Showing posts with label wildfire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wildfire. Show all posts
Sunday, August 2, 2026
‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather
Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likely…
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Republicans threaten Canada with sanctions over drifting wildfire smoke
Asked about the American accusations, Carney told reporters on Thursday: “Fighting climate change is the responsibility of all countries, including the United States.”
The premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, said on Friday that the US could offer more aid to fight the fires, as Canada has done for its neighbor in the past. “Maybe what you should do rather than complain is send support, send help,” Ford said. “Because we have done the exact same thing for our American friends, and that’s what you’re supposed to do.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/republicans-canada-sanctions-wildfire-smoke
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Wildfire Smoke Is Affecting People’s Sperm and Embryos, Studies Show – Mother Jones
“I would advise [families trying to conceive] to avoid wildfire smoke exposure, given what we know so far.”…
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Republicans complain to Canada over wildfire smoke despite supporting planet-heating bill
"Our communities shouldn't suffer because of poor decisions made across the border," Tom Tiffany, a Republican congressman from Wisconsin and one of the letter's authors, wrote on X.
However, all of the authors of the letter – Tiffany, Brad Finstad, Tom Emmer, Glenn Grothman, Michelle Fischbach and Pete Stauber – voted for the so-called "big, beautiful" Republican spending bill that, among other things, slashes support for renewable energy and provides new incentives for the production of fossil fuels...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/republicans-canada-wildfire-complaint-letter
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Trump faces criticism over California dam water release - Los Angeles Times
For Peter Gleick, a water scientist and senior fellow at the Pacific Institute, Trump's actions amounted to wasting billions of gallons of water "for a political photo op and a social media post."
"[The water will] not be used or usable for firefighting, not be used by farmers since this isn't the irrigation season, and won't be saved for the dry season, which is coming," Gleick told Ian.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
California Officials Fact-Check Trump’s Latest Claim About The State’s Water Supply | HuffPost Latest News
Trump has continued to make misleading statements about California's water supply, attacking Democratic lawmakers in the state, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The state has contested Trump's assertions, noting that there is no issue with the volume of water available. While some fire hydrants ran dry while firefighters were combatting the Palisades fire, officials maintained that this was due to the damaging effects the fire had on the system…
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-fact-checks-trump_n_6798cc08e4b08bc8f37bcba8
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Big oil pushed to kill bill that would have made them pay for wildfire disasters
Legislation has new life in wake of Los Angeles catastrophe but US fossil-fuel industry is already mobilizing against it…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/15/polluter-pay-bill-climate-disasters
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Monday, January 13, 2025
Republican congressman calls for halting of disaster relief to California
"In the spirit of this great country, we must not politicize human tragedy or spread disinformation from the sidelines," Newsom wrote in a letter to Trump on Friday. "Hundreds of thousands of Americans – displaced from their homes and fearful for the future – deserve to see all of us working in their best interests to ensure a fast recovery and rebuild."
But hours later, Newsom amplified comments critical of Trump in an interview with Pod Save America in which he rejected Trump's claim that water is being withheld to save the endangered fish, calling the messaging "delusional" and "a consistent mantra from Trump going back years and years, and it's reinforced over and over within the right wing ... and it's profoundly ignorant".
Saturday, January 11, 2025
US rightwing fans misinformation fires as firefighters battle Los Angeles blazes
The misinformation echoes the claims that plagued the North Carolina hurricane response. Both disasters led to righteous outrage that partisan actors seize upon to advance their political goals, muddying the already confusing information ecosystem that comes along with a fast-moving news event.
In what has become a common theme, rightwing media and commentary have said that diversity within the Los Angeles fire department is to blame for the devastation...
Friday, January 10, 2025
Falsehoods around the L.A. fires are proliferating on the right - The Washington Post
Anything to keep the realities of climate change from spreading.
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Biden's successful visit to Maui overshadowed by misleading 'sleeping' claims
However, a higher-resolution video indicates that Biden bowed his head in reflection of the lives lost during the tragic Maui fires…
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