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Here is a list of 3 stories I am very jealous I did not write this year. ✍🏻
(Kudos to the writers who did!)
First, this brilliant essay by @petergleick.bsky.social about the dangerous contortionist Trump has become — twisting “national security” in knots to justify his personal war on “windmills.”
(Kudos to the writers who did!)
First, this brilliant essay by @petergleick.bsky.social about the dangerous contortionist Trump has become — twisting “national security” in knots to justify his personal war on “windmills.”
Trump is manipulating national security to stop energy projects he doesn’t like
On Monday, December 22, the Trump Administration announced it was pausing five major offshore wind energy projects, citing “national security risks.”
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December 27, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Here is a list of 3 stories I am very jealous I did not write this year. ✍🏻
(Kudos to the writers who did!)
First, this brilliant essay by @petergleick.bsky.social about the dangerous contortionist Trump has become — twisting “national security” in knots to justify his personal war on “windmills.”
(Kudos to the writers who did!)
First, this brilliant essay by @petergleick.bsky.social about the dangerous contortionist Trump has become — twisting “national security” in knots to justify his personal war on “windmills.”
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Despite 🌍 commitments under #ParisAgreement, emissions continue to increase, worsening climate impacts.
If no action is taken, the situation will only deteriorate further.
#GEO7 shows that with bold measures, governments can still alter course towards a resilient planet: https://ow.ly/Nuai50XK525
If no action is taken, the situation will only deteriorate further.
#GEO7 shows that with bold measures, governments can still alter course towards a resilient planet: https://ow.ly/Nuai50XK525
December 16, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Despite 🌍 commitments under #ParisAgreement, emissions continue to increase, worsening climate impacts.
If no action is taken, the situation will only deteriorate further.
#GEO7 shows that with bold measures, governments can still alter course towards a resilient planet: https://ow.ly/Nuai50XK525
If no action is taken, the situation will only deteriorate further.
#GEO7 shows that with bold measures, governments can still alter course towards a resilient planet: https://ow.ly/Nuai50XK525
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ICYMI: “More than 100 firefighters battle large wildfire on eastern Greek island of Chios” abcnews.go.com/Internationa... - ABC News
#Chios #Greece #GreeceWildfires #Wildfires
#Chios #Greece #GreeceWildfires #Wildfires
More than 100 firefighters battle large wildfire on eastern Greek island of Chios
More than 100 firefighters assisted by water-dropping helicopters and planes are battling a large wildfire burning near the main town of the eastern Aegean island of Chios, with emergency services ord...
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June 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
ICYMI: “More than 100 firefighters battle large wildfire on eastern Greek island of Chios” abcnews.go.com/Internationa... - ABC News
#Chios #Greece #GreeceWildfires #Wildfires
#Chios #Greece #GreeceWildfires #Wildfires
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Each line represents one year of #Arctic sea ice volume from 1979 [dark blue] to 2024 [dark red]. This year is shown in yellow - now updated through May 2025 (melt season is underway)
More graphics of thickness and volume: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
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June 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Each line represents one year of #Arctic sea ice volume from 1979 [dark blue] to 2024 [dark red]. This year is shown in yellow - now updated through May 2025 (melt season is underway)
More graphics of thickness and volume: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
More graphics of thickness and volume: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
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From MPR News: “Tuesday’s smoke front produced the highest air quality index reading for wildfire smoke on record in the state of Minnesota.” Air quality is expected to improve markedly Wednesday and Thursday. Via MinnPost
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Smoke storm: Highest smoke level ever recorded for Minnesota
A record smoke front blew into Minnesota Tuesday. Air quality will improve dramatically Wednesday.
www.mprnews.org
June 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
From MPR News: “Tuesday’s smoke front produced the highest air quality index reading for wildfire smoke on record in the state of Minnesota.” Air quality is expected to improve markedly Wednesday and Thursday. Via MinnPost
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
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How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke: @climatecrisisclub.org @dendroica.bsky.social
ClimateChangePost: Wildfire smoke particles can be deadly, and climate change will increase health risk www.climatechangepost.com/news/wildfir...
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How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke
As wildfire smoke drifts into the United States, it's important to know how to reduce exposure and protect yourself from air pollution and its associated health risks.
wapo.st
June 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke: @climatecrisisclub.org @dendroica.bsky.social
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Feed: "Wildfire Today"
By: Hunter Bassler on Tuesday, June 3, 2025
By: Hunter Bassler on Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Australia braces for unseasonally high wildfire risks
Wildfire experts in Australia are sounding the alarm during a time that has historically been one of relief. The Australian and New Zealand Council for Fire and Emergency Services, or AFAC, recentl…
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June 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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By: Hunter Bassler on Tuesday, June 3, 2025
By: Hunter Bassler on Tuesday, June 3, 2025
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I mean why would a whole state that has tornadoes, 10,000 year floods, in-land hurricanes, ice storms, and wildfires - oh, like say, Kentucky- need a full-time weather forecast from actual meteorologists? 🤷🏼♀️
Seems bad.
May 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I mean why would a whole state that has tornadoes, 10,000 year floods, in-land hurricanes, ice storms, and wildfires - oh, like say, Kentucky- need a full-time weather forecast from actual meteorologists? 🤷🏼♀️
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Cut now, pay later? “Deep cuts to staffing levels would make it harder for HUD to prevent fraud, waste and abuse…dictated by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, whose stated goal is to reduce fraud, waste and abuse.” @cflav @nytimes www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/c...
Trump Team Plans Cuts at HUD Office That Funds Disaster Recovery
Staff at the office, a branch of the U.S. housing department that Congress uses to address the worst catastrophes, would be reduced by 84 percent.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Cut now, pay later? “Deep cuts to staffing levels would make it harder for HUD to prevent fraud, waste and abuse…dictated by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, whose stated goal is to reduce fraud, waste and abuse.” @cflav @nytimes www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/c...
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The interventions with greatest potential to reduce risk of fire disasters in short term can be implemented at local scale: increasing fire resistance of structures, managing vegetation in/near communities, & preventing unwanted high-risk ignitions. [8/8] onlinelibrary.wiley....
February 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The interventions with greatest potential to reduce risk of fire disasters in short term can be implemented at local scale: increasing fire resistance of structures, managing vegetation in/near communities, & preventing unwanted high-risk ignitions. [8/8] onlinelibrary.wiley....
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Out today in @globalchangebio.bsky.social is our (brief!) rapid-response piece on the broader context surrounding the January 2025 Southern California wildfires & relevance of wet-to-dry hydroclimate whiplash to fire both locally and globally on a warming Earth. [1/8] onlinelibrary.wiley....
February 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Out today in @globalchangebio.bsky.social is our (brief!) rapid-response piece on the broader context surrounding the January 2025 Southern California wildfires & relevance of wet-to-dry hydroclimate whiplash to fire both locally and globally on a warming Earth. [1/8] onlinelibrary.wiley....
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In a prescribed fire burn scar today on Mt. Tamalpais SP. So alive. So beautiful. Feels very special there right now. Landscape fire is a profound creative force. Deer Park FR for those that are interested.
February 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
In a prescribed fire burn scar today on Mt. Tamalpais SP. So alive. So beautiful. Feels very special there right now. Landscape fire is a profound creative force. Deer Park FR for those that are interested.
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“These men and women are fighting fire since January only to be slapped in the face. It doesn’t give them confidence that the federal government is going to take care of them.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Firefighter Hiring Stalls at Federal Agencies After Trump’s Freeze
Job offers have been rescinded and start dates pushed back just as firefighting staffing for the summer wildfire season was beginning, a union said.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“These men and women are fighting fire since January only to be slapped in the face. It doesn’t give them confidence that the federal government is going to take care of them.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
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Just attended a fantastic webinar featuring Renee and Michela Carriere who shared cultural burning practices and the We Are Fire: A Toolkit for Applying Indigenous-Led Fire Practices and Western Fire Management in the Saskatchewan River Delta 🔥 wearefire.ca
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February 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Just attended a fantastic webinar featuring Renee and Michela Carriere who shared cultural burning practices and the We Are Fire: A Toolkit for Applying Indigenous-Led Fire Practices and Western Fire Management in the Saskatchewan River Delta 🔥 wearefire.ca
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Seasoned firefighters had higher levels of 'forever chemicals' following 2023 Maui blazes: Report thehill.com/policy/energ...
Seasoned firefighters had higher levels of ‘forever chemicals’ following 2023 Maui blazes: Report
Veteran firefighters who responded to the 2023 blazes in Maui, Hawaii, had greater levels of “forever chemicals” in their blood in comparison to those of shorter-term recruits, new rese…
thehill.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Seasoned firefighters had higher levels of 'forever chemicals' following 2023 Maui blazes: Report thehill.com/policy/energ...
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A UBC study explores relocating Douglas firs and adjusting forestry practices to help forests adapt to climate change.🌱
Co-author and #UBCForestry professor @drsuzannesimard.bsky.social urges swift action and community involvement to curb wildfire risks.
Read: bit.ly/412rhb2
Co-author and #UBCForestry professor @drsuzannesimard.bsky.social urges swift action and community involvement to curb wildfire risks.
Read: bit.ly/412rhb2
Tree migration could help B.C. forests better prepare for climate change, says UBC study
A new study has pinpointed strategies to help local forests adapt to climate change, as this month’s devastating blazes in Los Angeles raise further concerns about the potential wildfire risks in B.C....
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February 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
A UBC study explores relocating Douglas firs and adjusting forestry practices to help forests adapt to climate change.🌱
Co-author and #UBCForestry professor @drsuzannesimard.bsky.social urges swift action and community involvement to curb wildfire risks.
Read: bit.ly/412rhb2
Co-author and #UBCForestry professor @drsuzannesimard.bsky.social urges swift action and community involvement to curb wildfire risks.
Read: bit.ly/412rhb2
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The UC ANR Fire Network has compiled an evacuation checklist of essential items. Before a wildfire - or any other natural disaster- prepare an evacuation bag for every person in your household and keep it easily accessible.
#CAwx #PalisadesFire #EatonFire
bit.ly/4083G70
#CAwx #PalisadesFire #EatonFire
bit.ly/4083G70
January 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The UC ANR Fire Network has compiled an evacuation checklist of essential items. Before a wildfire - or any other natural disaster- prepare an evacuation bag for every person in your household and keep it easily accessible.
#CAwx #PalisadesFire #EatonFire
bit.ly/4083G70
#CAwx #PalisadesFire #EatonFire
bit.ly/4083G70
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Excellent new review from @weatherwest.bsky.social @climate-guy.bsky.social @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social @climatechirper.bsky.social on one of the most useful organizing concepts I've run across for understanding climate impacts on extreme events - the "expanding atmospheric sponge" 1/🧵
Hydroclimate volatility on a warming Earth - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Rapid transitions between extreme wet and extreme dry conditions — ‘hydroclimate whiplash’ — have marked environmental and societal impacts. This Review outlines observed and projected changes in hydr...
www.nature.com
January 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Excellent new review from @weatherwest.bsky.social @climate-guy.bsky.social @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social @climatechirper.bsky.social on one of the most useful organizing concepts I've run across for understanding climate impacts on extreme events - the "expanding atmospheric sponge" 1/🧵
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Wildfire smoke exposure and dementia risk
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Wildfire smoke exposure and dementia risk
Wildfire smoke exposure was associated with greater odds of being diagnosed with dementia.
www.nih.gov
December 27, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Wildfire smoke exposure and dementia risk
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In many ways, getting smoke damage from a wildfire is worse than having you house burned to the ground.
3 years after the Marshall Fire: Wildfire smoke’s health risks can linger long-term in homes that escape burning
The fire burned more than 1,000 homes outside Boulder, Colorado, in 2021. A series of surveys shows residents’ continuing health concerns, and tips for how to deal with smoke-damaged homes.
theconversation.com
December 27, 2024 at 6:29 AM
In many ways, getting smoke damage from a wildfire is worse than having you house burned to the ground.
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📢 Grampians residents are slowly returning to their homes tonight after being given the all-clear, with the bushfire warning now downgraded to a watch and act.
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Grampians residents given the all-clear to return home as bushfire threat eases
www.theage.com.au
December 27, 2024 at 7:44 AM
📢 Grampians residents are slowly returning to their homes tonight after being given the all-clear, with the bushfire warning now downgraded to a watch and act.
👉 18+ news & weather bots
👉 18+ news & weather bots
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Tips for helping a loved one after a disaster » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: When a friend or family member survives a devastating hurricane, wildfire, or flood, many people wonder how best to support them emotionally. Pamela Londoño Salazar, a mental health advisor at the global NGO…
Transcript: When a friend or family member survives a devastating hurricane, wildfire, or flood, many people wonder how best to support them emotionally. Pamela Londoño Salazar, a mental health advisor at the global NGO…
Tips for helping a loved one after a disaster » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: When a friend or family member survives a devastating hurricane, wildfire, or flood, many people wonder how best to support them emotionally. Pamela Londoño Salazar, a mental health advisor at the global NGO Project Hope, says the first step is to listen. Londoño Salazar: “So a good listener gives the other space to share their story without interruptions and just stays silent.” …
todayheadline.co
December 27, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Tips for helping a loved one after a disaster » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: When a friend or family member survives a devastating hurricane, wildfire, or flood, many people wonder how best to support them emotionally. Pamela Londoño Salazar, a mental health advisor at the global NGO…
Transcript: When a friend or family member survives a devastating hurricane, wildfire, or flood, many people wonder how best to support them emotionally. Pamela Londoño Salazar, a mental health advisor at the global NGO…
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Close to 10 standard deviations above 1951-1980:
December 15, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Close to 10 standard deviations above 1951-1980:
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"When famed climate scientist James Hansen warned of that effect in 2021 and projected a steep acceleration of warming, his findings were criticized by some other scientists [...] But aerosol-focused research since then, as well as continued warming into 2024, seems to support his conclusions."
December 6, 2024 at 6:11 PM
"When famed climate scientist James Hansen warned of that effect in 2021 and projected a steep acceleration of warming, his findings were criticized by some other scientists [...] But aerosol-focused research since then, as well as continued warming into 2024, seems to support his conclusions."
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Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)...
• about 820,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,300,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,880,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,340,000 km² below the 1980s mean
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• about 820,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,300,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,880,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,340,000 km² below the 1980s mean
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December 13, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)...
• about 820,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,300,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,880,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,340,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Plots zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 820,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,300,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,880,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,340,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Plots zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...