Kira M. Hoffman

Map showing the number of times a location has burned in SoCal and which kind of fire it was: one burning under Santa Ana winds, or one that was a summer, fuel-driven fire without Santa Ana winds. Malibu area had burned at least 8 times from 1900-2017, and has burned twice now since. Image from Kolden and Abatzoglou (2018): https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/1/2/19

Here's the reality about the #LAFires this week: this isn't the first time ANY of these places have burned. Not even close. In 2018, we mapped CA fire history to look at fire frequency across SoCal. Santa Monica Mtns area burns more than anywhere else -- up to once per decade in a given spot. 🧵

Fire seasons around the world are starting to overlap. This may leave Australia on its own Experts say Australia can no longer rely on northern hemisphere nations for water-bombing aircraft and firefighters during our summer.

During our Black Summer, more than 1,000 people came from North America to assist in firefighting efforts.

The overlap in fire seasons in both hemispheres has huge implications for how we fight fire.

Australia needs its own fleet of Large Air Tankers (LATs).

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Here’s tomorrow’s front page of the @latimes. All our fire coverage is here, and the paywall has been lifted: www.latimes.com/california/l...

Weather and climate office hours by Weather West: 01/8/25: Devastating wildfire outbreak in SoCal - YouTube The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme weather and c...

On Wed, Jan 8, I will host a NEW livestream (link below) starting at 8am PT to further discuss, contextualize, & track what has already become a devastating wildfire outbreak (& severe windstorm) in Southern CA. #CAwx #CAfire #PalisadesFire #EatonFire youtube.com/live/TeY...

What you need to know if you're in the path of wildfire smoke As wildfires spread through Southern California, some people are at higher risk of health problems from the smoke, including children, older people and those with lung conditions. Here's how to stay s...

As wildfires spread through Southern California, some people are at higher risk of health problems from the smoke, including children, older people and those with lung conditions. Here's how to stay safe.

My fellow LA folks—if you’re having trouble finding real time updates on evacuation areas, air quality, power outages, etc I recommend this app 👇👇👇

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California wildfires: two people dead, ‘high number of significant injuries’ and estimated 1,000 structures destroyed, officials say – latest updates Officials say hundreds of firefighters continue to battle fires amid strong winds, with ‘well over 5,000 acres’ burned and 0% contained

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A pie chart showing the area burned by the 20 largest wildfires on record from 1900 through 2021 in California.

As climate change increases the risk of dry conditions and fire weather, fires across western NAm are bigger, more dangerous, and burning greater area.

It’s the difference between accidentally dropping a match into a pile of green, wet wood versus dropping it into a stack of bone dry kindling.

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:

Image shows estimate of Palisades active fire location from VIIRS sensor, with red dots in the ocean and places on the east side of the fire in Santa Monica that do not actually represent active fire.

Also, for my remote sensing peeps who teach, Palisades Fire offering an excellent example of VIIRS saturating in the IR and bleeding over into downpath pixels. Neither the Pacific Ocean or central Santa Monica are actually on fire (right now anyway). #remotesensing #NASAcanyoufixthis

graph showing number of SAW fires and area burned

Santa Ana Wind (SAW) driven fires do occur in January but typically are not large and damaging. Figure below shows number of SAW fires for 1950-2020. These SAW fires are driven by wind speed and drought.

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Follow @weatherwest.bsky.social for up to date fire info for #palisades and #eaton fires and new fires as they emerge through the night. Refer to evacuation maps, be ready to leave, and remember to look out for each other.

Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts Real-time information about wildfire and firefighting efforts nearby

#EatonFire disaster unfolding. This fire has many parallels to the Marshall Fire, Tubbs Fire, Lahaina Fire, Camp Fire and other major WUI disasters of the past decade. Damaging downslope windstorm (gusts 65+ mph) at night on top of extremely dry fuels. Please evacuate. #Pasadena #CAwx

Will be live again shortly (8pm PT) on the same livestream link below (in quoted post). Unfortunately, with winds increasing and new fires breaking out, situation has escalated further. #CAwx #CAfire #PalisadesFire #EatonFire

Interactive 3D map shows Palisades Fire perimeter, evacuation zones LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Calfire, the California Department of Forestry & Fire Prevention, is offering the public an interactive, three-dimensional view of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific P…

CalFire, the California Department of Forestry & Fire Prevention, is offering the public an interactive, three-dimensional view of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles.

More dramatic images from the #PalisadesFire in Los Angeles. Live updates: trib.al/tBDjKJ0

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Over 1,200 acres burned in Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles.

Over 30,000 people are under evacuation orders, officials say

Another bomb cyclone heads for B.C. this weekend, but this will be different - The Weather Network As BC Hydro crews work to restore power from the bomb cyclone, another storm steps onto the West Coast stage for this weekend, threatening even more rain, snow and strong winds.

After a destructive bomb cyclone hit on Tuesday and Wednesday, the next impactful B.C. storm is already on deck––just in time for the weekend.

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New faculty position in climate change ecology at UW-Madison, applications due in four days for full consideration. Come join us!
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Happy to be part of this collaboration!

Two people burn low brush among deciduous and coniferous trees.

First burn at our new home with my six-year old. #northernbc