Lawrence Vulis

Hah!

Guardian of the forest?

It's only at the surface but with the wind field you can see it moving towards the south. Also looping back up through Baja. I was surprised the local AQ is still pretty darn good for the level of wildfire glow we have.

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Yep! Also looking at this - you can change the data later with buttons on the bottom left earth.nullschool.net#current/part...

Possibly? There does seem to be wind coming down from there and there's an obvious wildfire glow

That's what I was thinking! The aqi maps look fine here and I don't see any fires here except practically by palm desert smoke coming down the coast? LA looks rough. www.iqair.com/us/air-quali...

What's pumping aerosols into the air in the San Diego region? The aqi doesn't seem terrible but the sky's been yellow for 2 days

Photos of surfing dogs hanging ten in annual competition PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) — The annual World Dog Surfing Championships took place near San Francisco on Saturday.

Dogs, surfing.

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People really do assume the entire earth is already blanketed in sensors and lol, no, not even slightly

Yep, and it makes the experience so much worse you just ...don't use the platform. Also app's have just gotten worse, the android youtube app is impossible to decode and I can barely tell what is or isn't an advertisement.

Trying to DIY things at home and cutting thru AI slop is *frustrating*

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Oh yeah. The EU *in aggregate* would need to increase funding by like 55% to meet US levels. To replace it entirely while maintaining current they'd need to be almost 3x bigger. It's a loss for science - not to mention instrumentation the US runs.

The EU in aggregate spends less than the US on scientific research funding. ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb2024...

'permitting reform and abundant energy framing won't be used to prioritize fossil fuels'

<record scratch>

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What's the source on this? Can't find the report

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This is midtown by the India street restaurant row. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

There's no arguing with this tbh. What is there to say

This is so shitty Kevin, sorry to hear.

The first is probably a money saver for ratepayers and so worth doing, however unpalatable. The second effectively shifts costs from electric ratepayers to insurance premium payers. If you are asking "wait, aren't those the same people?" you aren't alone. The third, if done well is a great idea.

Key components of the legislation appear to be (1) 50/50 contribution from shareholders and ratepayers of $18B to a new wildfire fund. (2) limits on insurance company recovery (subrogation) against utilities that cause fires. (3) a study to evaluate how to better manage wildfire costs.

Wildfire Risk May Fuel "Viscous Cycle" In Municipal Bond Market Investors are beginning to demand higher yields from U.S. municipalities exposed to climate-driven wildfire risk, signaling a critical shift in how the bond market prices environmental vulnerability.

Very interesting article on new research on fire risk and muni bond spreads. Bottom line: since 2015, high wildfire risk munis are paying more to borrow. This trend is set to accelerate after the LA wildfires. www.riskmarketnews.com/wildfire-ris...

Over $50 Billion Worth of Los Angeles Homes Were Impacted by the January Wildfires The typical home that was impacted had a value of $3.7 million prior to the wildfires and was built in 1957.

The thing that jumps out at me from this analysis is not the home values. It's the age of the homes. Average age of construction in Palisades Fire was 1957. Age of construction has been shown to be a strong predictor of structure loss in urban conflagration.
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I played a small part in a 10 year/$160M NSF proposal that would have created a factory-built housing industry in the upper Midwest for more/better/cheaper/faster housing. We were a top contender last year, won $1M to broaden our team, added 70+ companies, and... just got denied with no explanation.

He also did a country themed reel. Who is the Adams media team???? www.instagram.com/reel/DKxV9BX...

Interior Order Chokes Off Permits for Solar and Wind on Federal Lands The department creates a seemingly impossible new permitting criteria for renewable energy.

HUGE: The Trump administration will no longer permit any solar or wind projects on federal lands unless they produce more energy-per-acre than coal, gas or nuclear power plants.

Solar and wind literally produce less energy per acre, so simply this may just kill off any project on federal lands.

Eric Adams did an MTV Cribs themed advertisement after his grwm. What is going on rn www.instagram.com/reel/DMppSP-...

Yep. Look they have two "southern" offices - Bogota and Tucson. Counterterrorism - New York City Police Foundation share.google/Bs0MsN1EEkGT...

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