One spacewalk is complete and another spacewalk is planned for Jan. 23 for radio and microbe work on the space station. Also, the station's ECOSTRESS experiment is helping predict wildfire susceptibility. #SpaceToGround

ECOSTRESS reveals pre-fire vegetation controls on burn severity for Southern California wildfires of 2020 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

We conducted a stratospheric infrared imaging mission above the Palisades Fire on Sunday. An overview map of the 3m LWIR data is pictured below. Please help us get this into the hands of those that can use it. Free access to the data can be found here: urbansky.com/post/new-blog-…

Taking some air quality measurements at the [former] home of my friend, Blake. We also tested air and took soil samples from the nearby school that he and his community is considering putting their kids back into.

Data from ECOSTRESS played a significant role in the ability of machine learning algorithms to predict wildfire susceptibility. Results could help develop effective strategies for predicting, preventing, monitoring, and managing wildfires. doi.org/10.1002/rse2.4…

Los Angeles fires from ECOSTRESS

I spent a week in New Mexico training >100 state, federal, & university employees on how to use a new tool we developed for managing H2O resources. A H2O manager said our system is a "game changer...that will revolutionize our work," potentially saving the State millions of $.

You know why hurricanes have gotten less deadly over the past century? Not because they're less dangerous. Because scientists at NOAA have gotten really good at predicting their tacks, enabling people to get out of harm's way. Gutting NOAA will kill people.

ECOSTRESS detects Submarine Ground Water Discharge science.iirs.gov.in/ecostress-dete…

I'm very excited to share some of Hydrosat's new data from our first satellite! We really can get high resolution thermal (+VNIR) data from space at a very small fraction of the cost of traditional satellites. The future is bright for TIR remote sensing! hydrosat.com/2025/03/25/hyd…

Hydrosat has been named one of TIME’s Top Greentech Companies of 2025! It’s validating to be recognized that our work is driving meaningful climate impact through innovation. time.com/collection/ame…

Today I went to the OC Fire Authority Headquarters and Emergency Command Center. We learned about their critical information needs and how we can integrate our technology into their decision-support systems to optimize fire management and emergency response.

The evidence- and project-based approach of instructional materials designed for “Observing Earth from Above,” offers a STEM Ed model that can transform students’ attitudes toward science, write researchers from Chapman University Institute for Learning Innovation & EcossNAU. eos.org/science-update…

Work led by Robert Bogue linked to our ELEVATE project using geological CO2 as a natural FACE experiment. Trees got greener with more CO2. Biological CO2 sensors and data loggers! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…

1/ We're dedicating $100M to support American scientists facing funding cuts through the Lux Science Helpline, an expansion of our Lux Labs program. To compete in the future, innovation must be funded 🧪💡

New paper on the latest in science and applications synergies between high-resolution soil moisture and ET! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…

Some of my recent work in here: NASA Satellite Images Could Provide Early Volcano Warnings nasa.gov/earth/natural-…

Currently in Costa Rica with a NASA team flying drones over my elevated CO2 sites. NASA/Milan Loiacono

Correction: likely not an earthquake in Los Angeles but a sonic boom from this SpaceX Dragon capsule re-entering

Hydrosat poised to launch second thermal-infrared satellite spacenews.com/hydrosat-poise…