AI6YR Ben
@ai6yr.bsky.social
Mostly lurking. I was @ai6yrham over there on Twitter. Find my main posts at https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr plus many emergency/disaster/public safety bots at https://m.ai6yr.org/public/local
It's quite interesting looking... haven't yet tasted it. (smelled fine while outgassing though).
November 23, 2025 at 4:42 AM
It's quite interesting looking... haven't yet tasted it. (smelled fine while outgassing though).
4. Bic lighters!One of my favorites for disaster preparedness is a good (Bic) lighter. These work a lot better than the random dollar store brands. These have many purposes, but throw a few of these in the disaster kits. Matches are unreliable compa
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 AM
4. Bic lighters!One of my favorites for disaster preparedness is a good (Bic) lighter. These work a lot better than the random dollar store brands. These have many purposes, but throw a few of these in the disaster kits. Matches are unreliable compa
(Reposted here)1. These emergency blankets costs less than 80 cents each in bulk. Great for winter travel (ie upcoming storm), backpacking/hiking, any disaster prep kit. There are lots of brands, but the cool thing about these is they are very affor
November 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
(Reposted here)1. These emergency blankets costs less than 80 cents each in bulk. Great for winter travel (ie upcoming storm), backpacking/hiking, any disaster prep kit. There are lots of brands, but the cool thing about these is they are very affor
Rancid now. Circa 2019/2020 when I had a premonition of impending doom and stocked up on disaster supplies... a few months before COVID-19 emerged. Should have rotated this through the household supplies, but the family here would not have been recep
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Rancid now. Circa 2019/2020 when I had a premonition of impending doom and stocked up on disaster supplies... a few months before COVID-19 emerged. Should have rotated this through the household supplies, but the family here would not have been recep
Mark this guy as "someone who has no freaking idea what he was talking about" (from early in 2025 swearing these had no volcanic origin)https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/environment/1260409/scientist-reassuring-on-santorini-quakes-as-tremors-continue
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Mark this guy as "someone who has no freaking idea what he was talking about" (from early in 2025 swearing these had no volcanic origin)https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/environment/1260409/scientist-reassuring-on-santorini-quakes-as-tremors-continue
NWS: Rainfall reports and radar estimates (shaded map) are displayed below for the Southern Plains heavy rain event. Several locations saw 5-7 " rainfall accumulations, leading to several flash flood warnings and a flash flood emergency.#TXwx #floodi
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
NWS: Rainfall reports and radar estimates (shaded map) are displayed below for the Southern Plains heavy rain event. Several locations saw 5-7 " rainfall accumulations, leading to several flash flood warnings and a flash flood emergency.#TXwx #floodi
Not a lot of crashes up here right now, but some vehicles off the road. Two Tesla's, a BMW... Something else into a ditch. 11/20/25 20:54PT #rain #CAwx
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Not a lot of crashes up here right now, but some vehicles off the road. Two Tesla's, a BMW... Something else into a ditch. 11/20/25 20:54PT #rain #CAwx
Ugly Sweater Fire 🤪 (Prescribed Burn)#wildfires #ORwx
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Ugly Sweater Fire 🤪 (Prescribed Burn)#wildfires #ORwx
Ventura and LA County raining again. #Rain #CAwx
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Ventura and LA County raining again. #Rain #CAwx
Great article in ArcGIS ArcUser about using mapping to respond to a 10,000 year flood.(Disclaimer: this is what I am currently doing 9-5, not with ArcGIS or this project, but building mapping software to respond to climate change driven weather disas
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Great article in ArcGIS ArcUser about using mapping to respond to a 10,000 year flood.(Disclaimer: this is what I am currently doing 9-5, not with ArcGIS or this project, but building mapping software to respond to climate change driven weather disas
Ah, yesterday's rock slide at Yerba Buena and the PCH. Unfortunately public agencies still just posting to FB mostly. #VenturaCounty #rain #CAwx
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Ah, yesterday's rock slide at Yerba Buena and the PCH. Unfortunately public agencies still just posting to FB mostly. #VenturaCounty #rain #CAwx
#LosAngeles #SanDiego #rain #flooding #CAwx Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 1230NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD1053 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025Areas affected...portions of southern CaliforniaConcerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding po
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
#LosAngeles #SanDiego #rain #flooding #CAwx Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 1230NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD1053 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025Areas affected...portions of southern CaliforniaConcerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding po
This is so strange, Malibu trying to get bids for third party people to run its EOC in the case of a disaster/emergency. I really do wonder how they expect people to parachute in -- during the middle of a catastrophic disaster -- and figure out how t
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
This is so strange, Malibu trying to get bids for third party people to run its EOC in the case of a disaster/emergency. I really do wonder how they expect people to parachute in -- during the middle of a catastrophic disaster -- and figure out how t
🥶 #CAwx #LosAngelesCounty #VenturaCounty #SantaBarbaraCounty
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
🥶 #CAwx #LosAngelesCounty #VenturaCounty #SantaBarbaraCounty
Status: rainy. #rain #CAwx #VenturaCounty
November 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Status: rainy. #rain #CAwx #VenturaCounty
Washington Post: FEMA leader resigns after short tenure and criticism for being inaccessible during Texas floodsDavid Richardson resigned as acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to sources familiar with the situation, en
November 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Washington Post: FEMA leader resigns after short tenure and criticism for being inaccessible during Texas floodsDavid Richardson resigned as acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to sources familiar with the situation, en
Looks like 28 structures destroyed, 5 damaged. 🙏 McGee Creek looks to have been absolutely impacted.(Source: CALFIRE)https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/11/13/pack-fire#PackFire
November 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Looks like 28 structures destroyed, 5 damaged. 🙏 McGee Creek looks to have been absolutely impacted.(Source: CALFIRE)https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/11/13/pack-fire#PackFire
Updated acreage on the Pack Fire in Mono County is now 1999.6 acres.#PackFire #wildfires #CAwx #MonoCounty
November 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Updated acreage on the Pack Fire in Mono County is now 1999.6 acres.#PackFire #wildfires #CAwx #MonoCounty
Modified (downgraded) evacuations for the Park Fire in Mono County. as of 11/16/25 11:28PT"...An evacuation warning is now in place for your zone. You may return home but remain alert to warnings and be ready to evacuate should conditions change. Hw
November 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Modified (downgraded) evacuations for the Park Fire in Mono County. as of 11/16/25 11:28PT"...An evacuation warning is now in place for your zone. You may return home but remain alert to warnings and be ready to evacuate should conditions change. Hw
Hmm, more rain for my area! Very interesting weather. Basically springtime rain conditions we'd normally get in March/April? #CAwx #ThousandOaks #ConejoValleyhttps://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=34.202591&lon=-118.875744
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Hmm, more rain for my area! Very interesting weather. Basically springtime rain conditions we'd normally get in March/April? #CAwx #ThousandOaks #ConejoValleyhttps://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=34.202591&lon=-118.875744
Oooh, this looks like it was very useful to these residents, post-disaster maps (printed out) with imaging, so people could look and understand what happened in their neighborhood. #DisasterRecovery #disasters
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Oooh, this looks like it was very useful to these residents, post-disaster maps (printed out) with imaging, so people could look and understand what happened in their neighborhood. #DisasterRecovery #disasters
Hmm, flooding in Camarillo. Also, PulsePoint is way behind the actual calls. #Camarillo #flooding #CAwx
November 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Hmm, flooding in Camarillo. Also, PulsePoint is way behind the actual calls. #Camarillo #flooding #CAwx
Oh my, 19 cars stuck now, if I read this report correctly. #mudslide #malibu #rain #CAwx
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Oh my, 19 cars stuck now, if I read this report correctly. #mudslide #malibu #rain #CAwx
0.73 inches in 1 hour near Corral Canyon (Malibu), which would explain the people stranded in a mudslide near there.11/15/25 1951PT #Malibu #rain #CAwx
November 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
0.73 inches in 1 hour near Corral Canyon (Malibu), which would explain the people stranded in a mudslide near there.11/15/25 1951PT #Malibu #rain #CAwx
Long night ahead for 3 vehicles stuck south of the tunnels in Malibu Canyon. Stuck in a mud slide. Fire department unable to get out there.11/15/25 1936PT #Malibu #mudslide #rain #CAwx
November 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Long night ahead for 3 vehicles stuck south of the tunnels in Malibu Canyon. Stuck in a mud slide. Fire department unable to get out there.11/15/25 1936PT #Malibu #mudslide #rain #CAwx