kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Wow. Everyone in the Wildland Fire Community should read this and understand. 011
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialEarthSky @earthskyscience.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The sun’s movement from day to day along your horizon - at the #sunrise or #sunset point - is most noticeable around the equinoxes. You can watch the progress of the #sun as it slides from north to south in the weeks and months following the September #equinox. ☀️ buff.ly/OMUnKuw 📸 Rupesh Sangoi. 0142
kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Huh, AZ and NM State Directors report to Deputy Chief Field Operations Eastern? 000
kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Providing our pets with a humane passing is the most loving (and hardest) thing we can do for them. ❣️ 110
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialSource New Mexico @sourcenm.com · 20/08/2026So far, 11 people have fled the fire, and three others are sheltering in place, as firefighters describe challenges establishing containment lines in steep terrain and dry conditions. buff.ly/o4khLCebuff.lyFrijoles Fire grows to roughly 14,000 acres, creates smoke concerns • Source New MexicoAn internal report shows that firefighters are contending with limited resources as they try to establish containment lines. 0116
kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Today Aug 5 is 77th anniversary of the fatal Mann Gulch Fire in Montana. Most of us in wildfire management know the story, told in the song 'Cold Missouri Waters' by James Keelaghan. My favorite version is by Fiddlin' Foresters a few years back. Worth a listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAWs... 020
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Another last-minute live event announcement: I'll be joining Katie Couric tomorrow (Wed, Aug 5, at 3pm PT/6pm ET) to discuss the broader context surrounding wildfires in North America & Europe. Livestream open to all, but does require free account to view:substack.comKatie Couric | SubstackI’m a journalist always looking for a deeper understanding of the issues. 28117
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialUC Agriculture & Natural Resources @ucanr.edu · 04/08/2026Our climate scientist Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social will discuss wildfire & weather with @katiecouric.bsky.social via livestream. Check substack.com/@katiecouric for the link Wed, Aug. 5, at 2:15pm PT/5:15 pm ET 05815
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialGlonzo the Bureaucrat 🇬🇱 🌹 @snarkranger.bsky.social · 02/08/2026in these times I remember what a wise IC said at briefing on a smoky morning in California's far northwest corner: "we will risk much to save human life. we will risk very little to save defensible structures. we will risk nothing to save trees." homes can be rebuilt. trees grow back. be safe. 2304
kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Keeping the communities, firefighters, law enforcement, emergency management, support staff, Incident Management Teams, Public Info Officers in my thoughts. If I was younger and still an active PIO, I'd be headed northwest. 000
kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 02/08/2026A reminder that Watch Duty consolidates incident info. It's not original info source. 110
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialJim Whittington🔥 @jimwhittington.bsky.social · 25/07/2026It was a rough Friday in Fire. A fourth member of the Rifle helitack crew, Nathan Matthews, died after sustaining burn injuries a month ago on the Knowles Fire. RIP Brother. 1/ 3294
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialArizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 24/07/2026In President Trump's second term, the USDA has lost more than 20,000 employees. Union leaders say that thousands more will choose to leave instead of relocating across the country to regional USDA offices in places like Kansas City, Missouri; Indianapolis, Ind; Fort Collins, CO; and Salt Lake City.azmirror.comUSDA union leaders rally against proposed DC downsizing | Arizona MirrorA group of current and former USDA employees are calling on the Trump administration to halt the downsizing of its D.C. office. 0911
kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Learning why assignments were reduced from 21 to 14 days. 100
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialAnthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Some drought relief expected in Arizona this week though it will come with short-term flash flood risk, not too unusual during the summer monsoon. Slight (level 2 of 4) flood risk in parts of the state through Thursday. #AZwx 091
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 12/07/2026An even more remarkable map at 4pm local time as additional locations reach/break all-time temperature records in Montana, Wyoming, and Utah. Notably, multiple locations in eastern MT are in 110-115F range, & 109F breaks Salt Lake City's all-time record (again). #UTwx #MTwx #WYwx 615556
kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I worked with former federal employees whose stories are similar. 020
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialErin Strout @byerinstrout.com · 02/07/2026I’m just glad the country has become united around the magic of John Denver. 🇺🇸 171
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialJim Whittington🔥 @jimwhittington.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Fire is multi-disciplinary. If the last couple of years have taught us anything, it's that science cannot stand alone. It's not enough to put it out there. You need to think through the uncomfortable stuff and build your knowledge base accordingly. And you need practitioner and academic allies. 8/8 051
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The wildfire situation in the Southern Rockies continues to escalate. A new and fast-moving wind-driven fire today southwest of Pueblo, CO (#AspenAcresFire, near Beulah, circled in yellow) is of particular concern, and is currently burning through populated areas. #COwx 112646
kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Jim, your perspective is appreciated. Upon learning this tragic news, I thought of what I learned from you. 010
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 28/06/2026NOAA SPC has once again upgraded today's fire weather risk in western Colorado & Four Corners region to "extremely critical"--marking rare third consecutive day. Multiple existing fires will likely make further large runs today, & new ignitions willl take off quickly. #COwx #AZwx 38633
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialMichael Steinberg @norcalstormchasing.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Well it’s been a while, Bluesky. Just here to say that there are so many large wildfires occurring in the Great Basin/SW region, and are all going nuclear. Incredible to watch on satellite imagery. 911632
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Remember: 1) Watch Duty (website /app) is the best tool to follow real time wildfire activity; 2) Under highly extreme fire weather conditions like theses, fires can & will do "seemingly impossible" things. Be prepared, be careful, & evacuate early if you sense potential danger. 18525
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 27/06/2026NOAA once again highlighting a rare, highest-end "extremely critical risk" region today around Four Corners/CO Western Slope for exceptionally adverse fire weather conditions amid severe drought. Numerous lightning holdovers are popping up during unusual summer wind event. 110440
kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Powerful comparison. I have a Bicentennial summer story. 010
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialAnthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Really rough week of fire weather incoming for the Four Corners. Large fires are already burning there, particularly in Utah, and more ignitions possible from dry lightning. 01210
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 26/05/2026Today is now the hottest day in May on record for both England and Wales with Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 35.1°C and Cardiff Bute Park reaching 32.9°C 🌡️ 17304167
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialEarthSky @earthskyscience.bsky.social · 17/05/2026On June 8 and 9, 2026, #Venus and #Jupiter will have a spectacular conjunction. They'll be approximately 3-moon-widths apart (roughly 1.5 degrees). But you can start watching them get closer now! Click in for Northern and Southern Hemisphere charts and much more at: buff.ly/vOjhJuC 0106
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/05/2026And this November, the blue wave will be as blue as Trump made the memorial pool. Democrat blue. All we can do in the meantime is keep fighting back on as many fronts as possible! 1959560
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialEmily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 07/05/2026A Super El Niño is approaching, potentially the strongest El Niño we’ve seen in a century, and Trump is proposing to cut weather agency NOAA by 26 percent to save money for taxpayers Meanwhile the amount it’s proposing to cut from NOAA is equivalent to 1.3 days of taxpayer spending on the Iran warheated.worldTrump’s NOAA cuts would save less than a day and a half of Iran War spendingThere's always money for war. But when it comes to protecting people from climate disasters, suddenly we're told the cupboard is bare. 710558
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialSource New Mexico @sourcenm.com · 05/05/2026A northern New Mexico land grant has signed an agreement with the Santa Fe National Forest intended to ease more than a century of tension.buff.ly‘Historic’ agreement between NM land grant and Forest Service to revitalize 200-year-old acequia • Source New MexicoA new agreement between the Santa Fe National Forest and a New Mexico land grant is intended to ease tensions. 0216
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialMelissa Sevigny @melissasevigny.bsky.social · 05/05/2026This little sprig is a third generation Apollo Moon Tree, set to be planted at Lowell Observatory. Space + botany, the best combo! 🌑🌱 0121
Reposted by @kmclark.bsky.socialMichael Wara @michaelwara.bsky.social · 26/04/2026A great illustration from NM today of how recent wildfire burn scars can contain new fires. This is why you want a mosaic of burn scars (prescribed and wildfire) on the landscape. So any new fire gets boxed in by the old ones. 0264
kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Compelling images from my PIO friend (in fact, she's in my former position.) 100
kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Coconino NF crunched the numbers: Roads = more human caused fires. 000