There are more and bigger wildfires in the Arctic as it warms - and these fires are not just burning the surface vegetation, but also carbon stores that built up in the soils over hundreds or thousands of years 🧪 #EGU26 www.newscientist.com/article/2526...

Meanwhile... www.businessgreen.com/news/4529537...

Fine particulate matter isn’t the only pollutant released during a wildfire. An ‘invisible’ pollutant - ground-level ozone - also gets emitted. And it can be just as hazardous. New by me for @space.com 🌎🧪

Warm-to-hot spring temps, with both daytime and nighttime conditions much warmer than mid-May averages, will redevelop over the next few days across most of the U.S. West under fairly strong ridging. This will be notable, though generally not record-breaking, early season heat.

Muskrats to Moose: “We Are Fire (www.wearefire.ca) shares current and wise practices and related resources on various dimensions of burning and habitat restoration for Indigenous Peoples and wildlife in the kisiskāciwani-sīpiy maskēko askīy (Saskatchewan River Delta).” (1/2)

Scientists are increasingly worried that a key Atlantic current, which delivers warmth to northern Europe and shapes weather globally, is at risk of collapse. Multiple lines of evidence suggest it may be nearing a tipping point.

Live as if wildfire is a part of your life. Because it is.

Dave Calkin was a key source for my recent overview of the Department of Interior's new U.S. Wildland Fire Service (link in reply). He put many of his concerns regarding capacity for the upcoming fire season into this thoughtful Writers on the Range piece. writersontherange.org/the-west-hea...

More than 40 global media outlets are coming together as the One Free Press Coalition to bring attention to fellow journalists who are being threatened for seeking to tell the truth. #OneFreePress

57 Forest Service research stations in 31 states are slated to close in the next few months. “This is not a serious effort at reorganization, it’s an attack on America’s public lands,” said Sen. Patty Murray of Washington.

If you do a cognitive test to assess for dementia, and mistake it for an IQ test, it *might* prove you need a cognitive test to assess for dementia.

“We contrast the settler-colonial use of Fire as a weapon of colonialism—deployed to displace & oppress Indigenous Communities—with its contemporary reclamation by Indigenous Nations as a source of healing, reconnection & resurgence, affirming Fire’s central role in our resilience and renewal.” 1/2

(2/2) (From chapter 5, “Indigenous fire in the Southern Sierra Nevada and San Joaquin Valley, 1810 to 1910,” by Ron W. Goode and Jared D. Aldern) osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/landkee...

For @opb.org , @ashleybraun.bsky.social with a fascinating story on the Indigenous cultural burning revival in the wet Pacific Northwest. It raises questions about widespread assumptions about the infrequency of fire in Oregon’s Coast Range www.opb.org/article/2026...

“My journey/work consists of working to heal the land with these two hands using fire as medicine and a tool and moving toward making and supporting spaces that uplift us in fire and as managers, as burn bosses, and as experts from our tribal communities.” (Ch 4, “Regeneration,“ by Marlene’ Dusek)

Some mornings I wake up and wonder what the point is. If you’ve felt that lately—you’re not broken. You’re paying attention. This is about the part no one in politics talks about. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Spring is wildfire season for much of the eastern US, especially if dry / the seasonal rains & humidity haven’t kicked in. Due to population density, burn bans work as any fire could spread with drought, high temps, & winds. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Texas! Join me Monday, April 27 at 5:30 p.m. at Village Books in The Woodlands for a reading of my upcoming children's book, "That's What Heroes Do," celebrating everyday heroes who lift our communities. Bring the kids! RSVP: myvillagebooks.com

The Supreme Court long relied on careful, time-tested procedures to issue decisions. But secret memos by the justices, obtained by The New York Times, show how the court decided to bypass those procedures and create its modern “shadow docket.” See key takeaways: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

They lost their homes to fire. Now they're rebuilding with all-electric.

So much of this is applicable to the U.S. In particular, I hear many of these myths espoused by those who oppose Indigenous fire stewardship in the chaparral. It's great to see them debunked so thoroughly here. www.ilinationhood.ca/blog/indigen...

Escalating cost of wildfires now adds $41 to the average monthly power bill for residential customers of California’s largest utility; report calls for systemic overhaul of how state responds to conflagrations as climate change-driven disasters threaten its economy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Today, all good people celebrate the April 9, 1865 surrender of the traitor Lee and his slavery-supporting army at Appomattox to the U.S Army led by General Grant.

THIS SUMS IT UP AS WELL AS ANYONE CAN:

"Within weeks ... major artificial-intelligence systems began repeating the invented condition ... The fake papers were then cited in peer-reviewed literature. Osmanovic Thunström says this suggests that some researchers are relying on AI-generated references without reading the underlying papers."

New Mexico enacts sweeping statewide fire restrictions to prevent wildfires sourcenm.com/briefs/new-m...

The Contiguous U.S. is in last place for season-to-date snowfall through the end of March. The places that are doing the worst are the places that need snow the most for summer reservoir storage. @weatherwest.bsky.social

New: The April update to the ECMWF seasonal forecast shows an even greater likelihood of a strong El Niño later this year. A few ensemble members go to +3.5 °C anomaly in the Niño 3.4 region!

The Colorado River Basin was 6.6F warmer in March 2026 than the previous record warmest March. March 2026 was also in last place (since 1940) for precipitation. Lake Powell and Lake Mead are in big trouble.

“Critics raised alarm over the proposal to consolidate research stations while much of the Western United States is suffering from record temperatures and prolonged drought that increase the risk of wildfires this summer.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/c...

After this cooler & wetter interlude, there are once again strong signals than anomalous April warmth will dominate the West for much of rest of April. It won't be as extreme as March, relatively speaking, but return of warmth & dryness will likely allow rapid snowmelt to resume.

Congrats to all the no kings-ers!

To complement this @theguardian.com article, please see our new (very timely) paper on snow-wildfire dynamics 🔥

Experts say brutal temperatures in west threaten to melt sparse snowpack – and warn hot, dry conditions here to stay

But my main concern remains the interior West, especially Colorado River Basin. Here, there is a growing near-term risk (by later this spring and summer) of water supply and hydroelectric shortfalls, an early and intense fire season, and ecosystem degradation. This is a big deal.

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Honored to be leading — but this race isn’t about me, it’s about delivering for California families. Let’s get to work.

RAPID ANALYSIS: It would be ‘virtually impossible’ for the record-breaking March heat currently scorching the U.S. West to occur without climate change. We are seeing summer-like temperatures arrive exceptionally early from the Pacific to the Rockies this week. 🧵1/4

Effects of fuel types and fire severity on atmospheric pollutant emissions in an extreme wind-driven wildfire | JFR @nefu-for-journal.bsky.social More at: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @forestryjfr.bsky.social

#Lytton burnt to the ground #Climate Induced Cost BC Taxpayers $60,000,000 directly. Increased indirect costs from increased insurance premiums not included #ClimateChange is expensive www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/lyt...

If you live anywhere there are wildfires, now is the time to ensure your home is prepared and your to-go bag is packed. With Nebraska already having its largest wildfire in history and the low snowpack across the West, it’s shaping up to be a significant fire season. www.fire.ca.gov/home-hardening

I hate to say 'I told you so,’ but January 6th could have been prevented. "The Last Republican" follows my final year in Congress and what happened when I chose my values over my party. Free on YouTube here: youtu.be/HmL_2PKL9o4?...

The Morrill Fire in Nebraska has killed 1 and consumed 549,000 acres with 0% containment. This is more than 10% of the entire area burned by U.S. wildfires in 2025, and makes it one of the 20 largest fires in U.S. history. Sunday forecast is grim: High Wind Warning, 25-35 mph winds, gusting to 50.

This is a wild study. From 2016 to 2020, emissions of hydrochloric acid (HCl) from burning homes exceeded all other human HCl sources in California and Tennessee. Obviously burning homes give off MUCH more than HCl. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/environment/...

For reference, the 2015-2016 El Niño had devastating effects on the Northwest. Washington saw irrigation shortages, agricultural losses, fish die-offs, reduced hydropower output (with increased reliance on fossil fuels to meet electricity demand), and degraded water- and air-quality.

We're racing toward the key April 1 California snowpack measurement and it's going to be disastrously low -- my estimate is far less than half of normal. #california #water #climatechange