🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️
@disastergis.org
A little GIS, a little EnviroSci, a little Emergency Management, some Photography, and a lot of UCLA.
Answering the call beyond California. CAL FIRE personnel and resources are supporting wildfire response efforts in Oregon and Washington, working alongside local, state, tribal, and federal partners. Mutual aid strengthens every response and helps protect communities across state lines.
Emailed my complaint to the YMCA aquatic director this morning. I didn't send one immediately to let the emotions settle. Must admit, I'm not much of a complainer so I'm not the best complaint writer, but gave it my best shot. They're out of the office until the 8th and we'll see what they say
In this episode of Airborne Firefighters, we follow Mitch through one of the biggest milestones in his Air Attack training. youtu.be/aq6rRHUSbYk?...
His Final Test Happens Over a Real Wildfire | Airborne Firefighters Episode 6
Air Attack trainee, Mitch, faces his final check ride over a fast-moving wildfire threatening homes and lives. Airborne Firefighters is a documentary series that follows the pilots, air attacks, and…
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I haven't been doing as great a job sharing the Smoke Blog this year, so I'm going to start! Today's post has a lot of good info in it from smoke/heat safety to indoor air quality tips to when the smoke will start to clear. #wawx #wawildfire #SmokeReady 🔗 wasmoke.blogspot.com/2026/08/smok...
floodzonemap.org was built by Patrick White, who creates public data tools as a side project. I've been stress-testing the site for him over the past week or so. I've added his site to my list of flood risk tools: yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/30-g...
30 great tools to determine your flood risk in the U.S. » Yale Climate Connections
The 30 tools include five new risk-rating agencies, FEMA flood maps, interactive sea level rise maps, ZIP-code-level flood insurance rate data, Army Corps levee and dam databases, and sea level rise f...
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What an absolute shit show. Just like with the Lineage incident in Los Angeles, recovery and debris management is just as important as the initial response!
Is FEMA all to blame? How decisions in City Hall also slowed St. Louis' tornado recovery
A year after the May 16 tornado severely damaged north St. Louis, new reporting shows how inexperience and decisions in Mayor Cara Spencer’s administration slowed the tornado recovery.
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Sesame Street put out a website about how to talk to kids during natural hazards and other disasters. It's cute, but also quite well done #EmergencyManagement https://sesameworkshop.org/topics/emergencies/
Emergencies - Sesame Workshop
Explore free, bilingual resources that families can use to prepare for emergencies, recover from the unexpected, and soothe children even on scary, tough days.
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Flying drones in fire zones is not allowed. In a press conference on Aug. 3, Spokane Sheriff John Nowels said drones are simply not allowed and have already interfered with fire operations there. It’s not allowed in other fire zones either. #wawildfire
Explore our interactive 3D model of MTG-I2 ahead of launch. 🛰️ The satellite's Flexible Combined Imager will scan Europe every 2.5 minutes - enabling faster nowcasting and earlier severe weather warnings once it completes the Meteosat Third Generation constellation. Check it out: bit.ly/3TwBbQN
@ecmwf.int invites tenders to develop complementary applications for the Solar Radiation service segment under #CopernicusAtmosphere, using CAMS solar radiation, aerosol and associated Copernicus datasets to support decision‑making in the solar energy sector. Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 ⬇️
On August 11, 2026, Espérance Kandjale will present her Innolab results on ” Post-processing and Quality Assessment of Mapathon-Derived Mining Data for Cobalt Belt Mapping ” at 12:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: During my internship, I worked on the post-processing…
EAGLE Innolab Presentation: Post-Processing and Quality Assessment of Mapathon-Derived Mining Data for Cobalt Belt Mapping
On August 11, 2026, Espérance Kandjale will present her Innolab results on ” Post-processing and Quality Assessment of Mapathon-Derived Mining Data for Cobalt Belt Mapping ” at 12:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: During my internship, I worked on the post-processing and quality assessment of Mapathon-derived mining data for the DRC […]
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Sure would be nice to have this option in Canada!
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 23h agoNot sure if everyone appreciates the difference. Rooftop solar hardwires into your main panel via a dedicated breaker, so it requires a permit, an installer, an electrician, and a utility agreement. Balcony solar just plugs into a wall outlet, sharing an existing circuit with no permits or rewiring.
A lot of airpower getting thrown at this fire in the Nevada National Security Site, just west of Area 51. Curious what the security clearance situation is with all of the civilian aviation assets are here. Would have clear line-of-sight into Area 51 #wildfire
Located in the 16 story French Gothic Villa Riviera Hotel, the building survived the 1933 Long Beach earthquake virtually unscathed. Until 1955 it was the tallest privately owned building in SoCal. I’ll have the braised short ribs, cantaloupe and tea 🍽️ Villa Cafe Long Beach CA 1934 #VintageMenus
LA County is going to develop a new plan on how to prepare for a major earthquake. Are you ready?
Ready for a major earthquake? LA County is ordered by supervisors to create new plan
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Growing up, we ate pickled tomatoes all of the time and I realized it's been YEARS since I had any. Searching for them was "fruitless" and so I was checking Bubbies page and came across this! We're going to do this for sure!
Pickled Tomatoes with Bubbies Brine | Bubbies Blog
We’d like to share a quick and easy recipe to curb your pickled tomato cravings.
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@themountaingoats.bsky.social singing No Children during this part of Morel Orel still haunts me to this day.
No Children Moral Orel
YouTube video by Hannah Marie Williams
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Sophia_Nyx 🏳️⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 19h agoName your fav use of licensed music in a soundtrack.
“It is not a form of advertising. Customers receive a pop-up message in the vehicle and can choose whether or not to launch the animation... In addition, it can be accessed manually via the Festive App menu icon if the customer chooses to open it.” Such crap
Kotaku@kotaku.com · yesterdaySpider-Man: Brand New Day Ads Take Over Car Dashboards Despite BMW Promising It Would Never Do That:
I don't drink coffee, never have/ 4 is the perfect toast (especially with garlic butter) 3 is the perfect steak.
Been going through the Orange County (CA) Public Library to see what's new and just noticed they added Alexander Street to their digital offerings. They have a lot of really great documentaries, classic sony pictures, classical music, cooking and more. Remember anyone in CA can get a library card!
More and more I'm hearing this on the radio... From around Feb to June, I rarely heard it at all. Lately though? Multiple times a day. Be careful, be safe, and masking up is still important.
LBFD - Postive Screening
Listen to LBFD - Postive Screening by Mountain343 #np on #SoundCloud
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A post-tropical low that was formerly Hurricane Genevieve spirals over the Pacific Ocean.
It might have been @hoosierhomer.bsky.social that mentioned it, but there's something about having a box of misc cables that always comes in handy. On top of that, I keep this in my out-and-about bag, because you never know when you'll need usb-c/a/micro or mini, or or a K-pin to BT adapter.
CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 6 has been assigned to the Gann Fire in Calaveras County to support the CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit and ongoing suppression efforts. Visit fire.ca.gov for the latest information on incidents across California. #GannFire #CALFIRE
ROLF ok this is the funniest block I've gotten so far and I bet it was about this post: Man, some of y'all are softer than preemie baby shit.
🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️@disastergis.org · 2d agoAs a #Steelers fan, I want two things: A good field and facilities for the players. Aaron Rodgers to never play another down in that uniform.
Typhoon Dolphin crosses the remote Ogasawara Islands of Japan as a Category 3 equivalent storm.
This declaration means FEMA now has additional authority to provide Direct Federal Assistance when our agency requests it. This declaration is focused on immediate emergency response. This does NOT provide direct checks to individuals or unrestricted funding for communities.
Gov. Bob Ferguson@governorferguson.bsky.social · yesterdayThe federal government granted my request in full for an emergency declaration to help cities, counties, the state and tribes fight our record setting wildfires, with the exception of debris removal. We have support for emergency shelters, food and water, search and rescue. Read more here:
Some areas of Washington state are seeing worse smoke conditions this morning. You should download the EPA AIR NOW App to check conditions near you. Find the latest state smoke forecasts: wasmoke.blogspot.com #wawildfire
LAX’s Theme Building was once a shining symbol of Los Angeles’ Space Age future. Now it’s a sad shell of the past. L.A. Material contributor Dave Schilling launched a mini-investigation to answer the question: What happened? Read the full story: lamaterial.com/p/lax-neglec...
