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They can survive for 3000 years yet 1 in 5 of giant sequoias were destroyed in California fires; a NASA-funded study says controlled burns could dramatically improve their survival

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
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8d ago You think they'd be fine masking up when actual wildfire miasma rolls in then. -3.0
8d ago How ridiculous to demand that smoke from wildfires be contained within borders! And where is the gratitude to Canada for all the times they've sent firefighters & water-carrying planes & helicopter… +3.0
8d ago The smog in Wisconsin is awful! I feel like hell! Be safe if you're dealing with wildfires and or the smoke they cause. -4.5
8d ago Raining during the wildfire smoke feels like that time in high school the petroquímica exploded and when it rained they had to cancel classes because they thought we were gonna get acid rained on -2.0
8d ago 🫠US politicians look like they walked straight out of a South Park ep: If Canada can be sanctioned for wildfire smoke, then US should be for Cyclospora outbreak, industrial pollution, acid rain, fi… -4.0
8d ago USA - #2 in emissions GOP - climate change is a hoax! GOP - kill renewable energy! Now they wanna cry about wildfire smoke 😐 I’d like to tell these fcking idiots to Fck off but you know what, I’ll… -5.5
8d ago Firefighter Noah Freedman told me that last season was “riddled with logistical problems” due to a lack of funds. Like: not having crews and helicopters where they were needed, and scrambling to … -5.5
8d ago Americans bitching about wildfire smoke from Canada, as if they weren’t the 2nd largest GHG emitters in the world, and just days after a Canadian pilot was killed fighting a wildfire in Colorado. T… -5.0
8d ago This is helpful, thank you so much. My mom was a heavy smoker for much of childhood & when I was 19 I was trapped in a burning hotel for several hours, so my lungs are not all they could be. The wi… -1.5
8d ago When children look up at the scary orange-gray sky and breathe in the toxic air, they are experiencing dangerous wildfire pollution…and climate anxiety. Here’s how to talk to kids about wildfires. … ×2 -2.0
8d ago If MAGA/GOP is worried about wildfires smoke being a health hazard, well then they should stop inhaling. It would be okay with me. 😠 -8.0
8d ago Royal Canadian Air Force - Canadian Air Force rescues 11 #Minnesota teens and 4 staff members trapped in wildfires, Gov. Walz says #Canada They are all on their way back to Minnesota. www.cbsnews… +6.0
8d ago American exceptionalism on fucking wildfire smoke just proves how arrogant & stupid the filthy Yanks are. Is it pageantry for their stupid voters or do they genuinely not understand how weather & f… -8.0
8d ago It's kind of weird to read about the rest of the country being choked with wildfire smoke. Usually it's us. I still haven't seen a photo as apocalyptic as the skies were here during the Eagle Creek… -4.0
8d ago Also, if they really want to talk about current wildfires, there's this +0.0
8d ago Note that a British Columbia firefighter was killed while fighting a fire in Colorado. We help our neighbours, we don't make statements about how they have to manage wildfire smoke better (which is… -7.0
8d ago With all the wildfire smoke and insufferable heat lately please please please think of your unhoused neighbors. If you're in central Ohio or just have some extra funds right now consider supporting… +2.0
8d ago Seeing so many Canada vs. US back and forth around the wildfires and pollution. Blame games between countries are how they keep the people from pointing the finger at leadership by casting the fail… -5.0
8d ago Normally I would be upset they pulled him too early. But I think the wildfire probably was a factor in the decision to pull him. -1.0
8d ago “Recent research shows tiny particles from wildfire smoke — known as PM2.5, fine particulate matter — are so small they can travel deep into the lungs. But they don't always end their journey ther… -4.0
8d ago "This week it's wildfires and the smoke they cause, upsetting the Canada/U.S. relationship. Not to mention the renegotiated Gordie Howe Bridge deal. For Pierre Poilievre its whether his leadership… -1.5
8d ago So is the US government providing any reciprocal fire fighting assistance to Canada since they always support our major wildfire efforts +1.5
8d ago In Jan 2025, as the LA #wildfires raged, people placed bets on #Polymarket, one of the leading #PredictionMarkets. They waged money on how many acres the fires would consume, which locations the fl… -5.0
8d ago Republicans in Congress are threatening Canada's sovereignty over climate change fueled wildfires. Here's how much money they've taken from the fossil fuel industry recently. James: $308k+ Bergman… -6.0
8d ago MN wildfires spread to Canada. It's not easy to get wildfires that are in areas hard to get to. No roads. Also, record breaking heat & humidity & the smoke is so dense it is dangerous for everyo… -6.0
8d ago The wildfires are caused by climate change - something Trump and the GOP deny exists. They are making these fires more common and more destructive. -6.0
8d ago U.S. politicians threatening to sanction Canada because we can't stop the wind from carrying wildfire smoke southward is among the dumbest things I've ever heard. Fear of being shamed used to be e… -4.0
8d ago World Cup organisers 'monitoring' wildfire smoke ahead of final: World Cup organizers confirmed Friday they are "monitoring closely" the thick wildfire smoke drifting across the United States from … -1.5
8d ago "In addition to causing harmful health impacts, wildfire smoke also darkens glaciers in the mountains. Those darker glaciers absorb more sunlight, which causes them to melt faster. The world is cau… -5.0
8d ago I mean, if they want to get smoker’s lung at a faster pace, let them. I can guarantee it’s going to be a painful experience though. Coming from an area that was affected by wildfires and hazardous … -5.5

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T3 They can survive for 3000 years yet 1 in 5 of giant sequoias were destroyed in California fires; a NASA-funded study says controlled burns could dramatically improve their survival ⚖ Contested wildfire_prevention indiatimes.com tragic, hopeful, urgent
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