Heidi
@heidit11.bsky.social
Enthusiast of: Astronomy, Astrophotography, Nature, Meteorology, Rocks, & Dogs
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Here we go, Minnesota.
Tornado watch until 8 p.m. includes most of SW and parts of central Minnesota. 🌪️
I expect another watch to be issued later today that includes the Twin Cities area.
Stay alert.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Tornado watch until 8 p.m. includes most of SW and parts of central Minnesota. 🌪️
I expect another watch to be issued later today that includes the Twin Cities area.
Stay alert.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Tornado watch until 8 p.m. includes southwest and central Minnesota
A tornado watch is in effect until 8 p.m. for most of southwest Minnesota.
www.mprnews.org
April 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Here we go, Minnesota.
Tornado watch until 8 p.m. includes most of SW and parts of central Minnesota. 🌪️
I expect another watch to be issued later today that includes the Twin Cities area.
Stay alert.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Tornado watch until 8 p.m. includes most of SW and parts of central Minnesota. 🌪️
I expect another watch to be issued later today that includes the Twin Cities area.
Stay alert.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
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🔭 Planetary Nebula NGC 1514 from Webb
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, M. E. Ressler (JPL) et al.; Processing: Judy Schmidt
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25041...
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, M. E. Ressler (JPL) et al.; Processing: Judy Schmidt
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25041...
April 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔭 Planetary Nebula NGC 1514 from Webb
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, M. E. Ressler (JPL) et al.; Processing: Judy Schmidt
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25041...
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, M. E. Ressler (JPL) et al.; Processing: Judy Schmidt
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25041...
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Update: dogs are still great. 🐶
April 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Update: dogs are still great. 🐶
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Now in airport vending machines.
The evidence that it does anything to promote one's health does not exist.
The evidence that it does anything to promote one's health does not exist.
April 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Now in airport vending machines.
The evidence that it does anything to promote one's health does not exist.
The evidence that it does anything to promote one's health does not exist.
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Looks like the evidence for this weird chemical abundance in an exoplanet atmosphere has gotten stronger with new JWST data: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/s...
Is it really a sign of life? That’s still not clear; lots of analysis left to do. But it’ll be interesting to see how it all pans out! 🧪 🔭
Is it really a sign of life? That’s still not clear; lots of analysis left to do. But it’ll be interesting to see how it all pans out! 🧪 🔭
April 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Looks like the evidence for this weird chemical abundance in an exoplanet atmosphere has gotten stronger with new JWST data: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/s...
Is it really a sign of life? That’s still not clear; lots of analysis left to do. But it’ll be interesting to see how it all pans out! 🧪 🔭
Is it really a sign of life? That’s still not clear; lots of analysis left to do. But it’ll be interesting to see how it all pans out! 🧪 🔭
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Unthinkable news. ⚡️
NOAA's budget ROI is calculated from 9 to 100 to 1.
The insurance industry relies heavily on NOAA research to mitigate insurance price increases.
This will hit home, and we'll all be paying more if it happens. 💰
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
NOAA's budget ROI is calculated from 9 to 100 to 1.
The insurance industry relies heavily on NOAA research to mitigate insurance price increases.
This will hit home, and we'll all be paying more if it happens. 💰
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
White House budget cuts could eliminate most weather and climate research
The budget cuts could force closure of NOAA’s severe weather and climate research labs.
www.mprnews.org
April 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Unthinkable news. ⚡️
NOAA's budget ROI is calculated from 9 to 100 to 1.
The insurance industry relies heavily on NOAA research to mitigate insurance price increases.
This will hit home, and we'll all be paying more if it happens. 💰
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
NOAA's budget ROI is calculated from 9 to 100 to 1.
The insurance industry relies heavily on NOAA research to mitigate insurance price increases.
This will hit home, and we'll all be paying more if it happens. 💰
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
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Since 2019, when astronomer realized Starlinks and other constellations of satellites are really going to make astronomy harder, folks have been saying, "But Starship will be able to launch many meter telescopes just like we put on mountains".
We now have numbers to ask if that's true.
It's not. 🧵
We now have numbers to ask if that's true.
It's not. 🧵
April 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Since 2019, when astronomer realized Starlinks and other constellations of satellites are really going to make astronomy harder, folks have been saying, "But Starship will be able to launch many meter telescopes just like we put on mountains".
We now have numbers to ask if that's true.
It's not. 🧵
We now have numbers to ask if that's true.
It's not. 🧵
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Spectacular: The partially eclipsed Sun rising over the St Lawrence River in Quebec, captured on March 29. Video by Jason Kurth.
(I sped up the footage 4x for the impatient...like myself.) 🧪🔭
apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropi...
(I sped up the footage 4x for the impatient...like myself.) 🧪🔭
apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropi...
April 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Spectacular: The partially eclipsed Sun rising over the St Lawrence River in Quebec, captured on March 29. Video by Jason Kurth.
(I sped up the footage 4x for the impatient...like myself.) 🧪🔭
apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropi...
(I sped up the footage 4x for the impatient...like myself.) 🧪🔭
apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropi...
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Sleep debt, night work tied to higher risk of some common infections in nurses
In a dose-dependent manner, sleep debt conferred an increased risk of the common cold, #pneumonia/bronchitis, sinusitis, and gastrointestinal infection.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...
In a dose-dependent manner, sleep debt conferred an increased risk of the common cold, #pneumonia/bronchitis, sinusitis, and gastrointestinal infection.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...
March 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Sleep debt, night work tied to higher risk of some common infections in nurses
In a dose-dependent manner, sleep debt conferred an increased risk of the common cold, #pneumonia/bronchitis, sinusitis, and gastrointestinal infection.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...
In a dose-dependent manner, sleep debt conferred an increased risk of the common cold, #pneumonia/bronchitis, sinusitis, and gastrointestinal infection.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...
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#COVID vaccination saved more than 5,000 US lives in 7 months in 2023-24, CDC estimates
An estimated 68,315 hospitalizations, 13,108 ICU admissions, and 5,301 in-hospital deaths may have been prevented.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
An estimated 68,315 hospitalizations, 13,108 ICU admissions, and 5,301 in-hospital deaths may have been prevented.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
February 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
#COVID vaccination saved more than 5,000 US lives in 7 months in 2023-24, CDC estimates
An estimated 68,315 hospitalizations, 13,108 ICU admissions, and 5,301 in-hospital deaths may have been prevented.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
An estimated 68,315 hospitalizations, 13,108 ICU admissions, and 5,301 in-hospital deaths may have been prevented.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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I thought you guys might enjoy another recording from my wolf encounter a few weeks ago.
This one was before the other video I posted. It starts with the wolf at the end of my driveway calling to the rest of the pack. You can almost hear the frustration when they don’t answer right away. 🌿🦊🐺
This one was before the other video I posted. It starts with the wolf at the end of my driveway calling to the rest of the pack. You can almost hear the frustration when they don’t answer right away. 🌿🦊🐺
February 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I thought you guys might enjoy another recording from my wolf encounter a few weeks ago.
This one was before the other video I posted. It starts with the wolf at the end of my driveway calling to the rest of the pack. You can almost hear the frustration when they don’t answer right away. 🌿🦊🐺
This one was before the other video I posted. It starts with the wolf at the end of my driveway calling to the rest of the pack. You can almost hear the frustration when they don’t answer right away. 🌿🦊🐺
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Hi everyone! As we get caught up and hope to see many of the wonderful people and organizations working on AMR here, the best place to learn more about CIDRAP-ASP is our newsletter (www.cidrap.umn.edu/newsletter) and website (link in bio)
Newsletter signup
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January 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Hi everyone! As we get caught up and hope to see many of the wonderful people and organizations working on AMR here, the best place to learn more about CIDRAP-ASP is our newsletter (www.cidrap.umn.edu/newsletter) and website (link in bio)
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Please join me in welcoming the CIDRAP Antimicrobial Stewardship Program to Bluesky! 🦠🧪🦠🛟 #AMR
Hi everyone! As we get caught up and hope to see many of the wonderful people and organizations working on AMR here, the best place to learn more about CIDRAP-ASP is our newsletter (www.cidrap.umn.edu/newsletter) and website (link in bio)
Newsletter signup
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February 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Please join me in welcoming the CIDRAP Antimicrobial Stewardship Program to Bluesky! 🦠🧪🦠🛟 #AMR
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New Osterholm Update podcast episode! @mtosterholm & @cvdall detail how the latest fed govt moves affect public health locally and globally. Dr O also discusses the latest developments in H5N1 avian flu and the tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
February 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
New Osterholm Update podcast episode! @mtosterholm & @cvdall detail how the latest fed govt moves affect public health locally and globally. Dr O also discusses the latest developments in H5N1 avian flu and the tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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A new study reveals that shifting seasonal sea levels along the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast are driven by wind-driven water movement, an insight that will help scientists improve sea level forecasts and better predict flooding risks.
www.climate.gov/news-feature...
www.climate.gov/news-feature...
February 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A new study reveals that shifting seasonal sea levels along the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast are driven by wind-driven water movement, an insight that will help scientists improve sea level forecasts and better predict flooding risks.
www.climate.gov/news-feature...
www.climate.gov/news-feature...
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Report: Severe #COVID can catalyze arterial plaque growth, sparking deadly heart problems
Plaque growth can lead to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events for as long as 1 year.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/n...
Plaque growth can lead to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events for as long as 1 year.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/n...
February 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Report: Severe #COVID can catalyze arterial plaque growth, sparking deadly heart problems
Plaque growth can lead to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events for as long as 1 year.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/n...
Plaque growth can lead to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events for as long as 1 year.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/n...
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Nursing homes used unproven #COVID measures and didn't use vaccines, antivirals enough, review finds
Using scarce resources and staff on questionable measures could distract from evidence-based methods such as vaccination and antivirals, the authors say.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Using scarce resources and staff on questionable measures could distract from evidence-based methods such as vaccination and antivirals, the authors say.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
February 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Nursing homes used unproven #COVID measures and didn't use vaccines, antivirals enough, review finds
Using scarce resources and staff on questionable measures could distract from evidence-based methods such as vaccination and antivirals, the authors say.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Using scarce resources and staff on questionable measures could distract from evidence-based methods such as vaccination and antivirals, the authors say.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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You've probably heard that "we are stardust," but this graphic breaks it down and tells you what kind of stars your dust came from--and which elements didn't come from stars at all. 🧪
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13873/
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13873/
January 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
You've probably heard that "we are stardust," but this graphic breaks it down and tells you what kind of stars your dust came from--and which elements didn't come from stars at all. 🧪
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13873/
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13873/
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VA study shows COVID more severe than RSV, flu
By 180 days, the COVID-19 death rate reached 3.1% in the 2022-23 season and 2.9% in the 2023-24 season.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
By 180 days, the COVID-19 death rate reached 3.1% in the 2022-23 season and 2.9% in the 2023-24 season.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
January 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
VA study shows COVID more severe than RSV, flu
By 180 days, the COVID-19 death rate reached 3.1% in the 2022-23 season and 2.9% in the 2023-24 season.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
By 180 days, the COVID-19 death rate reached 3.1% in the 2022-23 season and 2.9% in the 2023-24 season.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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In case you missed it: 2024 was the world's warmest year since @noaa.gov records began in 1850.
Global surface temperature was 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th-century average. The 10 warmest years since 1850 have all occurred in the past decade.
Global surface temperature was 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th-century average. The 10 warmest years since 1850 have all occurred in the past decade.
January 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In case you missed it: 2024 was the world's warmest year since @noaa.gov records began in 1850.
Global surface temperature was 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th-century average. The 10 warmest years since 1850 have all occurred in the past decade.
Global surface temperature was 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th-century average. The 10 warmest years since 1850 have all occurred in the past decade.
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Many parts of the U.S. are experiencing extreme cold this week.
Find out how to create a winter survival kit for your vehicle, dress properly for extreme cold, and more, in our Extreme Cold Safety Tips:
www.weather.gov/bgm/outreach...
Find out how to create a winter survival kit for your vehicle, dress properly for extreme cold, and more, in our Extreme Cold Safety Tips:
www.weather.gov/bgm/outreach...
January 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Many parts of the U.S. are experiencing extreme cold this week.
Find out how to create a winter survival kit for your vehicle, dress properly for extreme cold, and more, in our Extreme Cold Safety Tips:
www.weather.gov/bgm/outreach...
Find out how to create a winter survival kit for your vehicle, dress properly for extreme cold, and more, in our Extreme Cold Safety Tips:
www.weather.gov/bgm/outreach...
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The rotation periods of the planets, side-by-side
November 18, 2024 at 8:31 PM
The rotation periods of the planets, side-by-side
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There are over 100,000 galaxies in this image.
🔭 🧪
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November 16, 2024 at 2:27 PM
There are over 100,000 galaxies in this image.
🔭 🧪
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