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Trump’s attempts to denigrate Zelenskyy have led to a surge in Ukrainian unity After their initial shock at Trump’s false claims that Ukraine is led by a “dictator” who started the war with Russia, the Ukrainian people are rallying around their President.

"No shells? We’ll take up rifles.
No rifles? We’ll grab shovels.”

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AFE's Statement on Recent US Federal Actions: — Association for Fire Ecology We are dedicated to supporting the wildland fire community and making it clear that the global fire crisis will not be solved by lack of funding, resources, or people. Click to read AFE’s statement on...

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Getting to the Heart of Science Communication

The ebook version of Getting to the Heart of Science Communication is on sale for $4.99 at all retailers. Extremely relevant (unfortunately) for this moment #SciComm islandpress.org/books/gettin...

We are dedicated to supporting the wildland fire community and making it clear that the global fire crisis will not be solved by lack of funding, resources, or people. Read AFE’s statement on recent US federal actions here: fireecology.org/news/afe-sta...

A small pine tree grown in a glass box reveals the level of white, finely branched mycorrhizal threads or "mycelium" that attach to roots & feed the plant. ~ David Read

As Los Angeles burned, Latino immigrants rushed in to put out fires Many Latino immigrants in Los Angeles worked to extinguish some of the fires with hoses. They aren't firefighters, they were just helping people in other neighborhoods.

Many Latino immigrants in Los Angeles worked to extinguish some of the fires with hoses. They aren't firefighters, they were just helping people in other neighborhoods.

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...

This exact temporal sequence of events, as observed in southern California in 2024, is something we use as a prototypical example of practical consequences of wet-to-dry "hydroclimate whiplash" events--which we show are increasing due to #ClimateChange. www.nature.com/artic...

A Bay Area fire tracking app is saving lives — and correcting Elon Musk Watch Duty has overtaken ChatGPT to become the top free app in Apple’s App Store.

I’ve deleted my Twitter account and only use Facebook to communicate with my fire practitioner friends and burn co-op supporters. Watch Duty was right to clap back here. Spewing nonsense and creating distractions in the midst of a catastrophe is going to cost lives. sfstandard.com/2025/01/09/w...

A digram shows that N95 masks are the most effective in protecting from wildfire smoke. Following it in effectiveness are other masks like KN95s, KF94s, and FFP2s. Surgical masks are least effective.

Wildfires are escalating in southern California. For those dealing with smoke, any mask is better than nothing, but a respirator will protect you the best. nyti.ms/3DKwFX7

The Lookout Independent wildfire and water-related reporting. Host Zeke Lunder has 25 years experience in wildland fire management and California water issues. During wildfire season we provide UNOFFICIAL updat...

Many great resources for SoCal #CAFires. I recommend:
1. WatchDuty app for evacs, shelter, etc
2. @weatherwest.bsky.social does regular zoom "office hours" and explainers
3. Ben @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy
4. TheLookout runs a fab explainer on his YT channel:

The Association for Fire Ecology is an international organization dedicated to improving the knowledge and use of fire in land management. We are scientists, educators, students, managers, practitioners, policymakers, and interested citizens helping to shape the emerging profession and growing field of fire ecology.

The Association for Fire Ecology is now on Bluesky!🦋 Follow us to stay up-to-date with Fire Ecology Journal articles, fire ecology news and job posts, and Fire Ecology Chats podcast episodes. Learn more about us here: fireecology.org

Gratitude to Ukraine (2024) Security, Freedom, Democracy, Courage, Pluralism, Perseverance, Generosity

Americans and others owe Ukrainians a debt of gratitude for their resistance to Russian aggression. That resistance, which Russian political and media elites cannot understand, is grounded in the simple notion that Ukrainians citizens should choose their leaders.
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A yoga mat for drones to stretch their weary wings

Possible ban on Chinese-made drones dismays U.S. scientists Switching to costlier, less capable drones could impede research on whales, forests, and more

Drones are critical tools for real-time #wildfire #pyroaerobiology smoke measurements, as well as whale snot research! Coincidence? www.science.org/content/arti...

Evidence for Wildland Fire Smoke Transport of Microbes From Terrestrial Sources to the Atmosphere and Back Most bacterial taxa in wildland fire smoke can be traced to local surface vegetation and soil communities The bacterial assemblage in ambient air was mostly derived from unknown sources Local te...

These results support a growing understanding of wildfire 🔥 as a microbial pump & smoke as an environmental reservoir & mechanism for dispersal.

Kobziar Fire Ecology Lab @uidaho.bsky.social

#pyroaerobiology #wildfire #dispersal #biogeography #bioaerosols

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Part of the Fire & Smoke Model Evaluation Experiment #FASMEE 🌏🔥

*alt text edit: the correct term is ‘launch pad’ not ‘landing mat’.

To be clear, I don’t drive the drones. I mean, I am not a UAS pilot. 😁