The presser was to confuse everyone and bury the announcement about dismantling the US Forest Service.
"the Forest Service will begin transitioning to a state-based organizational model..." HQ in Utah. The state that sued for state control over Public Lands.
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Happy to share our new paper: we show that human-caused climate change is raising the odds of extreme climate-driven fire years across forested regions of the globe
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I often note that CA seismic codes are required everywhere, even far from fault lines, and argue we should do the same for wildfire. Even though this was only a small shake here in Fresno, I felt it 175 miles away. Hazards travel and have far-reaching effects!
As a fire scientist, I am devastated for my many good friends and colleagues who will be affected by the mass closure of so many research stations and offices. Many will leave the agency.
USFS has pioneered so much foundational fire science. The consequences of this will be catastrophic.
Published today: our new paper showing a 44-year trend of increasing global wildfire disasters (fatalities and economic losses) due to climate change-induced extreme weather. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
It doesn't just *feel* like wildfires are becoming more catastrophic, they actually are. Led by @calxcunningham.bsky.social at Univ of Tasmania, this is a paper we started nearly 10 years ago, now in @science.org. Press release from @ucmerced.bsky.social here: news.ucmerced.edu/news/2025/wi...