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Extreme weather caused more than $100 billion in damage by June — smashing US records

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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 6h

"There's abundant and overwhelming evidence that climate change is increasing the severity and likelihood of extreme fire conditions in the American West," @weatherwest.bsky.social @ucanr.edu told @livescience.com
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

After damaging wildfires in LA, tornadoes and series of floods, the first six months of this year smashed multiple extreme weather records in the U.S., data show — and experts say this trend is likely...

www.livescience.com

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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 8h

“We’re at a point in California where people are pretty desperate for solutions around fire,” @lenyaqd.bsky.social told @shapersyris.bsky.social @atmosmag.bsky.social
Https://atmos.earth/ecological-wisdom/healing-the-wests-relationship-with-fire-through-pyrotherapy

Lenya wearing a red hard hat with prescribed burn flames burning forest debris behind her

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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 8h

“Fire suppression is an act; fire exclusion is a philosophy,” @lenyaqd.bsky.social @ucanr.edu, who organizes burn associations, tells @kategonzales.bsky.social. “It’s so grassroots, which is so important, because prescribed fire, and the use of fire, is very versatile." 🔥 www.nwf.org/Home/Magazin...

Good Fire: The Case for Cultural and Prescribed Burns

With the support of science and state law, good fire can help mitigate megafires—an increasing threat for Indigenous and rural Californians

www.nwf.org

Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 1d

Good news! My brother shooed the bat 🦇 out of the house

Christina Toms @christinatoms.bsky.social · 1d

Oh dear. You may have to call a professional, then - good luck!!!

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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, we were trying to let it leave through the open front door. I’ll call the fire dept

Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 1d

Kudos to you! 👏🏽 We have vaulted ceilings. Of course the bat is near the highest point

Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 1d

I’m not that into Halloween 🎃

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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 1d

How do you get a bat 🦇 out of a house? Asking for ME 😱 @ucipmurban.bsky.social

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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 1d

It should be illegal for people who haven’t seen you since high school to ambush you with, “Do you know who I am?” 😳

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Nutrition Policy Institute @npi.ucanr.edu · 2d

We’re recruiting study participants! Do you have a toddler? Get free milk and up to $275 by participating in our @npi.ucanr.edu @ucanr.edu Milk Type in Toddlers study on childhood milk consumption. Complete this survey to see if you are eligible: studypages.com/s/milk-type-...

A young girl drinks milk from a glass with a pink straw. The Nutrition Policy Institute and Stanford Medicine logos are included. The text reads: "MILK-TOT Study is now enrolling! The University of California and Stanford Medicine are inviting toddlers ages 2-3 and their parents to join a research study on milk in young children. The purpose of this study is to see how the type of milk (whole fat vs. low fat 1%) consumed between the aged of 2-3 years old affects the health, growth, and development of young children. Study investigator: Lorrene Ritchie PhD, RD, Nutrition Policy Institute Director, University of California ANR." Lorrene Ritchie's photo is included.

La Niña has reemerged in the eastern Pacific, a climate pattern that typically drives dry winters across the U.S. Southwest. Last winter's weak La Niña helped push Southern California into drought, and experts say it could be even more dramatic this year.

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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 2d

NOAA said La Niña conditions had a 55% chance of remaining through at least December, writes @grace2e.bsky.social

“Central/SoCal will be favored to be drier than average, but even one or two ‘juicier-than-average’ storms could change that,” says Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social @ucanr.edu

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 2d

La Niña is back. It could mean another dangerously dry winter for Southern California

www.latimes.com

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

The Trump administration said that its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply.

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry we’ll miss you today

Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 2d

I’m raking cranberries toward the elevator so Americans can enjoy cranberry sauce with their Thanksgiving turkey next month

Four people standing and raking berries in a flooded cranberry bog with red berries floating in a corral

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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 2d

"It is estimated that farmworkers have 35 times the risk of dying from extreme heat compared with other worker populations," writes Carly Hyland @ucanr.edu & @berkeleypublichlth.bsky.social
www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...

California farmworkers face dual threats from extreme heat, pesticide exposure | Opinion

“It is estimated that farmworkers have 35 times the risk of dying from extreme heat compared with other worker populations.”

www.sacbee.com

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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 2d

NOAA said La Niña conditions had a 55% chance of remaining through at least December, writes @grace2e.bsky.social

“Central/SoCal will be favored to be drier than average, but even one or two ‘juicier-than-average’ storms could change that,” says Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social @ucanr.edu

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 2d

La Niña is back. It could mean another dangerously dry winter for Southern California

La Niña has reemerged in the eastern Pacific, a climate pattern that typically drives dry winters across the U.S. Southwest. Last winter's weak La Niña helped push Southern California into drought, and experts say it could be even more dramatic this year.

www.latimes.com

Realiza su sueño de convertirse en productora de agave en California

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UC ANR Español @ucanrespanol.bsky.social · 3d

Desde su infancia en México hasta su granja en California, Ofelia Lichtenheld ha unido ciencia, tradición y amor por el agave 🌱
Conoce su historia y cómo transforma vidas a través de la agricultura sostenible
👉 youtu.be/GBIN7OlEZ4I

#Agave #AgriculturaSostenible #UCANR #HistoriasQueInspiran

YouTube video by UCANRespanol

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Weather & climate office hour 10/08/25: Hurricane Priscilla's effects on Southwest & federal update - YouTube

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 3d

In case you missed it, this was recorded live (as always) and is available at the link below!

Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 5d

I'll host a livestream on Wed, Oct 8 @ 3pm PT to discuss the likely impacts of weakening #HurricanePriscilla on U.S. Southwest (including southern CA), including who may see some thunderstorms. I'll also a new weather & climate-related federal update...

The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme #weather and...

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UC IPM - Urban & Community @ucipmurban.bsky.social · 3d

October is National Firewood Month! Harmful pests like the spotted lanternfly can hitchhike on firewood. Help keep our forests safe: buy it where you burn it. 🪲🌲🏕️

To register for free webinars from the Don’t Move Firewood organization, visit www.dontmovefirewood.org/firewood-mon...

#firewoodmonth

A photo of a large insect with grey, spotted wings, red eyes, and black legs above an illustration of a campfire. There is also text that says "don't let tree pests hitch a ride on your firewood. Buy it where you burn it."

Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 4d

Entering the war zone

Weather & climate office hour 10/08/25: Hurricane Priscilla's effects on Southwest & federal update - YouTube

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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 4d

TODAY 3pm PT Join Daniel Swain, @ucanrwater.bsky.social climate scientist & #TIME100Next lister, to discuss the likely impacts of #HurricanePriscilla in SoCal

Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 5d

I'll host a livestream on Wed, Oct 8 @ 3pm PT to discuss the likely impacts of weakening #HurricanePriscilla on U.S. Southwest (including southern CA), including who may see some thunderstorms. I'll also a new weather & climate-related federal update...

The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme #weather and...

Weather & climate office hour 10/08/25: Hurricane Priscilla's effects on Southwest & federal update - YouTube

Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 4d

TODAY 3pm PT Join Daniel Swain, @ucanrwater.bsky.social climate scientist & #TIME100Next lister, to discuss the likely impacts of #HurricanePriscilla in SoCal

Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 5d

I'll host a livestream on Wed, Oct 8 @ 3pm PT to discuss the likely impacts of weakening #HurricanePriscilla on U.S. Southwest (including southern CA), including who may see some thunderstorms. I'll also a new weather & climate-related federal update...

The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme #weather and...

AI-powered irrigation system offers opportunities for communications, farming | UC Agriculture and Natural Resources

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UC Agriculture & Natural Resources @ucanr.edu · 4d

An almond orchard in Parlier offers a glimpse into the future of farming!

@ucmerced.bsky.social and #UCANR researchers are testing an AI-guided irrigation system at Kearney REC that delivers the right amount of water to boost efficiency and conserve resources.

bit.ly/47fvpav

UC Merced, UC ANR partner to test AI-guided watering of almond orchard at Kearney RECAn almond orchard in Parlier provides a look into the future of farming.

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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 5d

Hope I can get an outfit when I land tomorrow. I have nothing to wear