Friday, January 10, 2025

Los Angeles fires: Read history

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In 1998 brilliant Mike Davis wrote ‘The Case for Letting Malibu Burn’. 30 years later the wealthiest aren’t necessarily any safer from climate disaster, they’re just richer. I predict more events like the King & Queen of Spain getting shit thrown at them in Valencia. longreads.com/2018/12/04/t...

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— Aaron Stewart-Ahn (@badideas.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM

If you're shocked and/or surprised by the Los Angeles wildfires, you should read John Vaillant's "Fire Weather: A True Story from A Hotter World." www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/a... @johnvaillant.bsky.social

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— AndrΓ© Picard @picardonhealth (@picardonhealth.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM

California wildfires show we are not prepared for climate change: A fragmented city response revealed how even America's richest regions can't keep up with the new normal. Daria Solovieva, Salon, January 9, 2025

the LA fires inspire a lot of thoughts, one being how absolutely baby-brained some people are to think that journalists with personal blogs can replace the resources, teamwork, and coordination of actual newspapers

— bobby (@bobbylewis.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM

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