The Japan TimesJan 22, 2025
The fires in and around Los Angeles are coming under control. But more blazes are likely to strike again on a hotter planet, raising the question of whether some parts of the region should still be considered livable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/22/world/los-angeles-rebuild-questions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #losangeles #wildifires #climatechange #california
After the fire, should some parts of Los Angeles never rebuild?

Researchers warn that wildfires pose very different risks from more predictable events like sea-level rise and riverbank flooding.

The Japan Times
PersonaSep 15, 2024
The indigenous people in Paraguay are demanding that the government declare a state of emergency in the Chaco because of the fires. #Chaco #Paraguay #indigenous #wildifires

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Show threadCenter for an Informed PublicSep 1, 2023

In their @uwcip rapid research report, Caulfield and Starbird also examined Twitter/X discourse around the Lahaina fires on Maui. They write: "Both during the fires themselves and in the aftermath, X discourse has leaned into conspiracism, with much of the discourse centering around theories the fires may have been deliberate." [3/3]

Read their report: https://www.cip.uw.edu/2023/08/31/youtube-lahaina-wildfires-causes/

#UWCIP #Wildifires #Misinformation #MisinformationResearch #SocialMedia #Maui #Lahaina

YouTube search surfaces good information about the causes of the Lahaina Fire, but external links reveal a different world

The Lahaina wildfires were still raging as the first questions about whether they might have been “deliberately set” emerged online. Though all current evidence points to an accidental start, poten…

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