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wildfires
In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers.
See what changes are in store for your county.
#Climate #Environment #Wildfires #Data #ClimateChange #Research
AQI (PM 2.5) is 155 (unhealthy) where I am, the result of wildfire smoke blown south from Canada.
Inside, the AQI is 8 (good), because we run air filters continuously and actively manage the air inside the house. We picked up this habit because of the COVID pandemic. The latter is ongoing, and wildfire smoke looks like it'll be a problem every summer for the foreseeable future, so here we are.
#maine #Canada #wildfires #AirQuality #COVID #COVIDIsAirborne
Inside, the AQI is 8 (good), because we run air filters continuously and actively manage the air inside the house. We picked up this habit because of the COVID pandemic. The latter is ongoing, and wildfire smoke looks like it'll be a problem every summer for the foreseeable future, so here we are.
#maine #Canada #wildfires #AirQuality #COVID #COVIDIsAirborne
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How Trump’s Federal Funding and Hiring Freezes Are Leaving America Vulnerable to Catastrophic Wildfire
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Uncertainty over funding and hiring stemming from the president’s executive orders has limited wildfire training and postponed work to reduce flammable vegetation. It has also led some firefighters to leave the force, their colleagues said.
#News #Wildfires #Trump #USPolitics #Climate #Biodiversity #Environment
In California, Trump has cast doubt on whether he will approve the $40 billion Gov. Newsom has requested to help pay for recovery costs associated with the LA fires, including $16.8 billion from FEMA to rebuild property and remove debris.
#News #Trump #FEMA #California #GavinNewsom #LosAngeles #LA #Wildfires
Wildfire Sunset - it was August 15th and there were wildfires everywhere. Coming home on Route 6 and thsi amazing sunset appeared, perhaps tinged with that wildrire smoke...
https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/wildfire-sunset-route-6-renata-natale.html
#wildfires #buyintoart #LandscapePhotography #sunset #Photography #visualart #mysterious #orangeglow #pikecountyPA #art #summer
The Forest Service Claims It’s Fully Staffed for a Worsening Fire Season. Data Shows Thousands of Unfilled Jobs.
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DOGE cuts and voluntary resignations have severely hampered the agency as the nation enters the peak of fire season, with more than 1 million acres burning across 10 Western states.
https://www.propublica.org/article/forest-service-staff-fire-season?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Rural residents were upset when Oregon released a statewide map estimating property risk from wildfires.
Until then, the impacts of climate change were abstract to many people, one senator said. “This is a very big chicken coming home to roost.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-wildfire-risk-map-rural-homeowners?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Oregon #Wildfires #Map #Home #Misinformation #Climate #ClimateChange
Local Officials Have a Powerful Tool to Warn Residents of Emergencies. They Don’t Always Use It.
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ProPublica has identified at least 15 major disasters since 2016 in which officials in the most-harmed communities failed to use a federal system to send emergency alerts to residents — or waited until it was too late.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ipaws-emergency-alerts-local-official-failures?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Government #Local #Community #Wildfires #Hurricanes #Flood
Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years.
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As early as 2021, government officials were alerted to the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in pants used by wildland firefighters, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.
https://www.propublica.org/article/forest-service-forever-chemical-firefighter-pfas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #PFAS #Fire #WIldfires #Government #Chemicals #Safety #Health
#Europe / #European #wildfires > #climatechange
The fight against forest fires must adapt to climate change (European Union)
To better combat forest fires, the European Union must both focus on forest management and raise awareness of fire risks in the context of climate change, according to the European Commissioner for Crisis Management.
In an interview with Reuters, Hadja Lahbib also stressed the need for more financial resources in the context of the massive fires in France and Spain, which have led to the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of residents and tourists.
"Climate change is accelerating. Our response must therefore evolve just as rapidly. We must prepare for risks before disasters occur, and not simply react after the fact," she noted.
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“ By Kiley Price, insideclimatenews.org
May 19, 2026
An unrelenting wildfire has swallowed nearly a third of Santa Rosa Island, a small strip of land off the coast of California that is largely uninhabited by people but abundant with wildlife and plants, including several found nowhere else on Earth. the island as part of the Channel Islands National Park.” https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052026/todays-climate-wildfire-california-santa-rosa-island-species-risk/ #wildfires #california #environment
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NEW: ProPublica recently reported that the U.S. Forest Service knowingly issued protective gear containing #PFAS to wildland firefighters.
The agency says it has now stopped distributing those garments.
https://www.propublica.org/article/pfas-firefighter-gear-forest-service
NEW: A U.S. Senator Pushed to Cut Firefighting Aircraft Inspections the Same Month His Former Company Failed One
Before entering politics, Tim Sheehy ran an aerial firefighting company, Bridger Aerospace.
In the Senate, he has sought to cut regulations and expand the government’s use of private aircraft on wildfires, while still owning stock in the company.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tim-sheehy-bridger-aerospace-forest-service-inspection
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🇨🇦 Canada,
Home of
Two Million Lakes
14% of the world's freshwater
💦 🔥
2,000,000 Lakes and we can't stop wildfires from burning entire towns
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Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
By Sandra Laville
National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding
#Rewilding #Wetlands #Rivers #Somerset #Water #Wildfires #TheNationalTrust #Environment #UKnews #England #Conservation #Treesandforests #Wildlife #TheGuardian #SandraLaville
Yellow-orange skies from Canadian wildfire smoke, ever-worsening news about federal agents murdering an innocent person for no discernible reason, and the US continuing along its "war crimes as policy" trajectory. The Dystopia Index is high in Maine today.
#maine #dystopia #USPol #MEPol #ClimateChange #wildfires
#maine #dystopia #USPol #MEPol #ClimateChange #wildfires