Krista West, Ph.D.

😯 I’m intrigued, @bsky.app

Today’s date was so familiar. And then it hit me. 🤦‍♀️😆

Thank you, that means so much. 🥹🥰

Heck yeah! 👊🔥

👩‍🎓 Two years ago today.
Time flies when you’re having fun. 😁

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

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

😍 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

It is cloudy today.

(Wearing my remote sensing hat)

👩‍🏫 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.

🐶 Abby wants to wish you a Happy #NationalDogDay. Share a picture of your pup with us.

I went back to count syllables, just in case it actually was a haiku. 🙃 Bluesky will get there. 🤞

Mind thy eyebrows. 😂

#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...

🗓️🔥 For more information and my thoughts, check out this week’s blog post: kristaleewest.com/fireprepfriday.html

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.

🗓️🔥 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...

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

I think it suits everyone! 😁

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📸 I decided it’s time for a #NewProfilePic.

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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...

🗓️🔥 I recently experienced this situation myself, so navigate to the blog to read my story:
kristaleewest.com/fireprepfriday.html

🗓️🔥 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?

So Mappy! 🐟🇬🇧

😂🤣 That’s awesome. I’m not even in the planetary sciences field, but I totally want to start telling people “I went to Pluto and no one there knew you.”

🗓️🔥 It’s Week 13 of the #FirePrepFriday series.

We reached the last of the Six P’s of Evacuation - “Plastic” 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

🗓️🔥 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

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

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

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

🗓️🔥 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

Love Landsat! Thanks, Mike.