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#wildfires

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Booker is still at it.

Now, California’s turn to ask questions: mentioned now - California, environmental protections, the impact of pollution on public health and climate change, California fires.

Oh, and how the cuts by the trump admin are making it all worse.

We've received 0.33" of rain today which is welcome (although one might have hoped to squeeze just a bit more out of those clouds, but of course I won't actually ask for more, because holy hell, we all remember September.)

So. Thank you for the rain. And I understand those to our south received much more than we did, which is wonderful as they have the fires.

#Hawaii #maps #NaturalDisasters #wildfires

'Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi have developed new wildfire risk maps to better predict fire danger across the state. Unlike the current Red Flag Warning system, which relies on weather from a limited number of stations, these maps provide a daily, high-resolution look at the most current fire ignition risks statewide.'

hawaii.edu/news/article.php?aI

www.hawaii.eduMānoa: VNR: New maps developed by UH improve Hawaiʻi’s wildfire risk warnings | University of Hawaii News

LA Times: California
Elderly, disabled were left stranded during L.A. fires as evacuation plans broke down (paywall)

"...What followed was a frantic DIY rescue effort. City and county officials had no such registry, so DCRC and other groups improvised, calling Ubers and Lyfts, even autonomous vehicles, to pick them up. ..

After reporting from The Times revealed that west Altadena did not get official evacuation alerts until nearly nine hours after the Eaton fire started, L.A. County delays in alerting and evacuating vulnerable residents are now the subject of multiple investigations. They have also raised questions of whether officials could have done more to help those in need.
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latimes.com/california/story/2

A resident of a senior center is evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Los Angeles Times · Elderly, disabled were left stranded during L.A. fires as evacuation plans broke downBy Jenny Jarvie

South Korean man tending relatives' grave probed for starting deadly wildfire

"The man, who has not been named, was performing an ancestral rite by a family grave on a hill in Uiseong county, North Gyeongsang province, at the time."
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"Investigators reportedly spoke to the suspect's daughter who is said to have told them the fire began as her father tried to burn tree branches hanging over the graves with a cigarette lighter."

bbc.com/news/articles/c4g3e35y

A large bell surrounded by the burnt remains of Goun Temple while two firefighters in the distance hose down some embers.
www.bbc.comSouth Korean man tending relatives' grave probed for starting deadly wildfireThe fire spread rapidly killing 30 people and causing huge damage.

South Korean police say deadly wildfire may have been caused by rite at family grave

More than a dozen fires have been fanned by high winds and dry conditions, killing at least 28 people and burning more than 48,000 hectares of forest, the worst of its kind recorded in the country.

abc.net.au/news/2025-03-30/man

ABC News · Man cleaning gravesite suspected of starting deadly wildfires, South Korean police sayBy ABC News