What turns a wildfire into a disaster, and where does climate change come in? I break it down here ... https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:u3qtwr3xni67et44ip5vov2z&cid=bafkreig5dutaomr5c2jjbbyf2j7kjhq5kuykwweus7yntz5f7uvlbxnctq

As climate change increases the risk of dry conditions and fire weather, fires across western NAm are bigger, more dangerous, and burning greater area. It’s the difference between accidentally dropping a match into a pile of green, wet wood versus dropping it into a stack of bone dry kindling. https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:u3qtwr3xni67et44ip5vov2z&cid=bafkreiftodkpemfgamssqrgeoy7egazyu4si2fvqi52tix5eltlhqsgyra

I compared 22 identical climate-related posts on Threads vs Bluesky over the last 3 months, and the difference is shocking. Normalized engagement on Threads dropped nearly 2/3 + my following dropped, while Bluesky engagement held steady + following quadrupled. What’s driving this? Read on! 🧵 [a monkey holding a smiley face...]( )