| 3h ago |
It was nine years ago tonight that my house burned down and we lost everything in the Tubbs wildfire in Sonoma County in 2017. Right about this time. |
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| 5h ago |
That was so interesting. Like probably most people I’d never heard of the Peshtigo Fire. You’d think we all would have learned about the “deadliest wildfire in U.S. history” that claimed so many … |
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| 7h ago |
Those wildfires in Chicago and Peshtigo led to almost the entire UP being clear cut to provide wood to rebuild Chicago. |
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| 9h ago |
"Some will argue that I am asking too much of data, that a number is but one index and will never represent the full scope of loss. That may be true; yet given how the DINS count determines compens… |
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| 12h ago |
Well. There are definitely survivors of electrical wire sparked wildfire who would like to have a talk with this person. And the years of post-fire air quality damage. |
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| 14h ago |
We're 1 week away from our California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) annual data release!
Join us next Thursday, October 15, as we share the latest CHIS data on a variety of topics, from the effec… |
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| 14h ago |
Down to about 184 now. I've also done an outdoor run everyday since July 23 and it was about a month straight before that but there was bad wildfire smoke outside July 21-22.🏃 |
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| 14h ago |
*though the Chicago fire is the most famous, the Peshtigo wildfire killed about five times as many people and destroyed sixteen towns, with the largest being Peshtigo. The Great Michigan Fire also … |
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| 15h ago |
New Story Map Revisits the Great Thumb Fire of 1881
EGLE’s interactive history examines the wildfire that killed hundreds, displaced thousands, and launched the American Red Cross’ first major rel… |
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| 16h ago |
One of the deadliest wildfires in history started that same evening in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, killing between 1200 and 2500 people, but it has been mostly ignored in history because its story was ove… |
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| 16h ago |
155 years ago tonight Chicago burned and as many as 300 people died. The same night a forest fire in Wisconsin killed more than 1,200, about 800 of them in one town, Peshtigo (National Weather Serv… |
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| 17h ago |
From worsening storms flooding toxic waste ponds, wildfires threatening nuclear research sites, and rising seas spreading industrial chemicals into marginalized communities along the Gulf coast — c… |
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| 18h ago |
2017: Wildfires ignite in Northern California wine country, killing at least 41 people over the following week and leading to the evacuation of 20,000 people |
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| 18h ago |
Today, I have volunteered to chaperone a 5th grade class at Vallecito reservoir and to see the wildfire burn scar from Missionary Ridge for their lesson on natural disasters . Let’s see how it goes… |
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| 18h ago |
As drought worsens across northern Wisconsin, today is also the 155th anniversary of the deadliest wildfire in U.S. history - the Peshtigo Fire in northeastern Wisconsin.
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| 19h ago |
Jefferies Downgrades Edison International Due to Wildfire Liability Risks
Jefferies has downgraded Edison International (EIX) from Hold to Underperform, citing concerns over u…
Read more: https:/… |
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| 21h ago |
Not many will read this, but I’m going to say it anyway…
A lot of the same people screaming “Free Palestine“ are the very same people who morbidly joked Covid was “Boomer Remover“ and angry older … |
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| 22h ago |
#CrumbsofHistory for October 8th
#peshtigofire #chicagofire #wildfire |
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| 1d ago |
When wildfire smoke fills the air, most people can go inside to avoid it. Wildlife does not have that option, and little is known about how animals living in remote areas respond to wildfires and…
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| 1d ago |
Yes I have an older brother and sister. Yeah I lost everything twice in fires. Once in my twenties and again in a forest fire in 2020. Do you have siblings? |
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