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AI6YR Ben

@ai6yr.bsky.social
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Mostly lurking. I was @ai6yrham over there on Twitter. Find my main posts at m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr plus many emergency/disaster/public safety bots at m.ai6yr.org/public/local

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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Anyone here who wants more detail on the wildfire between Simi and Thousand Oaks, you can snag it on my Fediverse feed here. #SandyFire #Simi m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr/11659...
Many updates screen shot on another server
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Fast moving wildfire in Simi Valley with evacs. I am posting on my server... m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr/11659... #SimiValley #wildfires #CAwx #VenturaCounty
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cookiesinheaven.bsky.social @cookiesinheaven.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
This evening, President Trump put out a statement on social media saying he will decertify “all aircraft made in Canada.” This statement could have wide reaching consequences for the wildfire aviation world. open.substack.com/pub/thehotsh...
open.substack.com
President Trump Orders Decertification Of All Canadian Made Aircraft, Likely Affecting Numerous Wildfire Platforms.
Scoopers, Twin Otters, Beavers, Q400s could all be affected.
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Hi all, I have cut the Bluesky bridge on my Mastodon instance. If anyone wants my posts, you can create a Mastodon account elsewhere (mastodon.social is the biggest instance).
mastodon.social
Mastodon
The original server operated by the Mastodon gGmbH non-profit
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 14/01/2026
2025 was an exceptional year for the Earth's climate ⬆️ Warmest ocean heat content ⬆️ Tied as second warmest surface temps ⬆️ Second warmest troposphere ⬆️ Record high sea level and GHGs ⬇️ Record low winter Arctic ice New State of the Climate over at Carbon Brief: www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Way to go antivaxxers!
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
This piece also includes a perspective from me, on the "return of the urban firestorm," originally drawn from a conversation I had with David in the immediate aftermath of (yet another) recent wildfire disaster--the Dec 2021 Marshall Fire in Colorado.
nymag.com
The Return of the Urban Firestorm
Climate scientist Daniel Swain explains that what happened Thursday in Colorado wasn’t a wildfire, but something potentially much scarier.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Another piece I wanted to share on this anniversary of the January 2025 fires is a more recent one by @dwallacewells.bsky.social, which incorporates a more up-to-date perspective on lessons learned (or...not) since the dual Los Angeles catastrophes.
nytimes.com
Opinion | Which City Burns Next?
One year later, we haven’t really begun to reckon with the real meaning of the Los Angeles fires.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Today's NorCal downpours and additional local flooding will likely be last for a while, as a much less active pattern will develop along West Coast by mid week & continue into mid Jan. West Coast ridging will redevelop, / little precipitation for 10+ days. A needed break! #CAwx
Map depicting departure from average mid-January precipitation as depicted by ECMWF ensemble. It is depicted as being below average along the entire West Coast.Map depicting departure from average of 500mb GPH in the Western U.S. for mid-January as depicted by the ECMWF ensemble. Above average heights, indicative of ridging, is depicted along and near the West Coast.
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David Davidson @davidsquared.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
add me to the list. i converted my laptop to Linux Mint. It was trivial. I'm so glad to be free of MSFT. And out of curiosity i dug out an 11yr old Macbook and stuck Mint on it, it's useful again!
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Nobody's Hero @pfunitedfloyd.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
@ai6yr.bsky.social Welcome, humans! I am ready for you! Fish, plankton, sea greens and protein from the sea. Fresh as harvest day.
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Amy @cherriehomes.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Bad night in Ventura. Photo credit @VenturaForward.
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much-ado.bsky.social @much-ado.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
I saw one like that where a rusted ground strap caused a bunch of electrical issues. Something like three hours of diagnostic work for a four dollar part.
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Vincent Janelle @randomfrequency.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
My favourite is a video of someone draining water out of an ECU, because water had *crept up the wires*
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SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 25/12/2025
"The electrical components are sealed in the undercarriage." Okay tell that to the malformed housing/rotted gasket and it's the 5th time water has intruded and corroded the metal into a permanent short circuit and today you win the car problem lottery.
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Santa Barbara, Ventura, and LA County #CAwx #rain #Flooding #AtmosphericRiver
A long duration Atmospheric River event will impact Southwest California bringing heavy rainfall resulting in very high rainfall totals Tuesday through Saturday. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will have the heaviest rain, and the areas of most concern are from southeast Santa Barbara County through Central Ventura County extending through Central Los Angeles County. The areas included within the outline in the gra
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Jen @jencarta.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
This hits hard. One of those disasters happened in my county. As a member of the SAR team that provided evacuation support and post-flooding drone surveys, I saw firsthand the damage done. And it’s not over. Several log jams on Vallecito Creek are potentially deadly hazards.
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Jose Carlos Fajardo @fuzyjoe.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
I’m making a Lego ark. That floats right?
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
I posted these elsewhere, but if anyone wants a free headline for tomorrow... "Power Outage Causes Waymogeddon In San Francisco" "Waymo Problems Than Expected After Power Outage"
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Waymogeddon in San Francisco due to a blackout. missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...
missionlocal.org
Waymo halts service during massive S.F. blackout after causing traffic jams
Waymo stopped its service across San Francisco on Saturday after numerous autonomous vehicles caused traffic jams in the city.
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Be safe out there, all! #COwx #firewx #PDS #wildfires
Today will feature what we call a Particularly Dangerous Situation regarding potential for rapid wildfire spread. That's due to very high winds combined with an extremely dry airmass and near record temperatures. The highest threat for these conditions will exist in the foothills of Boulder and northern Jefferson Counties, and down to 5500 feet elevation immediately next to those foothills. Outside of that, the wind speeds wil
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
NWS Boulder: Particularly Dangerous Situation regarding potential for rapid wildfire spread. #wildfires #firewx #COwx
        Friday will feature what we call a Particularly Dangerous Situation regarding potential for rapid wildfire spread. That's due to very high winds combined with an extremely dry airmass and near record temperatures. The highest threat for these conditions will exist in the foothills of Boulder and northern Jefferson Counties, and down to 5500 feet elevation immediately next to those foothills.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 18/12/2025
If you are in the US and you would like to send a message to your elected representative about the proposed dissolution of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, @agu.org makes it easy with a template here: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151... #AGU25
agu.quorum.us
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
PDS Red Flag Warning for Boulder/Jefferson County, CO. #wildfires #COwx forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.ph...
forecast.weather.gov
WWA Summary by Location for 40.02N 105.28W with COZ039/COC013/COZ239 emphasis Red Flag Warning
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Fire Warning in Laramie County, Wyoming (unusual). Immediate evacuation.665 WOUS45 KCYS 180006FRWCYSWYC021-180806-BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDFire WarningWY Cheyenne/ Laramie County Emergency ManagementRelayed by National Weather Service Cheye
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
LOL, tabletop Disaster Preparedness Exercise"AI Crisis Response Model Data Poisoning"(caresiliency.org)#disasters #ai #cybersecurity
LOL, tabletop Disaster Preparedness Exercise"AI Crisis Response Model Data Poisoning"(caresiliency.org)#disasters #ai #cybersecurity
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
From earlier this morning, FEMA update on the Atmospheric River in the Northwest.Situation: Last night through this morning brings about the heaviest round of precipitation and wind gusts (FEMA R10 SLB, as of 7:40 p.m. ET, Dec 16). The threats of lan
From earlier this morning, FEMA update on the Atmospheric River in the Northwest.Situation: Last night through this morning brings about the heaviest round of precipitation and wind gusts (FEMA R10 SLB, as of 7:40 p.m. ET, Dec 16). The threats of lan
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Hope all without power get it back soon! #WAwx #ORwx #CAwx #IDwx #MTwx #wind #poweroutages
Hope all without power get it back soon! #WAwx #ORwx #CAwx #IDwx #MTwx #wind #poweroutages
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
This is hilarious.Vivaldi Browser response to the Firefox/Mozilla announcement yesterday.https://social.vivaldi.net/@Vivaldi/115728747391375438#browsers #AI
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Left with no comment (sorry, everyone else). A little warmer than one would want for a normal winter, of course. #CAwx #SoCal
Left with no comment (sorry, everyone else). A little warmer than one would want for a normal winter, of course. #CAwx #SoCal
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The Guardian: Washington state flooding damage profound but unclear, governor warnshttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/17/washington-flooding-damage-governor#WAwx #flooding
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Politico: Vought says National Center for Atmospheric Research will be dismantledhttps://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/17/national-center-for-atmospheric-research-ncar-dismantled-00694685#climate #disasters #weather #politics #NCAR
Politico:  Vought says National Center for Atmospheric Research will be dismantledhttps://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/17/national-center-for-atmospheric-research-ncar-dismantled-00694685#climate #disasters #weather #politics #NCAR
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Washington State Department of Health @doh.wa.gov · 17/12/2025
Communities across Washington continue to cope with the effects of recent #flooding and severe storms, with additional hazardous weather expected this week. doh.wa.gov/newsroom/sev...
doh.wa.gov
Severe storms and cold, windy weather threaten health across Washington
For immediate release: December 16, 2025 (25-153) Contact: DOH Communications
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
WA Department of Health (here on Mastodon!)"Communities across #Washington continue to cope with the effects of recent #flooding and severe storms, with additional hazardous weather expected this week. Families have been displaced, access to services
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
I don't want a "modern AI browser", I want a secure, fast, privacy-conscious, non-AI ensh*tified browser 😢 #FireFox
I don't want a "modern AI browser", I want a secure, fast, privacy-conscious,  non-AI ensh*tified browser 😢  #FireFox
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
aton Fire Survivors Network: Housing Crisis Stalls Eaton Fire Recovery as Coalition Urges Edison to Act"ALTADENA, Calif. Nearly one year after the Eaton Fire destroyed or contaminated thousands of homes, a broad civic coalition gathered Tuesday with
aton Fire Survivors Network: Housing Crisis Stalls Eaton Fire Recovery as Coalition Urges Edison to Act"ALTADENA, Calif. Nearly one year after the Eaton Fire destroyed or contaminated thousands of homes, a broad civic coalition gathered Tuesday with
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Full release here: static1.squarespace.com/static/67f5…
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Grist: Climate change primed Washington state for historic floodingLow snowpack, leftover burn scars, and abnormally warm temperatures are supercharging the atmospheric rivers hitting the Pacific Northwest.https://grist.org/extreme-weather/climate-ch
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Nope, did not feel it.M3.4 earthquake south of Ojai at 7:06am 12/16/25#Ojai #Ventura #Earthquake
Nope, did not feel it.M3.4 earthquake south of Ojai at 7:06am 12/16/25#Ojai #Ventura #Earthquake
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
#WAwx #ORwx #CAwx #rain #AtmosphericRiver
#WAwx #ORwx #CAwx #rain #AtmosphericRiver
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
December 6, 2025... 2025 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
earthquake.usgs.gov
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Sentinel-1 before/after (in 3D) of that last one... Which I pulled off Copernicus a second ago. Wow! #MountKingGeorge #MtKingGeorge #geology #landslide #earthquake #RemoteImaging
Sentinel-1 before/after (in 3D) of that last one...  Which I pulled off Copernicus a second ago. Wow! #MountKingGeorge #MtKingGeorge #geology #landslide #earthquake #RemoteImaging Sentinel-1 before/after (in 3D) of that last one...  Which I pulled off Copernicus a second ago. Wow! #MountKingGeorge #MtKingGeorge #geology #landslide #earthquake #RemoteImaging
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Oh wow, photos of the damage from the M7.0 earthquake in Alaska (originally Yukon Geological Survey on FB, via Dan Shugar). #earthquake #Alaska #landslide
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
That storm chaser finally found the levee break in Tukwila. 12/15/25 1435PThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk73qRSG6fc#WAwx #flooding #leveee
That storm chaser finally found the levee break in Tukwila. 12/15/25 1435PThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk73qRSG6fc#WAwx #flooding #leveee
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