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scarabaeinae.bsky.social
@scarabaeinae.bsky.social
110 followers 42 following 140 posts
Geographer, remote sensing, GIS
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magdagarbowski.bsky.social
Hello! I’m recruiting three graduate students (MS or PhD) to start in summer or fall 2026 . Projects are broadly focused on the ecology, restoration, and management of rangelands, deserts, and forests. Please share!

Lab website: functionalrestoration.nmsu.edu
Students collecting vegetation data in the Organ Mountains Plants with soil and roots Students collecting plants from forest understory
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
scarabaeinae.bsky.social
@keithandhisbike.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1556...
Further, steeper, greener: Implications from an electric bicycle mode choice model
Electric bicycles are transforming the active mobility landscape, potentially increasing active mode uptake and delivering environmental and health benefits. This study examines electric bicycle mo...
doi.org
July 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
scarabaeinae.bsky.social
Some USGS camera footage of the flood in Ruidoso, NM on July 8th. 2025. First image is one hour beforeflood waters reached the stream gage in Hollywood, east of Ruidoso. The second image is peak flood event with gage reading 18 feet. imagery: apps.usgs.gov/hivis/camera... #ruidoso #new_mexico #flood
One hour before flood waters in Ruidoso, NM on July 8, 2025. The camera is pointed towards a small creek (Rio Ruidoso) with wooded floodplains in the background. Stream during peak flooding in Ruidoso, NM on July 8, 2025. Image shows high, turbulent and turbid water.
July 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
scarabaeinae.bsky.social
Checking the input shaft splines on the new (to me) K bike. Alls good in the hood. #k75 #bmw #motorcycle
Dry motorcycle clutch Transmission with input shaft Bmw k75 with no back wheel and no center stand floating in air
July 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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kiwiincolorado.bsky.social
Understanding #Wildfire Behaviour Across #Alaska Using #RemoteSensing Of #Fire #Intensity
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #fedscience #fedservice #boreal #fireintensity #fireradiativepower #FRP #MODIS #postfire #ecosystems #risk #hazard #management #planning #recovery #severity
May 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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estebanjq.bsky.social
The Impact Map or Federal Cuts Tracker Map is finally live‼️

Check the 🗺️ out theimpactproject.org/the-impact-m...

Explore how federal cuts are affecting your state or community and share this WIDELY 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Screenshot of Impact Map or Federal Cuts Tracker Map
March 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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cira-csu.bsky.social
Smoke plumes emerge across the Southern US from prescribed burns.
February 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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giswqs.bsky.social
🚀 Just dropped a new tutorial: Learn how to build a Local AI like ChatGPT using Deepseek R1 and Open WebUI! 🖥️ Enjoy complete control over your local AI while keeping your data private and secure.

🎥 Watch now: youtu.be/Ajm057ChUqw
January 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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landsat.bsky.social
Breathe. 🧘🏽‍♂️
1 HOUR Relaxing Satellite Imagery (Sleep Music, Landsat, Concentrate, Meditation)
YouTube video by USGS
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January 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
scarabaeinae.bsky.social
Snow across the southern Gulf states this morning (Jan 22nd) seen from GOES-East #louisiana #houston #snow #remotesensing
Satellite image depicting snow from Houston to Georgia along the Gulf Coast.
January 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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phillewis.bsky.social
With literally minutes left in his presidency, Joe Biden has granted clemency to Leonard Peltier
Joe Biden Frees Leonard Peltier
The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there.
www.huffpost.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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katharinehayhoe.com
Researchers found 15 people in Kansas City who had changed their mind about climate change, and asked them why. Fascinating!

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A quote from the paper stating that their results extend my advice about the importance of talking about climate change
January 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
scarabaeinae.bsky.social
Dust and dirt blowing across central Texas this afternoon seen from GOES-East
Satellite gif of dust blowing from northern Mexico and eastern New Mexico into central Texas.
January 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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biologicaldiversity.org
20 books to help prepare for Trump 2.0: Whether they’re primers on environmental activism or a series on resisting autocrats, these books offer a chance to study up for the bumpy years ahead.

Check it out on @the-revelator.bsky.social ⬇️
20 Books to Help Prepare for Trump 2.0 • The Revelator
Primers on environmental activism and a series on resisting autocrats offer a chance to study up for the bumpy years ahead.
therevelator.org
January 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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landsat.bsky.social
Exceptionally dry conditions, coupled with strong Santa Ana winds, have fueled the #GreaterLosAngeles fires. The largest blaze, the Palisades Fire, has burned nearly 24,000 acres, visible in the infrared Landsat image from Jan 14. Learn more here: ow.ly/QrCT50UH73A
January 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
scarabaeinae.bsky.social
I-25 south of Santa Fe, NM from an airplane looking West.
An aerial view of a highway at dusk. The sun has set though twilight is orange and blue. Head and brake lights are visible into the horizon.
November 19, 2024 at 11:35 PM