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Michael Wimberly

@mcwimberly

Prof of Geography | Geospatial data scientist studying global change๐ŸŒŽ, wildfires๐Ÿ”ฅ, and diseases๐Ÿฆ  | Passionate about music๐ŸŽธ, nature๐ŸŒณ, and public health๐Ÿ”ฌ

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You had me at โ€œSnoopyโ€โ€ฆ

06.03.2026 02:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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15.02.2026 14:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A truck full of Girl Scout cookies.

A truck full of Girl Scout cookies.

Anyone want any Girl Scout cookies? My daughter is selling again this year so she can spend a night at a museum. I love that she chose that goal. You can also find me at the NWC or go to digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/olivia...

28.01.2026 00:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Help support high-quality science journalism. Please consider a one-time gift, recurring donation, or AGU membership to help Eos continue to provide ethical, accurate science reporting.

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13.01.2026 20:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Save NCAR from being dismantled today! The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.

#AGU25: @agu.org has provided a system to quickly contact your representatives to show your support for #NCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social. There are already over 10k who have taken action. Follow the link below to begin!
agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...
#SaveNCAR #SupportNCAR #SaveScience

18.12.2025 21:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Excited to be at #AGU25! Iโ€™m eager to connecting with colleagues and looking forward to presenting later this morning in the NASA HAQ session. Stop by to hear the latest on malaria early warning systems and say hello!

15.12.2025 14:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŒ Introducing GeoHealth Frontlines โ€” the new AGU GeoHealth podcast! ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

๐Ÿ”— Listen & subscribe:
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5o8TZGm...

09.12.2025 18:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Thanksgiving to all from Manhattan Beach!

26.11.2025 02:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Excited to kickoff the @ASTMH 2025 meeting in Toronto. One day late due to teaching this term, but happy to be in the Presidential Plenary this morning with fellow colleagues discussing the unprecedented threats of global funding cuts on malaria elimination.

11.11.2025 14:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m excited to be at the @astmh.bsky.social annual meeting here in Toronto and enjoying the winter wonderland! Looking forward to seeing some great presentations, connecting with old friends and making some new ones. Ping me if youโ€™re here and would like to meet up.

10.11.2025 14:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was just reviewing a document and the writers used the word โ€œlodestarโ€ very eloquently. As a lover of words, this made me happy. That is allโ€ฆ

13.10.2025 16:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Remote Sensing for Climate-Sensitive Infectious Diseases | NASA Earthdata This ARSET training covers general approaches to apply satellite remote sensing data when studying or forecasting climate-sensitive infectious diseases.

๐Ÿ“… Join NASA's ARSET for a free online training on satellite remote sensing to study climate-sensitive infectious diseases, with GEOG Chair Tatiana Loboda tomorrow, Oct. 7, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. EDT. 2nd part with @mcwimberly.bsky.social on Thur. Register now: tinyurl.com/32zxw8yx

06.10.2025 18:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Book "Everything is Tuberculosis" standing on a table with a beach/lake in the distance

Book "Everything is Tuberculosis" standing on a table with a beach/lake in the distance

Maybe not a stereotypical beach read, but just finished "Everything is Tuberculosis" by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social. Quick, informative read with more emotional punch than I expected, & clear explanation of TB + social determinants of health (verboten to discuss in this admin).

06.08.2025 22:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 101 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Excited to share a new paper by former postdoc Dan Wanyama (now Asst Prof at UCONN) on dynamics of West African forests. Dan fused Landsat time series, GEDI Lidar, and VIIRS/MODIS active fires to assess the effects of forest loss, degradation, and recovery on biomass. doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

31.07.2025 14:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Integrating Wind Speed Into Climateโ€Based West Nile Virus Models: A Comparative Analysis in Two Distinct Regions Integrating wind speed into climate models consistently improved model performance for WNV cases in Louisiana and South Dakota Higher than normal wind speeds decreased reported WNV cases in both ...

I'm pleased to share a new article on climate variation and West Nile virus transmission in SD and LA. Eric Bump extended previous work on temperature, humidity and rainfall to explore windspeed. Thanks to Eric and to our collaborators at the SD and LA Depts. of Health!
doi.org/10.1029/2024...

07.07.2025 14:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The manuscript offers new insights into spatial and temporal patterns of urban microclimate, emphasizing contrasts between dry- and wet-bulb temperatures and indoor and outdoor microenvironment. We would be interested to hear your feedback!

29.06.2025 17:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
NOT-LM-25-002: Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments on the Future of the National Library of Medicine Biomedical and Data Science Extramural Research Programs NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments on the Future of the National Library of Medicine Biomedical and Data ...

NLM is soliciting input on the future of its extramural funding. If you have a vision of how NLM should advance informatics research, speak up now! Comments due July 14. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

26.06.2025 20:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm shocked and saddened by today's news from Ahmedabad. I have a malaria research project there and have flown in and out of that airport many times. Some of my colleagues in the city government are on the ground at the crash site helping with the response. My heart goes out to all of you!

12.06.2025 16:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gain of Fiction: How COVID Origins Motivated Defunding of U.S. Science | Think Global Health Defunding scientific research in the United States has halted disease cure studies amid multiple infectious crises

My thoughts on the defunding of disease cure research, origin of COVID, the executive order on so-called gain of function research, Chinaโ€™s advances in biotech, the spread of avian flu, and why the US needs to shed this fictional worldview ASAP.

www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/gain...

29.05.2025 13:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 112 ๐Ÿ” 56 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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#hiring #datascience #geospatial #llm #ukri #smartdata #researchjobsโ€ฆ | Geographic Data Service ๐Ÿš€ Weโ€™re hiring TWO Senior Data Scientists! ๐Ÿš€ Help us unlock the power of smart data to tackle regional inequalities and improve lives across the UK. About the roles ๐Ÿ“ Based at the University of Liver...

Final call www.linkedin.com/posts/geogra...

27.05.2025 12:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You are speed running what happened in Eastern Europe in the 90s. When My father was fired from his science job his next gig was guarding a scrap metal depo. Because he had kids to feed. Luckily he was able to find a science job a few years later, but in industry not in academia.

06.05.2025 03:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 92 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
"WE'VE ARRANGED A society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science technology. And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces. Who is running the science and technology in a democracy if the people don't know anything about it?"
"Science is more than a body of knowledge, it's a way of thinking. A way of skeptically interrogating the universe with a fine understanding of human fallibility. If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along."

"WE'VE ARRANGED A society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science technology. And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces. Who is running the science and technology in a democracy if the people don't know anything about it?" "Science is more than a body of knowledge, it's a way of thinking. A way of skeptically interrogating the universe with a fine understanding of human fallibility. If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along."

I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.

04.05.2025 06:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 18518 ๐Ÿ” 6302 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 247 ๐Ÿ“Œ 277
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The post-truth era and how science education keeps ignoring it The term โ€œpost-truthโ€ has been used to characterize the contemporary era. Designated as the word of the year in 2016 by the Oxford English Dictionary, โ€œpost-truthโ€ refers to โ€œrelating to or denoting c...

'As much as the science and education communities may disregard post-truth as an annoying inconvenience, it is here, and it is about more than denial of scientific knowledge, methods, and reasoning. It is more than a problem of rationality and objectivity.'
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

02.05.2025 08:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Amid Oklahoma tornado season, scientists warn NOAA cuts could impact forecasting, public safety Norman is a nexus of national weather and climate science. But swift layoffs and deep budget cuts could disband it and other organizations nationwide.

Amid Oklahoma tornado season, scientists warn NOAA cuts could impact forecasting, public safety | KGOU
www.kgou.org/weather-and-...

#Oklahoma

02.05.2025 03:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatsโ€™s awesome - congratulations!

30.04.2025 18:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Seasonality and synchrony of photosynthesis in African forests inferred from spaceborne chlorophyll fluorescence and vegetation indices Abstract. Global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are largely driven by changes in fossil fuel emissions and terrestrial photosynthesis, of which tropical forests account for one-third. Relat...

New Biogeosciences paper on geographic and seasonal patterns of photosynthesis across African tropical forests using satellite-measured chlorophyll fluorescence. Results highlight distinctive environmental drivers of productivity in West vs. Central Africa. @egu.eu bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

29.04.2025 14:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

As a proud member of the @agu.org, Iโ€™m happy to see the society take a stand for science, effective government, and federal employees!

29.04.2025 01:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Remember: NOAA is not its social media accounts. Do not let the takeover of NOAA communications take away your support of the real NOAA and the very real scientists behind it. The administration would want nothing more than for us to stop supporting our science agencies ๐Ÿงช

26.04.2025 00:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 452 ๐Ÿ” 106 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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World Malaria Day. Progress has been made on malaria elimination but it remains a killer. Changing climate, invasive mosquitoes, and limited global funding are threatening efforts. Today, we are in India working to better understand the effects of climate on urban malaria. @mcwimberly.bsky.social

25.04.2025 09:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0