EthanBaron 🇨🇦🇺🇸

Sierra Nevada snowpack just 18% of normal — second-lowest in recorded history Sierra Nevada snowpack just 18% of normal — second-lowest in recorded history mercurynews.com/2026/04/01/sie…

big moment as far as future potential litigation (stock hasnt moved yet)

@nvolpewild 😍

The fishes of the Ecuadorian Amazon! 🌳 Tropical freshwater fish were my first love as a child, so it was an absolute DREAM come true to help survey the world's most biodiverse freshwater eco-system!🐟 Here is a poster I have made to donate to the local community who helped us!🥰

California’s snowpack is melting fast. Here’s why that matters for fire risk. An early-season heat wave is rapidly melting snow across the Sierra Nevada weeks ahead of normal. Right now, that snowmelt is helping keep vegetation moist. But less snow = earlier drying. Snowpack acts as a natural reservoir, slowly releasing water into spring and early summer. When it melts too quickly, grasses and brush dry out sooner. Experts warn that early snow loss increases the chance of earlier and longer periods of fire activity, especially if warm, dry conditions continue. What to watch for: ➤ Rapid snow loss in the Sierra ➤ Warming temperatures and wind ➤ Grasses curing earlier than normal California sees fire year-round, but these conditions can bring peak fire activity sooner. Now is the time to get ready: ➡ Clear defensible space ➡ Harden your home ➡ Make a wildfire action plan ➡ Pack a go-bag #CALFIRE #FireSafety #ReadySetGo #SierraNevada #Snowpack @CA_DWR

My latest for @TheEconomist, with reporting from Fizi, South Kivu. The scale of the humanitarian crisis is going unnoticed, given the territory's remoteness. Thousands upon thousands of people were fleeing the highlands, carrying meagre belongings. economist.com/middle-east-an…

@californiamag 😍 Alan Dundes

UC Berkeley’s folklore archive, located in the Anthropology and Art Practice Building on campus, holds one of the university's lesser-known but extensive collections.

yikes

@TheUnrealDougP @MikeIsaac @JamesFoleyFund Nice!

@ethanbaron @MikeIsaac My @JamesFoleyFund #IRunforJim runners

shoes like bumpers of half the chevy avalanches tailgating me on 101

$7 gas in Menlo Park, CA

@alexheard at least several days of 24-hour periods

How long has "kinetic fire" been a term the military uses, military experts?

Bad news

@jbillinson Now look what you've done, invoked Dragon Balls: mercurynews.com/2023/07/17/dra…

“In a 12-page written opinion, U.S. District Judge Dale Ho found ‘there is no duty to warn a consumer of the spice-associated risks that come with consuming salsa.’”

The official NOAA stats out this week confirm that winter 2025-26 was the warmest on record across a huge portion of the western and central U.S., which has contributed to extremely low mountain snowpack & worsened the CO River crisis. Meanwhile, record March heat is in forecast.

Lots of buzz online about an upcoming major March heatwave for the American SW & California. And in this case, it does indeed appear increasingly likely than an extremely anomalous and even record-breaking heatwave may envelop much of the SW about a week from now.

@a__tomala Counterpoint: hero

It’s pretty depressing that someone at A\ is willing to leak things like this. One of the reasons i respect A\ employees so much is because everyone i know there is extremely strict about not leaking any information. Shame that someone has betrayed the rest of the employees :(

@TheUnrealDougP @reflextv @JenGriffinFNC @johnsweeneyroar @ZarinaZabrisky @TarasSlawnych @markmackinnon I’m really sorry, Doug.

HEART BREAKING NEWS my dear friend #photojournalist #PaulConroy died today There are just no words I am beyond devastated @reflextv @JenGriffinFNC @johnsweeneyroar @ZarinaZabrisky @TarasSlawnych @markmackinnon

@bethwillon 👀 😱 instagram.com/p/DVL_1a0AqrA/…

So many things going wrong at California ski resorts lately.

on guard for thee

U. S. Army California National Guard and California Highway Patrol helicopters involved in an operation to recover bodies of skiers killed Tuesday in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, California