hot ones. That is to say: weather sets the demand. 🔌💡
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To be clear: If there were to be large staffing reductions at NOAA and NWS—at appears is now indeed underway, with credible reports of larger further cuts on horizon—there will be people who die in extreme weather events & related disasters who would not have otherwise.
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February 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Everything goes up after these cuts.
Gas & electric, insurance, damages.
Gas & electric, insurance, damages.
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Looks like a return to 10am. Good luck without any fire crews. Full suppression is right out of 2025.
February 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Looks like a return to 10am. Good luck without any fire crews. Full suppression is right out of 2025.
Wildfire season is expected to be very violent this year.
At least 880 NOAA employees were fired today with hundreds more expected as soon as Friday. Right as there's:
🔥 a red flag warning for most of Nebraska and Iowa
🌪️ severe weather season picking up next week in the South
🔥🔥 "significant" wildfire potential for the Southwest and Southeast next month
🔥 a red flag warning for most of Nebraska and Iowa
🌪️ severe weather season picking up next week in the South
🔥🔥 "significant" wildfire potential for the Southwest and Southeast next month
At Least 880 Workers Were Fired at US Weather Agency
Hundreds of employees at the top US agency overseeing weather and climate research were fired as the Trump administration moves to shrink the size of the federal government.
www.bloomberg.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Wildfire season is expected to be very violent this year.
The brutal truth but also the big opportunity for commerce is that as federal wildfire warning systems and federal fire fighting resources become defunded, private wildfire prevention and private wildfire fighting capabilities will be increasingly more important.
Anyway, who's excited for hurricane and wildfire season
February 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The brutal truth but also the big opportunity for commerce is that as federal wildfire warning systems and federal fire fighting resources become defunded, private wildfire prevention and private wildfire fighting capabilities will be increasingly more important.
Unfortunately this will most likely be the case. Wildflower patterns are not promising this year, meaning it's really dry.
We got like 5 inches of snow in the entire winter (so far I guess but it's basically spring now) in one of the snowiest cities in the nation. Our summer is going to be just fires on top of fires. </3
February 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Unfortunately this will most likely be the case. Wildflower patterns are not promising this year, meaning it's really dry.
What does this mean for those with homes in the WUI (wildland urban interface)?
You might be notified of wildfire later than normal and you need to rely more on your own decision making and less on the once great information coming out of NOAA and NWS.
You might be notified of wildfire later than normal and you need to rely more on your own decision making and less on the once great information coming out of NOAA and NWS.
With the firings at NOAA, it’s a big day for all kinds of life-threatening natural hazards (blizzards, wildfires, tornados, tsunamis, hurricanes) and people who hate marine animals.
The rest of us, not so much.
The rest of us, not so much.
February 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
What does this mean for those with homes in the WUI (wildland urban interface)?
You might be notified of wildfire later than normal and you need to rely more on your own decision making and less on the once great information coming out of NOAA and NWS.
You might be notified of wildfire later than normal and you need to rely more on your own decision making and less on the once great information coming out of NOAA and NWS.
This will have a direct impact on the severity of the wildfire consequences across the WUI this fire year (we're not calling it fire season any more).
I am now hearing from multiple folks in the past two hours (including some who have personally been fired) that mass firings have now commenced within NOAA--including, yes, at the National Weather Service.
February 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This will have a direct impact on the severity of the wildfire consequences across the WUI this fire year (we're not calling it fire season any more).
Unfortunately all 50 states have wildfire at the WUI (Wildland Urban Interface).
There was a recent serious wildfire in New Jersey of all places that put numerous homes in danger.
More than 30% of all Americans home are in the WUI, at the leading edge of fire risk.
There was a recent serious wildfire in New Jersey of all places that put numerous homes in danger.
More than 30% of all Americans home are in the WUI, at the leading edge of fire risk.
February 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Unfortunately all 50 states have wildfire at the WUI (Wildland Urban Interface).
There was a recent serious wildfire in New Jersey of all places that put numerous homes in danger.
More than 30% of all Americans home are in the WUI, at the leading edge of fire risk.
There was a recent serious wildfire in New Jersey of all places that put numerous homes in danger.
More than 30% of all Americans home are in the WUI, at the leading edge of fire risk.
Out of approximately 130 million homes in the U.S., 45 million are in the WUI - or the wildland urban interface - that area where the wildland meets human development.
While we say urban, this usually applies to exurban and suburban housing and a lot of that is at risk due to wildfires.
While we say urban, this usually applies to exurban and suburban housing and a lot of that is at risk due to wildfires.
Montana scientists alarmed by wildfires encroaching on US towns www.reuters.com/world/us/mon...
Montana scientists alarmed by wildfires encroaching on US towns
Scientists at a federal laboratory in Montana that has focused on fire for decades are increasingly concerned about wildfires that spread to population centers as Americans build communities ever closer to forests.
www.reuters.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Out of approximately 130 million homes in the U.S., 45 million are in the WUI - or the wildland urban interface - that area where the wildland meets human development.
While we say urban, this usually applies to exurban and suburban housing and a lot of that is at risk due to wildfires.
While we say urban, this usually applies to exurban and suburban housing and a lot of that is at risk due to wildfires.