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What's Causing the Frequency of Fires In Central Washington?

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 7d ago
49 distinct posts / 48h, matching Washington 27 What 22 Central 3
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7d ago “Wildfire survivors have lived through enough and deserve full compensation for what they’ve lost from for-profit utilities that start fires due to their negligence,” Representative @rokhanna.bsky.… +2.5
7d ago What the Newest Research on Wildfire Smoke Tells Us www.nytimes.com/article/wild... +3.0
7d ago From hurricanes to wildfires to July, 2026 being the hottest recorded month in the contiguous United States, what kind of crises do Republicans need to understand that climate science is no hoax, b… -6.0
7d ago New Article: Preparing Your Home and Your "Go-Bag" for Extreme Weather With wildfires spreading across large areas and seemingly endless hot weather, it's more important than ever to be prepared. … +2.0
7d ago Bear in mind tho: that giant evil power company in CA you may or may not have heard of, the one that causes half the wildfires in the state? I am *not* with them, I'm with a much smaller, local com… -4.5
7d ago Newsletter link is in post 3. It has the LA wildfire number that traveled furthest and where it actually came from, the manufacturers' full defense, and what REV spent on buybacks against new capac… -0.5
7d ago Newsletter has the manufacturers' full defense, what REV spent on buybacks against new capacity, and where the LA wildfire number everyone repeated actually came from: www.unfilteredledger.com/p/c… -0.5
7d ago Researchers found that 98% of pregnancies in this California study were exposed to wildfire smoke. What does this mean for pregnancy and your baby? 🤰🔥 #WildfireSmoke #PregnancyHealth #PM25 #LungHe… -5.5
7d ago I wonder what it is that the left could possibly see in the lady who blames California wildfires on Jewish Space Lasers… -3.5
7d ago 🔥 The wildfire risk remains high despite the temperature cooling down this week. Please do not use disposable barbecues or light campfires. Dispose of cigarettes and glass bottles safely. You can… -1.5
8d ago Why does our PM seem so unwilling to address the issue of our rapidly warming climate? This is the most urgent imperative facing us all; the wildfires & continuing drought simply highlighting what … -4.0
8d ago Also, given what LLM's doing to the job market, not sure I'm gonna be able to keep that lifestyle. Also while chronic air pollution has improved a lot, summer peaks have gotten a lot worse with al… -4.0
8d ago But the🤑 got their tax cuts!> Federal job cuts are making wildfires harder to fight @nytimes.com At the start of what's becoming an intense wildfire season, federal officials warned of a 15% decre… -7.0
8d ago Don't forget devastating wildfires consuming Western states grazing lands. Top it all off Corporate greed controls price paid to livestock owners. Guess what hasn't gone up? Price/lb on hoof. Buy l… -5.0
8d ago US predictive market (gambling) company #Polymarket is allowing Americans to wager on #wildfires. What could possibly go wrong? #Arson. www.vox.com/today-explai... #EnvironmentalCollapse #EndTi… -7.0
8d ago What could end up funny is if large solar arrays REQUIRE grazing animals to prevent prairie fires (which would be bad for your solar panels). Pre-colonization Iowa was an oak savannah which is an a… +2.0
8d ago oh my! what is this on the radar? #weather #wildfires #heatwavesover +0.5
8d ago I have been pondering, for quite some time, creating explanatory notes re wildfires and their link to climate change and what societies can and should do to mitigate and adapt. Would it be useful? … +4.0
8d ago Bad enough in Canada & the USA but see what's going on in Europe? Unreal with the wildfires and Very high temperatures. It's not going to change but worsen. Man cannot control Mother Nature. Stop… -4.5
8d ago RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117104620902770314 what if i told you wildfire smoke is a human source of air pollution -1.5
8d ago Federal Job Cuts Are Making Wildfires Harder to Fight www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/c... Again, everything Trump touches turns to shit! Oh, be he’s white, tall male businessman, he knows what he’s doi… -7.0
8d ago Just north of Park City, the bubbling McLeod Creek has become the focus of Utah and federal officials' hopes of finding low-tech ways to combat drought and wildfires. Here's what they're seeing. +2.5
7d ago ⁉️ How did hubbub forecasts do? On August 10 we said wildfire smoke had settled over north-central Washington and the Omak monitor was reading Unhealthy. It never left Unhealthy — all 24 hours that… ×2 -1.5
7d ago 🌫️ An air quality alert covers Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan counties in central Washington until noon today, with PM2.5 forecast to reach unhealthy near active wildfires. The Chelan-Douglas Health … ×2 -4.5
7d ago This state assistance can help with immediate needs like a place to stay, food, and small repairs, so families can focus on getting back on their feet. I encourage eligible residents affected by w… ×2 +6.0
7d ago Wildfires in WA are burning bigger than ever. Okanogan rancher and PUD Commissioner Scott Vejraska jexplains how ideology-driven land mgmt helped create today’s disaster. 🎧 savefamilyfarming.org/pu… -4.0
7d ago Washington: County Commission wants to create zoning for data centers as constituents ask for a moratorium County plans zoning for data centers; Spokane City Council addresses wildfire recovery ne… +0.0
7d ago My administration is working hard to help people impacted by the devastating wildfires in Eastern Washington. While no state can fully respond to a disaster of this magnitude alone, our state has b… +3.5
7d ago Dan Rather The vulnerability of nat'l treasures & Trump’s lack of stewardship not reported on enough. This season could B worst wildfire season on record admin has diverted 100s of millions of $$ … -8.0
7d ago Forestry dude in Washington State or somewhere like that creating a clear, leaf-litter free space around buildings and machinery before a wildfire was expected to pass through. +2.5

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LLM-assessed emotional tone of coverage.

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The colored bar shows position on the scale. Emotion badge uses Plutchik's 8 primary emotions: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation.
T3 What's Causing the Frequency of Fires In Central Washington? ⚖ Contested wildfire_prevention katsfm.com curious, concerned, cautious
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T3 What's Causing the Frequency of Fires In Central Washington? ⚖ Contested wildfire_prevention kffm.com inquiring, concerned, vigilant
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