Jeva Lange 🫎
@jeva.bsky.social
Writes about climate & culture for Heatmap.news | Hiking, running, mountains, boats, nonfiction books, long movies | On maternity leave until ‘26 |📍 Seattle/Queens
My Seattle suburb’s neighborhood Facebook group is doing a survey of what people think would improve the town and all the responses are like, “more parking” 😐
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
My Seattle suburb’s neighborhood Facebook group is doing a survey of what people think would improve the town and all the responses are like, “more parking” 😐
A weird thing about my schooling is I completely missed ever learning about the American Revolution in a classroom, so aside from what I’ve picked up from reading histories of New York and the like, stitching it all together with Burns’ doc is very fun! (Also yayyyy PBS!)
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A weird thing about my schooling is I completely missed ever learning about the American Revolution in a classroom, so aside from what I’ve picked up from reading histories of New York and the like, stitching it all together with Burns’ doc is very fun! (Also yayyyy PBS!)
Sleeping for more than six hours is CRAZY. That’s SO LONG. Imagine how good more than six hours of sleep would feel!!!
November 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Sleeping for more than six hours is CRAZY. That’s SO LONG. Imagine how good more than six hours of sleep would feel!!!
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dystopian ass weather report
Chicago may experience less tear gas use as Operation Midway Blitz winds down. Cold and wet weather reduce effectiveness, while wind adds unpredictability.
Wind, cold temps can change the impact of tear gas and pepper balls, experts say
chicago.suntimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
dystopian ass weather report
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Nuke the industry from orbit.
Jesus Christ.
November 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Nuke the industry from orbit.
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NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
My mom is running late to her friend’s surgery because her commuter ferry is surrounded by orcas. Seattle problems!
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
My mom is running late to her friend’s surgery because her commuter ferry is surrounded by orcas. Seattle problems!
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Every GD day as an historian. We are speakers for the dead.
You ever think about how we’re born knowing absolutely nothing and we have to spend literally our whole lives learning — AKA catching up on at least the outlines of what everyone who came before us either did or figured out — and if we’re lucky, we get to add a little bit to that, and then we die?
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Every GD day as an historian. We are speakers for the dead.
They warn you about sleep deprivation and losing your identity when you have a newborn but not about the suffocating weight of human history and the early morning meditations on our fleeting mortality
Oops! All existential crises!
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
They warn you about sleep deprivation and losing your identity when you have a newborn but not about the suffocating weight of human history and the early morning meditations on our fleeting mortality
You ever think about how we’re born knowing absolutely nothing and we have to spend literally our whole lives learning — AKA catching up on at least the outlines of what everyone who came before us either did or figured out — and if we’re lucky, we get to add a little bit to that, and then we die?
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
You ever think about how we’re born knowing absolutely nothing and we have to spend literally our whole lives learning — AKA catching up on at least the outlines of what everyone who came before us either did or figured out — and if we’re lucky, we get to add a little bit to that, and then we die?
I follow an Australian small biz that sells (great) breastfeeding bracelets on Instagram and they made an advocacy post about what moms *really* want for Cyber Monday & it’s wild to see what gets reached for in a society that has already met basic needs like parental leave & universal healthcare! 🫠
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I follow an Australian small biz that sells (great) breastfeeding bracelets on Instagram and they made an advocacy post about what moms *really* want for Cyber Monday & it’s wild to see what gets reached for in a society that has already met basic needs like parental leave & universal healthcare! 🫠
Happy Galloping Gertie Day to all who celebrate
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Happy Galloping Gertie Day to all who celebrate
We went to our first movie today!!!
November 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
We went to our first movie today!!!
Being a baby has got to be so hard. The only thing you can say is “do something!!!” but it comes out “wahhhHHHHHhhh!!!” so no one knows exactly what that something is. People are always putting you in goofy outfits with animal faces on the feet. You just get set places and have to deal.
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Being a baby has got to be so hard. The only thing you can say is “do something!!!” but it comes out “wahhhHHHHHhhh!!!” so no one knows exactly what that something is. People are always putting you in goofy outfits with animal faces on the feet. You just get set places and have to deal.
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This is a really good idea (especially because many non-profit newsrooms like us over at @highlandscurrent.bsky.social have matching grants through the end of the year thanks to NewsMatch.)
Everybody come back here on Nov. 30th and recommend a news outlet that you think people should subscribe to!
Everybody come back here on Nov. 30th and recommend a news outlet that you think people should subscribe to!
This year, we’ve gotta do Subscription Sunday between Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday!!!
November 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
This is a really good idea (especially because many non-profit newsrooms like us over at @highlandscurrent.bsky.social have matching grants through the end of the year thanks to NewsMatch.)
Everybody come back here on Nov. 30th and recommend a news outlet that you think people should subscribe to!
Everybody come back here on Nov. 30th and recommend a news outlet that you think people should subscribe to!
In case you weren’t already feeling bad about the state of media, my husband tutors high-achieving students and had to explain to a ninth grader recently the difference between a newspaper and a magazine
November 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM
In case you weren’t already feeling bad about the state of media, my husband tutors high-achieving students and had to explain to a ninth grader recently the difference between a newspaper and a magazine
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Great collection of articles about how wildfires could fundamentally remake vast swaths of US life
Including looks at the insurance challenges compelling relocation, the tricky ways to order evacuations & the reality that many people are stuck in place
Including looks at the insurance challenges compelling relocation, the tricky ways to order evacuations & the reality that many people are stuck in place
In case you missed it — I spent my last trimester working on this package for @heatmap.news on what happens after wildfires, from rebuilding to relocating. Grateful to all the survivors, hotshots, and fire experts who spoke to me for it, and proud of what came together!
heatmap.news/the-aftermath
heatmap.news/the-aftermath
The Aftermath
How to live with wildfires
heatmap.news
October 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Great collection of articles about how wildfires could fundamentally remake vast swaths of US life
Including looks at the insurance challenges compelling relocation, the tricky ways to order evacuations & the reality that many people are stuck in place
Including looks at the insurance challenges compelling relocation, the tricky ways to order evacuations & the reality that many people are stuck in place
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I actually worked on this project with Dan Efseaff, parks director of the town of #ParadiseCalifornla, my colIeagues at the @consbio.bsky.social and #TheNatureConservancy. The world doesn’t have to be this way, or keep burning this way. We can change it with imagination and learning collaboratively.
Aaaand finally, we have my interview with the director of the Paradise, California, Recreation and Park District who is using his limited power and funding to prevent a catastrophe from striking the town again heatmap.news/the-aftermat...
The ‘Buffer’ That Can Protect a Town from Wildfires
Paradise, California, is snatching up high-risk properties to create a defensive perimeter and prevent the town from burning again.
heatmap.news
October 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I actually worked on this project with Dan Efseaff, parks director of the town of #ParadiseCalifornla, my colIeagues at the @consbio.bsky.social and #TheNatureConservancy. The world doesn’t have to be this way, or keep burning this way. We can change it with imagination and learning collaboratively.
In case you missed it — I spent my last trimester working on this package for @heatmap.news on what happens after wildfires, from rebuilding to relocating. Grateful to all the survivors, hotshots, and fire experts who spoke to me for it, and proud of what came together!
heatmap.news/the-aftermath
heatmap.news/the-aftermath
The Aftermath
How to live with wildfires
heatmap.news
October 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
In case you missed it — I spent my last trimester working on this package for @heatmap.news on what happens after wildfires, from rebuilding to relocating. Grateful to all the survivors, hotshots, and fire experts who spoke to me for it, and proud of what came together!
heatmap.news/the-aftermath
heatmap.news/the-aftermath
Got back from my first night out since having the baby and the game is still on??? What’d I miss
October 28, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Got back from my first night out since having the baby and the game is still on??? What’d I miss
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I thought someone put a KKK hood on the local cow statue and then realized it’s supposed to be a ghost lol
October 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I thought someone put a KKK hood on the local cow statue and then realized it’s supposed to be a ghost lol
IT’S HERE 🔥
Today, @heatmap.news published The Aftermath, a masterful series from @jeva.bsky.social on how the US is learning to live with wildfires, incl. stories on improving evacuations, contemplating relocation, lessons from hotshots, and fires that never made headlines heatmap.news/the-aftermath
The Aftermath
How to live with wildfires
heatmap.news
October 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
IT’S HERE 🔥
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Think of all of the catastrophe that hit Western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Now consider that was after the hurricane went over hundreds of miles of land first. Haiti and Jamaica are going to be, comparatively, hit straight on.
October 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Think of all of the catastrophe that hit Western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Now consider that was after the hurricane went over hundreds of miles of land first. Haiti and Jamaica are going to be, comparatively, hit straight on.
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I can't speak to Jamaica, but I can speak to Haiti. Haiti is incredibly mountainous. The tallest mountain in North Carolina (referencing cause of Helene) is Mount Mitchell at 6,684 feet. The tallest mountain in Haiti is Pik Lasel it is 8,793 ft
October 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I can't speak to Jamaica, but I can speak to Haiti. Haiti is incredibly mountainous. The tallest mountain in North Carolina (referencing cause of Helene) is Mount Mitchell at 6,684 feet. The tallest mountain in Haiti is Pik Lasel it is 8,793 ft