#wildfires — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #wildfires, aggregated by home.social.
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#Wildfires and #extremeheat show #climate change is now #Europe ’s biggest security threat
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"Just a bit of weather" chuckles Richard Tice..
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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:
Aug 27 2026 - 06:00 PDT
Aug 27 2026 - 09:00 EDTModel run: 20260827T13:00 UTC
Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)
Note that this product comes with absolutely no guarantee of availability, accuracy or completeness.
Always consult with your trusted local weather provider before using the information presented here.
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A Britain of wildfires and flood risks: be sure, the climate crisis is real, and we will deal with it | Angela Eagle
By Angela EagleReform and the Conservatives are willing to mislead the public, but as environment secretary, I believe we must be honest – and act boldly
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/27/britain-wildfires-flood-risks-climate-crisis
#Extremeweather #Climatecrisis #Wildfires #Drought #Environment #Labour #Politics #UKnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #AngelaEagle
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A Britain of wildfires and flood risks: be sure, the climate crisis is real, and we will deal with it | Angela Eagle https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/27/britain-wildfires-flood-risks-climate-crisis #ExtremeWeather #ClimateCrisis #Wildfires #Drought #Environment #Labour #Politics #UkNews #WorldNews
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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:
Aug 27 2026 - 03:00 PDT
Aug 27 2026 - 06:00 EDTModel run: 20260827T10:00 UTC
Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)
Note that this product comes with absolutely no guarantee of availability, accuracy or completeness.
Always consult with your trusted local weather provider before using the information presented here.
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Burnt moorland
Derbyshire, UK
Burnt ground at Tintwistle Moor in Glossop. One of England’s largest wildfires in recent years began on 24 June and burned an estimated 606 hectares (1,497 acres) of moorland and woodland. The fire, which was declared a major incident on 13 July, burned for more than six weeks before being brought under control.Photograph: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
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Playtime
A melted playground slide as the Hawk fire burns in Nevada.
Photograph: Fred Greaves/Reuters
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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:
Aug 27 2026 - 00:00 PDT
Aug 27 2026 - 03:00 EDTModel run: 20260827T07:00 UTC
Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)
Note that this product comes with absolutely no guarantee of availability, accuracy or completeness.
Always consult with your trusted local weather provider before using the information presented here.
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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:
Aug 26 2026 - 21:00 PDT
Aug 27 2026 - 00:00 EDTModel run: 20260827T04:00 UTC
Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)
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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:
Aug 26 2026 - 18:00 PDT
Aug 26 2026 - 21:00 EDTModel run: 20260827T01:00 UTC
Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)
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John Valliant: fossil fuels "have enriched us for the past two centuries. But what they are doing now is actively taking those gains away (…) tens of thousands of evacuees, hundreds of thousands of houses and billions of dollars at a time."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6IPCxIpYJo
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #BCPoli #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather #Heatwaves #Drought
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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:
Aug 26 2026 - 15:00 PDT
Aug 26 2026 - 18:00 EDTModel run: 20260826T22:00 UTC
Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)
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The following is from the legislative update that councilmembers regularly each month from city staff:
Last-Minute Wildfire Liability Reform Package Will Devastate Public Agencies
With a week left until the legislative cycle ends, Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing a fast-tracked "gut-and-amend" package aimed at mitigating financial risks for investor-owned electric utilities (such as Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison) following utility-caused wildfires.
The Governor's proposed wildfire liability reforms significantly restrict what public agencies can recover from utilities that cause wildfires, shifting the financial burden directly onto local taxpayers:
- Depreciated Infrastructure Coverage: Restricts utility liability for public assets (e.g., water lines, sewers, schools, libraries, and fire stations) to their depreciated value rather than their full replacement cost.
- Unrecoverable Emergency Response: Eliminates the ability of local public agencies to seek reimbursement from utilities for emergency response and mutual aid expenses incurred during a disaster.
- Loss of Tax Revenue Recovery: Bars local governments from recovering lost property tax revenue caused by wildfire destruction.
The City of Thousand Oaks joined a broad coalition led by Cal Cities [League of California Cities], California State Association of Counties, and Rural Counties Representatives of California to fight this last-minute proposal.
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Not in the legislative update, but I'll add that individuals wishing to contact the governor can do so at https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact/
