Headline: Electric rebuild
Can it be cheaper to rebuild without natural gas?
Answer: YES!

https://laist.com/brief/news/climate-environment/after-the-fires-can-it-be-cheaper-to-rebuild-without-gas

Discrimination has made it harder for Black people in the Los Angeles area to buy and keep their homes.

It has also made them more vulnerable to wildfires, as seen when Altadena burned.
https://theconversation.com/how-racism-fueled-the-eaton-fires-destruction-in-altadena-a-scholar-explains-why-discrimination-can-raise-fire-risk-for-black-californians-250582

@blackmastodon #BlackMastodon #LAFires

#EatonFire / #Palisadesfire #LosAngelesFires #LAfires
Human remains were found in the Eaton Fire zone, bringing the death toll to 18.
The combined death toll from Eaton & Palisades fires is at 30.

https://me.lacounty.gov/2025/press-releases/wildfires-update-30th-death-related-to-the-january-wildfires-confirmed/

“You really want to know: ‘What’s in the air, what’s in the water, what’s in the ash that blew into my kitchen cabinet? Do I let my dog outside?’” she said. “All these questions were coming up and we thought, ‘We really need to serve the community.’” Indeed, while the initial findings will be focused on firefighters’ exposure, the team is also looking into residents’ exposure to heavy metals and chemicals.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-27/palisades-eaton-firefighters-high-levels-of-mercury-and-lead

Without #FEMA, smaller and less wealthy states would likely struggle to respond effectively to disasters. A #publichealth professor looks at why getting rid of FEMA would be a bad idea buff.ly/C6aTRTc (Ming Xie, University of Maryland, Baltimore County) #climatesky #hurricanes #LAFires
https://buff.ly/C6aTRTc

6,000 homes were destroyed in Altadena, L.A. County, by the recent wildfires. In many cases, all that remains standing is the chimney and fireplace — often covered in tiles designed by artist Ernest Batchelder. @Dwell writes about a grassroots movement to salvage some of those tiles — and the history of the storied neighborhood. "Whether you’re grieving a person or, in this case, a house filled with memories, it helps to have something that you can physically hang on to," says Brenda Davidge. "Having the tile helps us with moving forward because while we know the house and everything that was in it is gone, the tiles are a physical reminder that the fire didn’t take everything, that these things have lasted a hundred-plus years and made it through that crazy fire so they can keep going beyond that too."

https://flip.it/TSNEcY

Hollywood union and guild members in the Los Angeles area: get stuff you need in Burbank this week at IATSE 80.

Altadena fire—new free farmers market launching today. Spread the word locally.

https://pasadenanow.com/main/free-community-farmers-market-launches-today-for-altadena-fire-victims

Resilience and determination to continue #businessasusual and forget those nasty fires #ClimateandNatureCrisis #LAFires
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/02/oscars-anora-picture-actress-mikey-madison-sean-baker?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Remember to at least wait until after the Feb. 28 boycott if you can.

Tunic And Octodad Headline Huge LA Fire-Relief Bundle

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tunic-and-octodad-headline-huge-la-fire-relief-bundle/1100-6529784/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f

DOGE just gutted the NOAA. That should terrify all of us. #musk #weather #politicsnews #doge #noaa
#extremeweather #lafires #hurricane #northcarolina #fires #extremeheat #nationalweatherservice #idiocracy #weather #weatherforecast #fisheries #aviation

https://youtu.be/JwRaCAAYklI

DOGE just gutted the NOAA. It’ll make us all much, much less safe. https://youtu.be/JwRaCAAYklI?si=hen4cDvm-KSImI9w #NOAA #extremeweather #lafires #hurricane #northcarolina #fires #extremeheat #nationalweatherservice #idiocracy #weather #weatherforecast #fisheries #aviation

DOGE just gutted the NOAA. Tha...

DOGE just gutted the NOAA. It’ll make us all much, much less safe.
https://youtu.be/JwRaCAAYklI?si=hen4cDvm-KSImI9w
#NOAA
#extremeweather #lafires #hurricane #northcarolina #fires #extremeheat #nationalweatherservice #idiocracy #weather #weatherforecast #fisheries #aviation

Altadena, 7 Weeks Later

It's been seven weeks since the wildfires in Altadena destroyed over 10,000 structures.

Unless you live there or close to LA, I doubt you think about it much.

Not so for the people who used to live there (or who still have a home but can

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/altadena-7-weeks-later/

"We can't just talk about the benefits of the #EnergyTransition, which are great. We also have to mention things like the #LAFires, that, according to the L.A. Times, carry a 250 BILLION DOLLAR price tag along with it. We have to wrap our minds around all of these big numbers and these big things."

PODCAST https://www.podcastics.com/episode/347812/link/

'… Never seen the mountain
so brown, laid bare and yellow, a soft
bellied cat…'

Jessica Abughattas responds to last month's #LAFires with the #poem Beautiful Altadena:

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/jessica-abughattass-beautiful-altadena

#books #reading #writing #poetry #ClimateCrisis #climate #bookstodon @bookstodon