If you live near Fort Collins and are affected by furloughs or loss of SNAP benefits, my friend Nick at Friendly Nick's Butcher is giving away free meat and egg packages to help. Just show up with your federal ID or EBT card.

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Of course many federal workers can just “find another job”. But the point is that the jobs we do are done for the *public good*. There are no private sector corollaries. We do things that are largely not profitable and that is on purpose. We do work that benefits everyone, if sometimes indirectly.

Whew, been a busy weekend, happy to get this quick episode out to explain how these federal cuts will impact fire response this summer. Give it a listen at the link.

It was only a matter of time.

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New paper!

Burn probability models are important tools for assessing 🔥 risk and determining where to prioritize mitigation, but how well do they capture real-world burned areas? Read to find out:
www.publish.csiro.au/WF/WF23196

Five busy days of conferencing, then speed-running the National Mall before the flight to decompress. So long #AGU24! I got to hear some fantastic science and catch up with old lab mates!

At AGU? Check out my presentation starting in 40 minutes!

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If you're heading to #AGU2024 and interested in wildfire in the WUI, I will be presenting Monday afternoon on patterns and trends in building destruction! We mapped every building exposed to the most destructive fires since 2000. It was a lot of clicking, so I hope you find it interesting.

Setting up shop here