The Supreme Court long relied on careful, time-tested procedures to issue decisions. But secret memos by the justices, obtained by The New York Times, show how the court decided to bypass those procedures and create its modern “shadow docket.” See key takeaways: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

They lost their homes to fire. Now they're rebuilding with all-electric. As Los Angeles homeowners proceed with rebuilding from the 2025 fires, a new trend is emerging across the Palisades and Eaton burn areas. Emergency orders allow "like-for-like" replacements; some residents are moving toward all-electric home rebuilds.

They lost their homes to fire. Now they're rebuilding with all-electric.

Indigenous Cultural Fire: Myths & Facts — Indigenous Leadership Initiative I have the honour of speaking about Indigenous fire stewardship in many settings. I often experience openness and interest, but I also encounter a lot of misconceptions about cultural fire. Here are a...

So much of this is applicable to the U.S. In particular, I hear many of these myths espoused by those who oppose Indigenous fire stewardship in the chaparral. It's great to see them debunked so thoroughly here.
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Escalating cost of wildfires now adds $41 to the average monthly power bill for residential customers of California’s largest utility; report calls for systemic overhaul of how state responds to conflagrations as climate change-driven disasters threaten its economy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Today, all good people celebrate the April 9, 1865 surrender of the traitor Lee and his slavery-supporting army at Appomattox to the U.S Army led by General Grant.

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Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?

"Within weeks ... major artificial-intelligence systems began repeating the invented condition ... The fake papers were then cited in peer-reviewed literature. Osmanovic Thunström says this suggests that some researchers are relying on AI-generated references without reading the underlying papers."

New Mexico enacts sweeping statewide fire restrictions to prevent wildfires • Source New Mexico An unseasonably hot and dry spring prompted New Mexico forestry officials to set sweeping statewide bans on fireworks, campfires and smoking.

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The Contiguous U.S. is in last place for season-to-date snowfall through the end of March. The places that are doing the worst are the places that need snow the most for summer reservoir storage. @weatherwest.bsky.social

New: The April update to the ECMWF seasonal forecast shows an even greater likelihood of a strong El Niño later this year.

A few ensemble members go to +3.5 °C anomaly in the Niño 3.4 region!

The Colorado River Basin was 6.6F warmer in March 2026 than the previous record warmest March. March 2026 was also in last place (since 1940) for precipitation. Lake Powell and Lake Mead are in big trouble.

Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk

“Critics raised alarm over the proposal to consolidate research stations while much of the Western United States is suffering from record temperatures and prolonged drought that increase the risk of wildfires this summer.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/c...

Map depicting ECMWF ensemble predicted temperature anomalies for mid-April across the American West. Widespread anomalous warmth is again depicted, with some regions again more than 10-15 degrees F above seasonal norms.

After this cooler & wetter interlude, there are once again strong signals than anomalous April warmth will dominate the West for much of rest of April. It won't be as extreme as March, relatively speaking, but return of warmth & dryness will likely allow rapid snowmelt to resume.

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‘The threat is here’: searing US heatwave bad news for wildfire season and water supply

Experts say brutal temperatures in west threaten to melt sparse snowpack – and warn hot, dry conditions here to stay

But my main concern remains the interior West, especially Colorado River Basin. Here, there is a growing near-term risk (by later this spring and summer) of water supply and hydroelectric shortfalls, an early and intense fire season, and ecosystem degradation. This is a big deal.

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Sunset over LA - one of the areas currently experiencing extreme early season heat.

RAPID ANALYSIS: It would be ‘virtually impossible’ for the record-breaking March heat currently scorching the U.S. West to occur without climate change.

We are seeing summer-like temperatures arrive exceptionally early from the Pacific to the Rockies this week. 🧵1/4

Early projections say we may be in for a super El Niño this year, and this worries climate scientists — CBC News After a year and a half of La Niña conditions, it looks like we could end up with an El Niño later this year. And early models suggest it could be a strong one, which could push global temperatures to...

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Lytton, B.C., officials 'immediately overwhelmed' by wildfire rebuild, auditor says A report from the office of British Columbia's auditor general says the province expected the small Village of Lytton to lead its own recovery from the wildfire that destroyed most

#Lytton burnt to the ground

#Climate Induced

Cost BC Taxpayers $60,000,000 directly. Increased indirect costs from increased insurance premiums not included

#ClimateChange is expensive

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If you live anywhere there are wildfires, now is the time to ensure your home is prepared and your to-go bag is packed. With Nebraska already having its largest wildfire in history and the low snowpack across the West, it’s shaping up to be a significant fire season.

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I hate to say 'I told you so,’ but January 6th could have been prevented. "The Last Republican" follows my final year in Congress and what happened when I chose my values over my party.

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The Morrill Fire in Nebraska has killed 1 and consumed 549,000 acres with 0% containment. This is more than 10% of the entire area burned by U.S. wildfires in 2025, and makes it one of the 20 largest fires in U.S. history. Sunday forecast is grim: High Wind Warning, 25-35 mph winds, gusting to 50.

Study finds burning homes are a major – and largely untracked – source of air pollution Using new data, a team of scientists has assembled one of the first comprehensive analyses of emissions from homes burned in wildfires. What they found is that such pollution is serious, and in some c...

This is a wild study. From 2016 to 2020, emissions of hydrochloric acid (HCl) from burning homes exceeded all other human HCl sources in California and Tennessee. Obviously burning homes give off MUCH more than HCl. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/environment/...