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@aral@mastodon.ar.al 3 hours ago

This could hang in a galactic museum as a one-photo summary of the human race and its eventual extinction. @Grrr https://mstdn.fr/@Grrr/116979861291321915

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@Npars01@mstdn.social 1 hour ago

Wildfires contaminate water supply for two years afterwards. Awful cancer causing chemicals like benzene.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/11/nx-s1-5254227/la-fires-palisades-water-advisories

https://theconversation.com/wildfires-can-contaminate-drinking-water-systems-with-harmful-chemicals-heres-what-los-angeles-needs-to-know-247146

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/for-cities-facing-wildfires-contaminated-drinking-water-is-a-growing-concern

https://theconversation.com/wildfires-can-leave-toxic-drinking-water-behind-heres-how-to-protect-the-public-146160

The fossil fuel industry needs to be phased out urgently.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8370107/

https://fsri.org/research-update/journal-articles-investigate-water-system-contamination-after-wildfires

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/paradise-wildfires-water-contamination-benzene-1.5104881

https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aws2.1183

https://cen.acs.org/environment/water/wildfires-contaminate-drinking-water/100/i20

Chemical & Engineering News

How wildfires can contaminate drinking water

New research shows that the heat causes volatile organic compounds to leach out of plastic service line pipes into water

https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aws2.1183

Learn About Water System Contamination After Wildfires

Two peer-reviewed journal articles investigate volatile organic compound contamination after water system depressurization.

The Conversation

Wildfires can leave toxic drinking water behind – here’s how to protect the public

Two environmental engineers say governments need to do more to protect people from possible water contamination after wildfires.

For cities facing wildfires, contaminated drinking water is a growing concern

Last week, Pasadena Water and Power issued a “Do Not Drink” notice to about a third of its customers for the first time since it began distributing water more than a century ago.

The Conversation

Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know

Fires can make drinking water, and the water pipes and tanks themselves, unsafe. A researcher who has worked with communities after several wildfires explains why, and what to do.

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@floridamarx@mastodon.social 2 hours ago

@aral @Grrr It is deeply sad that we are creating the conditions for our own extinction so a handful of people can have superyachts. Their luxury bunkers won’t save them. Capitalism is irrational. The absurdity is absolutely crushing.