Notices by AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org), page 3

Salt Lake Tribune: ‘The situation is dire’: Lake Powell is heading for a record low as Colorado River states remain deadlocked

https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/03/25/how-colorado-river-states-feds-may/

#drought #climatecrisis #climateemergency

24 disaster declaration requests in process, curious how many of these will be denied. For those not familiar with FEMA, these all require a signature from the WH, which doesn't want FEMA to exist. I have never seen 24 of these in queue like this before, unsure if that's more disasters or these are bogged down.

#FEMA #disasters

Politico: It's 3 times harder for blue states to get disaster funding under Trump

The president has approved just 23 percent of blue state requests for disaster aid, compared to 89 percent for red states.

"...There has never been such a sharp partisan disparity in the approval of federal disaster funds since FEMA was created in 1979, according to a review of 2,500 natural disaster declarations by POLITICO’s E&E News.

The denials have blocked Democratic-led states from getting a total of $250 million in disaster aid that would have been approved by every previous president including Trump in his first term, E&E News found...."

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/23/trump-denies-disaster-aid-for-democratic-led-states-00831199?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQKNjYyODU2ODM3OQABHjVSibe6y29fPJwa7XV8VFCa9vYsUxOrraq7qBpQsDJNsTLKFx5B71Pu-kQi_aem_wHwNj_f60fa_dxJjqV2xjg

#FEMA #disasters #USpol

Not that I need any fridges, but it would be useful to learn how to fix the leaks and keep these things out of the landfill. Lots of them show up online here on Craigslist. (looks like if you have the right kind of equipment you can pressurize them and check for leaks using soapy water, and then seal the leaks with epoxy, then recharge once you know you have fixed the leak). #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle

#BikeTooter

(For the record, no actual influence on city policy, apparently these folks don't have any hobbies and file in for the open "public comment" time in the beginning of the meeting, quote scripture, someone made angry comments about Thomas Jefferson and "Separation of Church and State", more scripture quoting, and then after a bit file out... and they don't even live in the city. 🤔 )

At our city council meeting and the Christofascists are lobbying for making "In God We Trust" city policy. 🙄

Per article: “He burned to death at 5,000°F – a fire so hot his bones experienced thermal fracture,” reads the complaint from Sheehan’s family. The lawsuit contends Sheehan could have survived the crash, if he had been able to open the doors and escape the blaze, which flared to temperatures hotter than most cremation ovens. “The crash forces themselves were survivable,” the lawyers wrote.

The Guardian: Inside the fiery, deadly crashes involving the Tesla Cybertruck

"...Cybertrucks have locked passengers inside and burned so hot they’ve disintegrated drivers’ bones. Victims’ families blame what they say is the faulty design...“The body inside was severely burnt and was completely unidentifiable,” one officer wrote in his report. “You could see a pelvic spine and ribcage laying across the front two seats, mostly in the passenger seat,” another wrote..."

(CW: gory descriptions of what happens when people are incinerated to death in a Cybertruck)

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/18/tesla-cybertruck-crashes-battery-fires

#tesla #cybertruck #gory

Unfortunately, you know, this means that there will soon be a company selling "Freedom Routers" ostensibly made in the US, but actually smuggled in the back door and a big "Made in the USA" slapped on top of the "Made in China" label. 🤪

Gizmodo: FCC Bans All New Routers Not Made in America

https://gizmodo.com/fcc-bans-all-new-routers-not-made-in-america-2000737176

Wow, didn't see this reported, but relatives in Hawaii report that Kula hospital (Maui) was evacuated due to extensive water damage from flooding . #HIwx #Maui #disaster #flood

Aha, local coverage

HNN: Maui's Kula hospital relocates patients as extensive water damages the facility

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/video/2026/03/21/mauis-kula-hospital-relocates-patients-extensive-water-damages-facility/

The moment, as your car goes floating down the street, where you wish you had gone with the car rental company's Loss Damage Waiver (LDW), even though expensive.

#tourism #ClimateEmergency #Hawaii #HIwx

ABC7:LAX travelers say Hawaii rainfall, flooding is unlike anything they have experienced

https://abc7.com/post/los-angeles-travelers-coming-back-hawaii-say-rainfall-flooding-is-unlike-anything-have-experienced/18749058/

#HIwx #disasters #flooding

Boy, that is a lot of structures to be affected by that flooding.

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/frightening-north-shore-floodwaters-forced-hundreds-to-flee/

#Haleiwa #Hawaii #HIwx #flooding

@steter ROBOT! ROBOT! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!

Hmm, Foster City (the entire city) is down due to a cyberattack.

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/bay-area-city-cyberattack-22091765.php

#cybersecurity

SFGate: I tried living the park ranger fantasy and spent most of it picking up garbage

A new video game simulates park ranger life — and its unglamorous reality

https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/national-park-video-game-22085653.php

#NationalParks #videogames

CNN: Trump administration will pay a French company $1 billion in taxpayer funds to not build wind farms

https://lite.cnn.com/2026/03/23/climate/trump-totalenergies-offshore-wind-cancellation

#USpol #windenergy #climatecrisis

Wow, that is not good, not good at all. #LGA #aviation #emergency