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First cost estimate I've seen for LA fires still raging: $135-150 bn ... yet CA is one of few states tackling climate change with 👀 open
www.bbc.com/news/article...
LA wildfire damages set to cost record $135bn
Some of the most expensive properties in the US have been wiped out by the fires.
www.bbc.com
January 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
To late to campaign, or too early for nostalgia?
Yes, I did.

"Peter Gleick...said Trump’s comments attempting to link California water policy with the water-supply problems facing firefighters in Southern California were “blatantly false, irresponsible and politically self-serving.”
www.latimes.com/california/s...
A tale of two presidents: How L.A. fires show the difference between Biden and Trump
President Biden stood next to Gov. Gavin Newsom and pledged full federal support as fires burned through Los Angeles County. President-elect Donald Trump took to social media and blamed 'Newscum.'
www.latimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Reposted
"I'm not an optimist. That makes me sound naive. I'm a very serious “possibilist”. That’s something I made up. It means someone who neither hopes without reason, nor fears without reason, someone who constantly resists the overdramatic worldview." - Hans Rosling
November 21, 2024 at 1:52 PM