#wildfire-crisis — Public Fediverse posts

South Korea wildfires become biggest on record as disaster chief points to ‘harsh reality’ of climate crisis
#environnement #climatechange #ClimateCrisis #WildfireCrisis
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/south-korea-fires-death-toll-rises-worst-in-history?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Pourquoi des #mégafeux se reproduiront à #LosAngeles et entraîneront d’autres catastrophes #feuxdeforets #changementsclimatiques #WildfireCrisis #wildfire #LeMonde
@geography
https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/visuel/2025/02/08/pourquoi-des-megafeux-se-reproduiront-a-los-angeles-et-entraineront-d-autres-catastrophes_6537557_3244.html

Devastating Wildfires in LA: 19,300 Emergency Responses Logged

Message from WPS News
By, Cliff Potts, WPS News, Editor-in-Chief
Baybay City | January 13, 2025

In the face of the devastating fires sweeping through Los Angeles, our hearts go out to all those affected by this tragedy. The flames have cast a shadow over countless lives, and we extend our deepest condolences to the families and communities enduring unfathomable loss.

Update

The latest update on the LA fires reveals an alarming situation. Emergency responders have engaged in a remarkable 19,300 emergency responses, highlighting the severity and urgency of the ongoing crisis. With 105 active wildfires consuming nearly 40,300 acres of land, the impact on the region is profound. We are deeply saddened to report at least 13 preliminary fatalities, a number which awaits confirmation from the coroner’s office. Furthermore, the destruction of more than 12,300 structures affects not just homes but the very fabric of community life.

Evacuation orders are enforced due to immediate threats to life, and authorities strongly urge residents to evacuate without delay. While some progress has been made by our resilient firefighting crews, challenges persist, heightened by looming windy and dry conditions that threaten to hinder containment efforts.

We stand in solidarity with the brave firefighting teams and urge everyone in the affected areas to comply with safety directives, ensuring the well-being of all involved. Together, through cooperation and support, we can move through this crisis towards recovery and healing.

#communityCooperation #communityImpact #emergencyResponse #environment #evacuationOrders #fatalities #firefightingEfforts #LAFires #landConsumption #LosAngeles #News #publicSafety #resilience #structuralDestruction #support #unitedStates #urgentSituation #wildfire #wildfireCrisis

A Shorter, Sharper Rainy Season Amplifies California Wildfire Risk
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL092843 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL090350 <-- shared paper
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[a paper from a few years ago, but very pertinent considering the horrific events in Los Angeles area in early 2025]

#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #precipitation #California #WestCoast #USA #LosAngeles #wildfire #LA #LosAngelesfires #losangelesfires2025 #climatechange #rainfall #precipitation #weather #wind #dry #water #hydrology #rainyseason #wildfirerisk #WildfireCrisis #risk #hazard #loss #damage #fire #house #community #publicsafety #autumn #fall #cost #economics #CaliforniaWildFires #vegetation #seasonality #model #modeling #climatemodel

⚡️ Worst wildfire season in Canada's history prompts mass evacuation of 6,000 people. Over 200 evacuation orders issued this year, displacing 168,000 individuals. Fires emitted record-breaking 1 billion tons of CO2. International support, including 5,000 firefighters from 12 countries, provided since May. #WildfireCrisis https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1881564/articles/187807272/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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#BLABBERMOUTH
ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Thanks Los Angeles County Firefighters For Saving His Home

https://blabbermouth.net/news/anthraxs-scott-ian-thanks-los-angeles-country-firefighters-for-saving-his-home

#ScottIan
#Anthrax
#LACountyFirefighters
#SavingScottIansHome
#WildfireCrisis
#CaliforniaWildfires
#ActsofKindness
#Gratitude

RT @CopernicusEMS: #CEMS #Highlight of the past week

We released our latest Information Bulletin outlining the Early Warning & Monitoring and On-Demand Mapping components activities which took place in relation to the summer of 2022 #WildfireCrisis🔥

Read the article at👇
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/mapping/ems/information-bulletin-163-exceptional-mobilisation-copernicus-emergency-management-service-during

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1592109631798935552

RT @CopernicusEMS: 📢We have published a new Information Bulletin!

It reports on the #CEMS activities in relation to the summer of 2022 #WildfireCrisis in the #Mediterranean region🔥

Our Mapping Teams were activated 5⃣6⃣ times in less than 4⃣ months‼️

Read it at👇
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/mapping/ems/information-bulletin-163-exceptional-mobilisation-copernicus-emergency-management-service-during

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1589593256505274368

RT @CopernicusEMS: 📢Today's #CEMS #FollowFriday focuses on our friends & colleagues from the Social Media for Emergency Management #SMEM🚨 community who helped monitor the 2022 #WildfireCrisis🔥

🔶@VOSTeurope
🔶@vostSPAIN
🔶@VOSTPT
🔶@VISOV1
🔶@VOSTandalucia
🔶@Emergenza24

Who is next?

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1583469607335399424

RT @CopernicusEU: #Copernicus #CEMS has played an active part in the 🇪🇺response to the summer 2022 #WildfireCrisis

➡️@CopernicusEMS received 5⃣6⃣ Rapid and Risk & Recovery Mapping activations for the #wildfires 🔥 in 🇪🇸🇵🇹🇫🇷🇩🇪🇨🇿🇮🇹🇸🇮🇲🇪🇭🇷🇲🇰🇬🇷

⬇️ @EU_ECHO daily map showing their location⬇️

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1581968782163341318

#Copernicus #CEMS has played an active part in the 🇪🇺response to the summer 2022 #WildfireCrisis

➡️@CopernicusEMS received 5⃣6⃣ Rapid and Risk & Recovery Mapping activations for the #wildfires 🔥 in 🇪🇸🇵🇹🇫🇷🇩🇪🇨🇿🇮🇹🇸🇮🇲🇪🇭🇷🇲🇰🇬🇷

⬇️ @EU_ECHO daily map showing their location⬇️

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1581906741880815616

RT @CopernicusEMS: We regularly publish Information Bulletins, articles that present the story behind our #CEMS activities

In past issues, we have covered CEMS support related to the 2022 #WildfireCrisis in the Mediterranean region🔥

Subscribe at👇
https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/jrc_drm/user-subscriptions/2319/create

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1577269271583133696

RT @CopernicusEMS: Are you interested in learning more about the possible future evolution of the #CEMS components which enabled us to monitor the 2022 #WildfireCrisis❓

🔥#EFFIS
⏲️#RapidMapping
🗺️Risk & Recovery Mapping #RRM

Register for the #CEMS General Assembly at👇
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/mapping/ems/cems-assembly-2022

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1573226621133365250

RT @CopernicusEU: During the #WildfireCrisis of Summer 2022, in Europe

➡️more than 500,000 ha📈burnt (#CopernicusEmergency Management Service data)🔗https://effis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

➡️related carbon emissions reached the highest values🔝since 2007 (#CopernicusAtmosphere data)🔗https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/europes-summer-wildfire-emissions-highest-15-years

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1569284926301773824

During the #WildfireCrisis of Summer 2022, in Europe

➡️more than 500,000 ha📈burnt (#CopernicusEmergency Management Service data)🔗http://effis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

➡️related carbon emissions reached the highest values🔝since 2007 (#CopernicusAtmosphere data)🔗http://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/europes-summer-wildfire-emissions-highest-15-years

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1569254990849646594

RT @CopernicusEMS: #Spain🇪🇸 & #Portugal🇵🇹 are among the countries most affected by the 2022 #WildfireCrisis

Activations for #wildfires🔥 from 1 July 2022:
🔸1⃣0⃣ Rapid Mapping & 3⃣ Risk and Recovery Mapping activations in Spain
🔸6⃣ Rapid Mapping activations in Portugal

🔗https://emergency.copernicus.eu/mapping/list-of-activations-rapid

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1567061425838850051

RT @CopernicusEMS: #WildfireCrisis 2022

In July and August 2022, the cumulative burnt area🔥 in 🇪🇺 countries exceeded 4⃣2⃣5⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣ ha‼️

⬇️Visualisation showing the burned areas in Europe during the summer of 2022

More at
🔗https://effis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/apps/effis_current_situation/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1567051085881245697

RT @CopernicusEMS: In July and August 2022, we received:

3⃣9⃣ Rapid Mapping activations
3⃣ Risk & Recovery Mapping activations

as a consequence of the #WildfireCrisis that is affecting Europe 🇵🇹🇪🇸🇫🇷🇮🇹🇩🇪🇨🇿🇸🇮🇭🇷🇧🇦🇲🇪🇲🇰🇭🇺

More at
🔗 https://emergency.copernicus.eu/mapping/list-of-activations-rapid

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1566689102795259907