Some of us are horrified Others never talk about it But when the weather starts to burn Then you'll know that you're in trouble ---Tears For Fears

Daniel Swain@weatherwest.bsky.social · 16h ago

A whole lot of dense smoke, from a whole lot of big fires, has spread across the Western 2/3 of the contiguous United States this evening. This has already been an extraordinary fire season in the Pacific Northwest & portions of the Great Basin/Rockies--and it continues.

Piles of user manuals that you never consult and handfuls of desiccant packages, various sizes

darth™️@darthbluesky.bsky.social · 16h ago

for a junk drawer to legally qualify as a real junk drawer, what is the ONE absolute mandatory item it must include? a mysterious key that does not unlock any thing

it's always odd when "you should expose yourself to more diverse ideas" always means a certain kind of conservatism instead of like, Indigenous art, new fusion foods, math paradoxes, or the Dvorak keyboard layout

So, here's pics of my air filters after a few months typical use and a few days of wildfire smoke, for no particular reason. #ClimateChange #Wildfires

The problem with society is we've incentivized ignorant people to make wild assumptions and accusations backed by zero evidence. Pure feelings basis.

Weatherwatch: Paving over front gardens is leading to hotter nights: Changing paved areas to grass and planting trees can reduce urban heat island effect by as much as 1C, study shows Add together all the UK’s household gardens and they cover an area three times larger than all the countr...

Weatherwatch: Paving over front gardens is leading to hotter nights

Weatherwatch: Paving over front gardens is leading to hotter nights: Changing paved areas to grass and planting trees can reduce urban heat island effect by as much as 1C, study shows Add together all the UK’s household gardens and they cover an area three times larger than all the countr...

theguardian.com

Wildfire preparedness starts in your own yard. Did you know that the plants you choose—and how you maintain and space them—can help reduce wildfire risk around your home? Learn more and download the free guide here: extension.oregonstate.edu/fire-resista...

'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)

news.yale.edu/2026/07/22/r...

Removing ‘forever chemicals’ from farmlands — at a fraction of the cost

Yale researchers have developed a new, less expensive method for remediating “forever chemicals” from farmlands that would also remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

news.yale.edu

With the AI stuff it’s literally just, “Come on man, but everybody’s doing it. Why are you being such a buzzkill?” but in more words than necessary.

My personal rule is that if a person’s foremost issue with any given community is “division,” what follows is typically a defense of the status quo and a call to concede to its demands.

Holly Lyn Walrath@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · 3d ago

There is a lengthy pro-AI screed in the latest HWA newsletter and it is . . . a mood.

If you go to take shelter in a library or other evacuation point, continue to mask. You will be one of many people crammed in a space with air conditioning stressed to the max. Our COVID cases always spike during wildfire season. Keep extras. Replace if wet or damaged.

Hey, Washingtonians, Oregonians, Canadians et al—your resident “never stopped masking because my lungs and immune system suck” pal here. Just like when selecting a mask for virus protection, you want the mask that provides the best seal. Check for gaps around your chin, corners of your mouth, nose.

The Tree Church - Ōhaupō, New Zealand

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness

Whamageddon but with political ads

Food loss and waste cost the world around US$1 trillion annually.  Reducing waste cuts emissions, saves resources, and protects public and household budgets.  Seven ways to cut food waste: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/seven-ways-cut-your-food-waste-and-support-planet

This link is to video from a bird feeder cam as the Old Trail Fire started and came to the neighborhood. Worth watching until the end- it’s only a bird feeder cam, not a movie, but the #bird returning after the fire blew through makes me want to cry. www.instagram.com/reel/Dbjp8-J...

Just remembered I have some old Parker pens my mother gave me when she was decluttering which are refillable ,so I just ordered some replacement cartridges. #ZeroWaste #Pens #Vintage

#OldTrailsFire in Spokane now appears to be most destructive wildfire in WA State history by wide margin (650+ structures lost), w/additional TBD losses nearby. Other PacNW fires actively burning, though less destructive, are far larger & could burn for weeks amid severe drought.

Just did the first step of a fiddly project shelf task that has been sitting there for literally years. Please clap.

allowing the media to call disease control measures by prison language like "lockdown" was a big fucking mistake

Covid lockdowns demonstrated, in a deeply imperfect way, the possibility of large-scale social solidarity for a higher cause. That is a prime reason why so many powerful people want us to run screaming away from them into the comforting arms of selfish individualist competition.

Spokane, Washington is now evacuating due to wildfire🔥 Wildfires are also raging throughout: The western US Canada Spain France Greece Tunisia Algeria

'Never seen it this bad': Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses river into city

A wildfire driven by high winds jumped the Spokane River Saturday afternoon, burning homes and quickly moving into the Indian Trail Neighborhood.

spokesman.com

"It is neglect of the highest order to look children in the eyes and say: 'We knew how to protect you, and we didn't do it.'" - Violet Affleck speech at the United Nations on September 23, 2025 Source: archive.md/0chiK

Lilac in profile #CatsOfBlueSky #Caturday #Cats

Barry Manilow earworm, it's sentient and malicious, send help

If you had “Seven foot tall nightmare-fuel centaur robot wielding a chainsaw” on your Robot Apocalypse bingo card, give yourself a ten second head start. gagadget.com/en/720208-me...

Meet Threehalves: a 2-meter centaur robot built for disaster zones

California startup Satyress has unveiled a teleoperated centaur-style robot designed to handle wildfires, floods, and rubble — no price or release date yet.

gagadget.com

I like this time-spent breakdown comparing airplanes v. trains b/w Portland and Seattle. Very similar end-to-end, but vastly superior quality of time via train trips. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1G1...

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