https://padlet.com/dillonkpb/19ltcuxqu5jl With wildfires happening more frequently and becoming more dangerous, the destruction and loss of life is increasing year by year. As this happens more and more, the thought of climate change having a major effect on fires is becoming more of a reality. The coverage of this ha bee widespread through social media in many different ways. en-us 2018-11-19 01:28:28 UTC 2025-03-16 02:59:10 UTC hello@padlet.com dillonkpb https://padlet.com/dillonkpb/19ltcuxqu5jl/wish/305759926 While visiting the sites of the fires, Mr. Trump states that a solution to the problems with the wild fires, is to "rake" the forest floors. This sparked a debate on television and over social media as to whether this is a plausible solution, which it is not. With the wide reach the president has, this quickly spreads and people who are not totally informed, or who only read the titles of articles, will be getting false information. ]]> 2018-11-19 03:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dillonkpb/19ltcuxqu5jl/wish/305759926 dillonkpb https://padlet.com/dillonkpb/19ltcuxqu5jl/wish/305762010 With the word quickly spreading about Donalds remarks, "memes" has surfaced and even tho they care comical, the are using the same hashtags as other posts directly related to the wild fires. with the more traction they get, the more they show up on the feed, possibly taking away spotlight away form the important updates or information people could be posting.]]> 2018-11-19 03:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dillonkpb/19ltcuxqu5jl/wish/305762010 dillonkpb https://padlet.com/dillonkpb/19ltcuxqu5jl/wish/305764009 While the fires are becoming more controlled, new info about missing people is surfacing, that leads to more coverage and hopefully it drives people to go help the rescue effort. Right now the search for wildfires is #1 in YouTubes search engine so that shows that people want to stay informed and are constantly checking up on the news. ]]> 2018-11-19 03:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dillonkpb/19ltcuxqu5jl/wish/305764009 dillonkpb https://padlet.com/dillonkpb/19ltcuxqu5jl/wish/305771717 there are many accounts on twitter sharing information to local residents on how to help and where they can find resources. one in particular is a place that takes in lost pets in hopes to reunite them with their owners. the more this is shared around, the more of a chance owners will see it and go to check to see if their pets are located there. ]]> 2018-11-19 04:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dillonkpb/19ltcuxqu5jl/wish/305771717 dillonkpb https://padlet.com/dillonkpb/19ltcuxqu5jl/wish/305772173 there has been dedicated facebook pages that are made for updating conditions on the wild fires. they post up to date news and info to try to keep the public and the residents of the areas informed so they can either try to help , or if need be get to safety. this is a much faster way to get the info rather than waiting for news channels on tv, they also share other posts form news accounts to keep people in the loop.  ]]> 2018-11-19 04:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dillonkpb/19ltcuxqu5jl/wish/305772173 dillonkpb https://padlet.com/dillonkpb/19ltcuxqu5jl/wish/305772887 the popular tv channel, Discovery tweets out a link to donate to the disaster relief for the wild fire victims. they also added info as to what us going on, with up to date stats and info so people know that their donations are going to actually be used. ]]> 2018-11-19 04:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dillonkpb/19ltcuxqu5jl/wish/305772887 dillonkpb https://padlet.com/dillonkpb/19ltcuxqu5jl/wish/305773658 the popular youtube channel, H3H3 talks about the fires on a podcast. they feature videos and news from the events. even tho they are more of a comical channel, they spread some light on the situation. with their huge audience, more and more people that might not have been aware of the situation now are and could possibly want to donate to the cause.]]> 2018-11-19 04:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dillonkpb/19ltcuxqu5jl/wish/305773658 dillonkpb https://padlet.com/dillonkpb/19ltcuxqu5jl/wish/305774465 if you search "California Wildfires" on facebook, a lot of up to date info is posted constantly from big news channels. there are a lot of groups on facebook that are related to the topic, where you can post about missing people and pets.

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