Climate Change, Politics & the LA Wildfire Crisis

Key resources used to build this episode* “The Santa Anas” by Joan Didion* Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Collection of essays by Joan Didion* Currently Active Incidents, Cal Fire* “Global and Regional Trends and Drivers of Fire Under Climate Change”, Advancing Earth and Space Sciences* “Spreading like Wildfire: The Rising Threat of Extraordinary Landscape Fires” - UNEP & GRID-Ardenal Report* “Wildfire climate connection”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration* U.S. Drought Monitor, California* “Chinatown”, Film by Roman Polanski (1974)* "Pistachio Wars", Film by Yasha Levine and Rowan Wernham* “The pistachio billionaires who guzzle more water than all of LA”* “Meet the California Couple Who Uses More Water Than Every Home in Los Angeles Combined”, 2016 investigation Report by Mother Jones* “Quiet Fire”, The Nature Conservancy* 1850 California Act for the Government and Protection of Indians* “Global warming fuels bark beetles, tree-killing menaces”, Yale Climate Connections* How the Indigenous practice of ‘good fire’ can help our forests thrive, University of California* “Illilouette Creek Basin Research and Publications”, UC Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources* “Wildfire and the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)”, U.S. Fire Administration* “Acorns and Native American Culture“, Visit California* “Why is Los Angeles on fire?”, The Take, Al Jazeera Podcast* “People, climate change make even forests carbon emitters”, AL Jazeera* “The great hypocrisy of California using Indigenous practices to curb wildfires“, Vox Archives* “Climate Change & Environment Nexus Brief: Biodiversity and Sustainable Development”, weADAPTMENTAL HEALTH & CHILD CARE RESOURCES* Integrative Psychotherapy Group, at (310) 461-4393 or [email protected] or visit their online website.* PTSD: National Center for PTSD, at 800-698-2411 or Contact online through Ask VA* California Hope, at (833) 317-HOPE or visit CalHope.org* Bounceback Now (mobile app) at +1 888-889-1109 or email [email protected] or visit https://www.bouncebacknow.org/contact/* LA County 24/7 Mental Health Helpline: Call 800-854-7771 for immediate assistance* National Child Traumatic Stress Network at (310) 235-2633 or email [email protected].* Nicole Arzt, a Long Beach-based therapist, is also compiling a list of providers offering pro bono therapy* YMCA OF METROPOLITAN LOS ANGELES, Contact [email protected]* Free Cribs – Babyletto_____LTB Recipe Lab (Look for the Highlight on Chaani’s Instagram page )https://www.instagram.com/chaani22?igsh=MW9zcHoyMTltZW5wcw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr______The LTB Podcast is also available on the links below Subscribe to the LOCS-TALK & BARREL Podcast on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@LTB_PodcastSubscribe to the LOCS-TALK & BARREL Podcast on Spotify -Subscribe to the LOCS-TALK & BARREL Podcast on Apple Podcast - Follow Chaani Srivastava on LinkedInThanks for reading LOCS-TALK & BARREL - with Chaani Srivastava! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaanisrivastava.substack.com