Robert W. Gray
Wildland fire ecologist working with Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in western North America to build a healthy, resilient environment for future generations.
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayIt's webinar season & the Missoula Fire Sciences Lab's seminar series is back! Find the evolving list of presentations and register here: buff.ly/qxTDuVN
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayProfessional athletes are being advised not to leave the hotel or go anywhere without their passports while visiting Minnesota. This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup. Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
- Reposted by Robert W. Graysubstack.com/@cliffsedge/... Thus is platinum! 👏👏👏👏⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayI’m running for Congress in NY-12, my home. We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss. We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
- Reposted by Robert W. Graynothing to see here
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayThe Lower 48 average was 0.8F above the 1991-2020 normal.
- Reposted by Robert W. GraySeriously worried about the upcoming fire season, particularly in light of budget cuts to forest service and other disaster preparedness response/organizations, plus the complete and total absence of FEMA. We have almost no snowpack much fuel growth. Nightmares. weatherwest.com/archives/43686
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayCarney: "In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayNot a single day in 2025 was cooler than the 1991-2020 average, on a global scale. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
- Reposted by Robert W. Gray2025 was an exceptional year for the Earth's climate ⬆️ Warmest ocean heat content ⬆️ Tied as second warmest surface temps ⬆️ Second warmest troposphere ⬆️ Record high sea level and GHGs ⬇️ Record low winter Arctic ice New State of the Climate over at Carbon Brief: www.carbonbrief.org/...
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayWell, it's now official (per NOAA): Dec (and Nov-Dec) 2025 were the warmest such periods on record for Western U.S. (and also for most individual Western states). It has been an extraordinarily sustained period of winter warmth, and this eerily balmy winter continues into Jan.
- Reposted by Robert W. Gray“The proliferation of illegal guns from the United States has fueled bloodshed in Canadian cities and even in remote northern communities. It has brought the kind of random gun violence rarely seen before… Homicides have spiked in Canada in the past decade, most of them from guns”
- Reposted by Robert W. Gray1/3 In our new peer-reviewed paper, we estimate that aboveground forest carbon storage is projected to decrease by 18% (796 Tg C) under +2°C climate warming in the western US. 🧪🌍 This has big implications for carbon offset programs! Next slide, please ...
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayAn absolute must-read from WSJ. Not surprisingly the Ukraine "peace deal" is all about making Trump and his buddies even richer. Ukraine is just a side show. ⏬️
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- “Essentially, the automated algorithm takes long-term rainfall and streamflow data and identifies and separates out individual rainfall events and the resulting surges of water in the stream,” www.usu.edu/today/story/...
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayDonald Trump said “quiet piggy” to a female reporter because she dared to ask about the Epstein files, and as bad as that is, the fact that none of her colleagues defended her, is even worse.
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- Reposted by Robert W. Gray81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayWant to work in wildfire and train for hotshot status? Our Pecos River crew based out of Las Vegas, N.M., is hiring for a variety of positions. Get great benefits and join a committed wildland firefighting force! Positions close Nov. 18. Apply at emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/join.
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayMikie Sherrill will be the next governor of New Jersey, reports Decision Desk.
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayWow, as of this morning The Last Republican has risen to #7 on Apple TV
- Thinking outside the tinderbox www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/202...
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayThe foreign christianist fascist insurgency, with Trump as champion, are boldly out in the open in Canada now. This will only get worse if we allow it. We've already seen the US version so we know how the plot unfolds. #cdnpoli
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayA must-read from the @washingtonpost.com's @sadbumblebee.buzz on the cultural burning resurgence taking place in N California. We have a terrible relationship with fire, but the Karuk, Yurok and others show us that a better relationship is possible. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
- A new Nature study projects wildfire smoke will cause 71,000 excess deaths annually in the U.S. by 2050, representing $608 billion in damages that exceed all other estimated climate costs combined. news.mongabay.com/2025/10/wild...
- What happens when a critical sector like forestry, the backbone of so many rural communities in western Canada, is no longer viable or sustainable because so much standing and future volume has been lost to wildfires? www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayEnvironmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says @eea.europa.eu report - EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’ #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayRegistration for RX-310 is now open and includes full access to @fireecology 2025 Fire Congress. We hope this course creates an opportunity for practitioners and managers who might not otherwise be able to attend the Congress. Register now! afefirecongress.org/registration...
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayOur paper takes a close look at managing designated wilderness in an era of unprecedented change. Please check it out. A great achievement by lead author @clareboe.bsky.social! 🧪🌍🔥
- Reposted by Robert W. Gray"Worldwide, we estimate that 82,100 people died prematurely attributable to chronic smoke exposure from the 2023 Canadian wildfires. Of these deaths, 41,900 (95% CI, 28,400–55,400) occurred in North America, including 33,000 in the USA and 8,300 in Canada."
- From 2020 through 2024, US workers in the retail, wholesale, transportation, construction, mining and agriculture industries alone lost $1.1 trillion in wages because of exposure to wildfire smoke, according to a new estimate by Bloomberg Intelligence. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayCalifornia firefighters are mounting extraordinary efforts to shield some of the planet’s most venerable trees from the Garnet Fire, which has burned over 55,000 acres in the Sierra National Forest.
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayThis is fine -dot- gif
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayIf you've seen this masterful documentary by Ken Burns, then you're not at all shocked at what RFKjr/Trump/Miller et. al. are trying to pull. Full length and free on YouTube. #PublicHealth #Quackery #Racism #AmericanExperience #PBS
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayCalifornia Interagency Incident Management Team 7 conspired with ICE to arrest firefighters and stop firefighting response operations fighting the Bear Gulch fires outside of Seattle.
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayExtreme fire weather conditions now 40 times more likely because of climate change. www.climatechangepost.com/news/climate...
- ...what they’ve found reveals an evolving landscape, where unburned trees in the fire scars have succumbed to the delayed effects of the fires and will likely continue to die off. www.opb.org/article/2025...
- The additional 409 deaths that were excluded from official death records likely resulted from...lung or heart conditions due to increased exposure to air pollution, as well as indirect factors such as disruptions in other critical healthcare or mental health emergencies... www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
- Reposted by Robert W. Grayapnews.com/article/immi...: Oregon firefighter arrested by Border Patrol during wildfire was on track for legal status
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayPro-racism activism from EO Wilson. If you know anything about Rushton, you know that by 1989, it was very obvious to anyone with eyes that he was a raving racist.
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- A new piece I wrote appearing in FOREIGN AFFAIRS today www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/warn...
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayICE arrested firefighters *battling an active wildfire* www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayWhenever a story appears about increasing risk of wildfires, some helpful chap always likes to comment “that global burned area is declining so stop being alarmist.” A new paper explains the paradox. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #climatechange #wildfire #fireweather
- I'm sorry, public education and FireSmart are not going to enable us to get ahead of this crisis. This a fuels and fire effects crisis; the more we burn the worse the cultural, social, economic and environmental impacts. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
- Reposted by Robert W. GraySpain is deploying 500 more soldiers to battle wildfires that have torn through parched woodland during a prolonged spell of scorching weather.
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayThose Democrats who are telling us that the midterms will save us are lulling us into disaster. Elections are important, but only when accompanied by an enormous mass movement. Otherwise, the elections won't matter.
- There is so much wrong with this piece that I'm not sure where to begin. Confusing vegetation conditions between Australia and Canada for one (regrowing vegetation becomes less flammable in many cases due to physiological and phenological changes after fire). www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayThe article said it: “More drought and extreme heat, forest fires are starting earlier in the year.” But it never used the words #climatechange. Attribution studies show January fires are now 35% more likely in our warmed world. That’s the missing connection.
- Reposted by Robert W. Gray#NewBrunswick reporting 39 active wildfires; seven out of control www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new...
- Reposted by Robert W. GraySpain deploys nearly 2,000 soldiers to tackle major wildfires www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e... #ClimateCrisis #Heatwave #Wildfire #Castile #Leon #Spain #Europe
- Reposted by Robert W. Gray🔴⚠️🔥🇪🇸 Frightening evolution of #IFSeadurLarouco that has grown from 6000Ha to 15000Ha in 24hrs. This is the first 🛰️ Landsat - 8 📸 captured on August 17 and showing the pyrocumulonimbus developing from the the northern fire front along almost 20km. #Climateemergency
- Reposted by Robert W. Gray🇺🇸 @atrupar.com & @nberlat.bsky.social : “Newsom’s threat to retaliate is not a divisive attack on good governance. It is the only hope for democracy— Dems cannot hide behind neutrality & fairness as MAGA incinerates the remaining tatters of our republic.” www.publicnotice.co/p/gavin-news...
- Reposted by Robert W. Gray"Democrats cannot and should not hide behind neutrality and fairness as MAGA incinerates the remaining tatters of our republic." Some excellent comments on the efforts of Gov. Newsom and others and why it is the right move. The latest from @nberlat.bsky.social...
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayResearch reveals global increase in wildfires due to climate change despite human interventions #ClimateChange #wildfires www.pressenza.com/2025/08/rese...
- Reposted by Robert W. Gray"Newsom’s threat to retaliate in kind is not a divisive attack on good governance. It is, instead, the only hope for democracy. Bipartisanship right now is appeasement. Democrats cannot and should not hide behind neutrality and fairness as MAGA incinerates the remaining tatters of our republic."
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayPublic Notice nails it again.
- A new study by the Barcelona Institute, provides strong evidence that PM2.5 from wildfires poses a greater mortality risk than non-fire-related particles. The results also indicate that mortality associated with wildfire smoke may be underestimated by 93%. medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08...
- Reposted by Robert W. GrayNew: My investigation into why a 2020 California law mandating ember-resistant zones around homes in wildfire areas hasn't been implemented. As climate threats accelerate, what aesthetic price are Californians prepared to pay to protect their communities? Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
