Krista West, Ph.D.
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Krista West, Ph.D.
@rsfirenerd.bsky.social
🔥🗺️ Pyrogeographer.

🛰️🛩️🔥 #RemoteSensing of #Wildfire.

❤️🚒 Passionate about finding ways to help emergency responders.

📣 #SciComm

👩‍💻 https://www.kristaleewest.com/

📍 Colorado, USA
Gorgeous! Love the silhouettes of the trees and then that beautiful red aurora.
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Stunning! I haven’t noticed any color here tonight. I’m glad you get to enjoy a second night of beautiful skies.
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 AM
It is cloudy today.

(Wearing my remote sensing hat)
October 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I went back to count syllables, just in case it actually was a haiku. 🙃 Bluesky will get there. 🤞
August 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Mind thy eyebrows. 😂
August 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
🗓️🔥 For more information and my thoughts, check out this week’s blog post: kristaleewest.com/fireprepfriday.html
#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...
kristaleewest.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Love it! Yeah, there are a lot of clever ones. Definitely fun gift ideas.
August 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I think it suits everyone! 😁
August 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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August 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🗓️🔥 I recently experienced this situation myself, so navigate to the blog to read my story:
kristaleewest.com/fireprepfriday.html
#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...
kristaleewest.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
So Mappy! 🐟🇬🇧
July 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
😂🤣 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.”
July 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The topographic Stan Smith ones are pretty amazing, though. 🤩
June 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Congratulations, Dr. Wu! And thank you for building and sharing this incredible resource.
June 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Absolutely! I used gorilla tape to re-attach the soles that separated from my boots mid-hike. It did the trick. 😅
June 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Love Landsat! Thanks, Mike.
June 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM