Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Interesting, but I don’t think the IF of the journal is a difficult baseline to beat. We have always known that it is a poor indicator of the impact of individual papers. 000
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Wow. I thought Atlas Shrugged was so badly written that it was unreadable. I couldn’t finish it. But weirdly I kind of enjoyed The Fountainhead. 010
Reposted by Michael WimberlyEos @eos.org · 11/03/2026Opinion: In many contexts around the world, illness is not just a consequence of environmental degradation but also a catalyst for it. eos.org/opinions/poo...eos.orgPoor Health and Systemic Inequity Fuel Environmental Harm - EosEnvironmental degradation poses well-established risks to human health. But the relationship between the two isn’t a one-way street. 032
Reposted by Michael WimberlyJoe Mason @moreorloess.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Some landscape art I accidentally made. Senegal River, Senegal and Mauretania. Sentinel 1 GRD, VV polarization, seasonal composite (R = January-May, G = June-August, B = September-December. Colors reflect seasonal changes in land cover/land use or in some cases inundation. 4195
Reposted by Michael WimberlyEos @eos.org · 15/02/2026When you support Eos, you support ethical and accurate science journalism. bit.ly/SupportEos 052
Reposted by Michael WimberlyDr. Brad Illston @bradillston.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Anyone 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... 142
Reposted by Michael WimberlyEos @eos.org · 13/01/2026Help 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. bit.ly/SupportEosmedia.tenor.coma boy in a blue shirt is sitting at a desk in front of a computer monitorAlt: A young boy at a computer (it appears to be the 90s) clicks a button on his screen that says "Donate Now," then turns to the camera and gives a thumbs up. 011
Reposted by Michael WimberlyAlex Koufos ❌👑 @exoticdft.dev · 18/12/2025#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 #SaveScienceagu.quorum.usSave 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. 031
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Excited to be at #AGU25! I’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! 050
Reposted by Michael WimberlyAGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · 09/12/2025🌍 Introducing GeoHealth Frontlines — the new AGU GeoHealth podcast! 🎙️ 🔗 Listen & subscribe: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5o8TZGm... 111
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Happy Thanksgiving to all from Manhattan Beach! 050
Reposted by Michael WimberlyDr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Excited 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. 041
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 10/11/2025I’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 you’re here and would like to meet up. 030
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 13/10/2025I was just reviewing a document and the writers used the word “lodestar” very eloquently. As a lover of words, this made me happy. That is all… 000
Reposted by Michael WimberlyDepartment of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 06/10/2025📅 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/32zxw8yxtinyurl.comRemote Sensing for Climate-Sensitive Infectious Diseases | NASA EarthdataThis ARSET training covers general approaches to apply satellite remote sensing data when studying or forecasting climate-sensitive infectious diseases. 011
Reposted by Michael WimberlyTara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Maybe 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). 1210115
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Excited 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... 020
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 07/07/2025I'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...doi.orgIntegrating Wind Speed Into Climate‐Based West Nile Virus Models: A Comparative Analysis in Two Distinct RegionsIntegrating 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 ... 040
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 29/06/2025The 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! 021
Reposted by Michael WimberlyLarry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 26/06/2025NLM 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...grants.nih.govNOT-LM-25-002: Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments on the Future of the National Library of Medicine Biomedical and Data Science Extramural Research ProgramsNIH 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 ... 168
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 12/06/2025I'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! 010
Reposted by Michael WimberlyGigi Gronvall @ggronvall.bsky.social · 29/05/2025My thoughts on the defunding of disease cure research, origin of COVID, the executive order on so-called gain of function research, China’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...thinkglobalhealth.orgGain of Fiction: How COVID Origins Motivated Defunding of U.S. Science | Think Global HealthDefunding scientific research in the United States has halted disease cure studies amid multiple infectious crises 311156
Reposted by Michael WimberlyAlex Singleton @alexsingleton.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Final call www.linkedin.com/posts/geogra...linkedin.com#hiring #datascience #geospatial #llm #ukri #smartdata #researchjobs… | Geographic Data Service🚀 We’re hiring TWO Senior Data Scientists! 🚀 Help us unlock the power of smart data to tackle regional inequalities and improve lives across the UK. About the roles 📍 Based at the University of Liver... 131
Reposted by Michael WimberlyBaj Mihal @bajmihal.bsky.social · 06/05/2025You 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. 110014
Reposted by Michael WimberlyDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/05/2025I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews. 246188196426
Reposted by Michael WimberlyThiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 02/05/2025'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/...science.orgThe post-truth era and how science education keeps ignoring itThe term “post-truth” has been used to characterize the contemporary era. Designated as the word of the year in 2016 by the Oxford English Dictionary, “post-truth” refers to “relating to or denoting c... 094
Reposted by Michael WimberlyBlog Oklahoma @blogoklahoma.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Amid Oklahoma tornado season, scientists warn NOAA cuts could impact forecasting, public safety | KGOU www.kgou.org/weather-and-... #Oklahomakgou.orgAmid Oklahoma tornado season, scientists warn NOAA cuts could impact forecasting, public safetyNorman is a nexus of national weather and climate science. But swift layoffs and deep budget cuts could disband it and other organizations nationwide. 052
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 29/04/2025New 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/...bg.copernicus.orgSeasonality and synchrony of photosynthesis in African forests inferred from spaceborne chlorophyll fluorescence and vegetation indicesAbstract. 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... 082
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 29/04/2025As a proud member of the @agu.org, I’m happy to see the society take a stand for science, effective government, and federal employees! 041
Reposted by Michael WimberlyDr. Stephanie Henderson @drsahenderson.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Remember: 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 🧪 5449106
Reposted by Michael WimberlyDr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · 25/04/2025World 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 041
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Spent World Malaria Day with @ecodynvplab.bsky.social and colleagues in Surat, India studying mosquito microhabitats in urban construction sites. Best wishes to all who work to control and eliminate this terrible disease- your efforts are greatly appreciated! 051
Reposted by Michael WimberlyAlex Singleton @alexsingleton.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Exciting PhD opportunity alert!!!! 👇👇👇🌶️🌶️https://geods.ac.uk/2025/04/22/fully-funded-phd-opportunity-advancing-urban-analytics-through-ai-driven-geodemographic-classification/ 🌶️🌶️ #AI #GIS #DataScientist #GeoAI 0128
Reposted by Michael WimberlyDr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · 24/04/2025We set another 36 loggers across construction sites today to monitor the microclimate mosquitoes experience during the pre-monsoon season. Here are some pics of construction trucks because they make me happy. Why can't we have colorful trucks in the U.S.? @mcwimberly.bsky.social 031
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Always a fun time in the urban construction dungeons of Surat with @ecodynvplab.bsky.social! This study will provide valuable data on the microclimatology of construction sites that will help us understand how they serve as foci for urban #malaria transmission. 010
Reposted by Michael WimberlyLarry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 21/04/2025This would undoubtedly be the major story on Fox News for the next 24 hours if the Homeland Security Secretary worked in a Democratic administration. 0308
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Can’t bring myself to hit “like”, but I hear you… 010
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 16/04/2025This saying has become very resonant for me in recent times... 050
Reposted by Michael WimberlyKarin Kirk @karinkirk.bsky.social · 07/04/2025This is such a good take. 1174
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 12/04/2025The “plan”, and I use that term loosely, seems to be to make-believe that that weather and climate don’t exist and hope that everyone will eventually stop noticing the tornadoes, droughts, hurricanes, floods, etc. 094
Reposted by Michael WimberlyDr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · 11/04/2025New paper out! A common computational approach to predict organismal fitness and distributions in the field could vastly overpredict the potential range of thermal suitability for malaria transmission relative to performance characterized at constant temperatures: www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comMean daily temperatures predict the thermal limits of malaria transmission better than hourly rate summation - Nature CommunicationsMalaria transmission is sensitive to temperature and models of malaria typically account for daily fluctuations in temperature through a ‘rate summation’ approach. Here, the authors conduct experiment... 1289
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Agreed, and it’s no coincidence that corrupt politicians are the ones most likely to promulgate that truism 010
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Totally agree! Sadly, I feel the U.S. has lost the moral high ground on this subject now that we are rounding up foreign scholars, jailing them, and expelling them for politically "unacceptable" speech... 000
Reposted by Michael WimberlyHope Jahren @realhopejahren.bsky.social · 09/04/2025"Democracy dies by gaslight" deserves to go viral 19515
Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Really sorry to hear that - hang in there and stay strong! 010