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Krista West, Ph.D.

@rsfirenerd.bsky.social

πŸ”₯πŸ—ΊοΈ Pyrogeographer. πŸ›°οΈπŸ›©οΈπŸ”₯ #RemoteSensing of #Wildfire. β€οΈπŸš’ Passionate about finding ways to help emergency responders. πŸ“£ #SciComm πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» https://www.kristaleewest.com/ πŸ“ Colorado, USA

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😯 I’m intrigued, @bsky.app

23.01.2026 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today’s date was so familiar. And then it hit me. πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈπŸ˜†

09.12.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, that means so much. πŸ₯ΉπŸ₯°

09.12.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heck yeah! πŸ‘ŠπŸ”₯

09.12.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘©β€πŸŽ“ Two years ago today.
Time flies when you’re having fun. 😁

09.12.2025 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous! Love the silhouettes of the trees and then that beautiful red aurora.

13.11.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Stunning! I haven’t noticed any color here tonight. I’m glad you get to enjoy a second night of beautiful skies.

13.11.2025 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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😍 I unexpectedly had a chance to see the aurora borealis last night. It’s been a lifetime bucket list item for me to view it, so it was pretty amazing to be able to do so from Colorado. #ColorfulColorado

12.11.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 387    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

It is cloudy today.

(Wearing my remote sensing hat)

17.10.2025 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘©β€πŸ« Today is my 1st day teaching a course I built - Intro to #RemoteSensing - at @arizonastateuni.bsky.social. I appreciated the opportunity to build this new class & I look forward to working with the first group of students. A huge thank you to my ASU colleagues & the people who helped me get here.

15.10.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🐢 Abby wants to wish you a Happy #NationalDogDay. Share a picture of your pup with us.

26.08.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I went back to count syllables, just in case it actually was a haiku. πŸ™ƒ Bluesky will get there. 🀞

09.08.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mind thy eyebrows. πŸ˜‚

09.08.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#FirePrepFriday As someone who spends a decent amount of time thinking about wildfires, I know I can do more to be better prepared for one. I also want to encourage and empower others to prepare by demonstrating...

πŸ—“οΈπŸ”₯ For more information and my thoughts, check out this week’s blog post: kristaleewest.com/fireprepfriday.html

08.08.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A different kind of fire: new town hall series gets East Colorado Springs ready for wildfires The Colorado Springs Fire Department introduces the concept of Prairie Land Urban Interface (PUI) to educate east side residents about unique grassland fire risks and safety measures.

πŸ—“οΈπŸ”₯ It’s Week 15 of the #FirePrepFriday series.

Does your community offer educational events to help you prepare for wildfire? I attended a CSFD Living with Wildfire meeting this week, and it was excellent.

I was also interviewed by KOAA News5: www.koaa.com/news/wildfir...

08.08.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Love it! Yeah, there are a lot of clever ones. Definitely fun gift ideas.

05.08.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think it suits everyone! 😁

05.08.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘š If you want your own Pyrogeographer (or Biologist, Chemist, Computer Scientist, Data Scientist, Ecologist, Engineer, Geologist, Mathematician, Meteorologist, Neuroscientist, Paleontologist, Physicist, etc.) or other science-themed shirt, check out:

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05.08.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“Έ I decided it’s time for a #NewProfilePic.

#Pyrogeographer

04.08.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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#FirePrepFriday As someone who spends a decent amount of time thinking about wildfires, I know I can do more to be better prepared for one. I also want to encourage and empower others to prepare by demonstrating...

πŸ—“οΈπŸ”₯ I recently experienced this situation myself, so navigate to the blog to read my story:
kristaleewest.com/fireprepfriday.html

01.08.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—“οΈπŸ”₯ It’s Week 14 of the #FirePrepFriday series.

We discussed how to prepare for fire and how to react to an evacuation alert, but do you know what to do if you’re the first one to identify an ignition that could potentially result in a wildfire?

01.08.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So Mappy! πŸŸπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

12.07.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚πŸ€£ That’s awesome. I’m not even in the planetary sciences field, but I totally want to start telling people β€œI went to Pluto and no one there knew you.”

12.07.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—“οΈπŸ”₯ It’s Week 13 of the #FirePrepFriday series.

We reached the last of the Six P’s of Evacuation - β€œPlastic” and Cash.

Figure out the best way to have money available when it’s time to evacuate. Check the blog for more:
kristaleewest.com/fireprepfriday.html

04.07.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—“οΈπŸ”₯ It’s Week 12 of the #FirePrepFriday series.

Consider the fifth of the Six P’s of Evacuation - Personal Computer, Hard Drive, and Disks.

Check out the associated blog post and let me know how you plan to tackle this one:
kristaleewest.com/fireprepfriday.html

27.06.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The topographic Stan Smith ones are pretty amazing, though. 🀩

26.06.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, Dr. Wu! And thank you for building and sharing this incredible resource.

25.06.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely! I used gorilla tape to re-attach the soles that separated from my boots mid-hike. It did the trick. πŸ˜…

21.06.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—“οΈπŸ”₯ It’s Week 11 of the #FirePrepFriday series.

Take time to think about the fourth of the Six P’s of Evacuation - Pictures and Irreplaceable Memorabilia.

Visit my website for the associated blog post and tell me what inanimate item you refuse to leave behind:
kristaleewest.com/fireprepfriday.html

20.06.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love Landsat! Thanks, Mike.

17.06.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0