Kimberly Prather PhD

@kprather.bsky.social

Atmospheric Chemistry professor, air quality, clouds-climate, health, viruses, bioaerosols, public speaker, environmental justice. ❤️ ❤️ gardening, cooking, empathy. https://airborne.ucsd.edu https://kprather.scrippsprofiles.ucsd.edu/

Most of the corruption perpetrated by the Trump admin would not be possible without the complicit enabling of the Republican majorities in the House and Senate. The only way to put any check and balance on this out of control regime is to vote them out in November.

Happy 24th birthday to our wonderful amazing son, Nicko. We are sooooo proud of you!!! Can’t believe 24 years have passed so fast!! Look forward to watching you keep contributing to our world which needs your young innovative mind soooo badly.

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Some really encouraging Senate polls… 📍Georgia 🔵 Jon Ossoff: 56% 🔴 Mike Collins: 43% 📍North Carolina 🔵 Roy Cooper: 53% 🔴 Michael Whatley: 44% 📍Ohio 🔵 Sherrod Brown: 53% 🔴 Jon Husted: 45% 📍Iowa 🔵 Josh Turek: 50% 🔴 Ashley Hinson: 46% Keep organizing. Keep fighting.

"What no one in this room wants to admit is Trump has helped all of you. He couldn’t sell steaks, vodka, water, college ties or Eric but he's helped you. He’s helped you sell your papers, your books & your TV. You helped create this monster & now you’re profiting off of him" Michelle Wolf #WHCD 2018

Thou shalt not blame Canada for wildfires caused by climate change you’ve spent your whole life denying and intensifying through your own greed and stupidity.

Happy 4th of July everyone. Feeling a mixed emotions when I see our flag. Trying to remember to think of all the good before this current disaster. We can’t let them make us forget. Science, health, nature, humanity all need us more than ever right now. Enjoy today with friends and family!!!

Extreme heat is no longer merely a short-term weather problem, but an economic shock. >30C, productivity drops by 3%/degree, energy costs rise 1.2%/degree, people work more slowly w/more mistakes, sick leave rises by 3.5% when T>30C, and by 6% during prolonged heatwaves. www.dw.com/en/climate-c...

Climate change: Heatwave costs the German economy billions

Never before has a June been as hot in Germany as in 2026. This has consequences not only for people and nature, but also for businesses. Heat reduces productivity and causes illness, while cooling is...

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Aerosol transmission of SARSCoV2 virus is the dominant route for transmitting COVID-19. 👏'2025 Faraday Horizon Prize for advancing understanding of the physicochemical properties of exhaled aerosols, and their impact on transmissibility of respiratory pathogens.' @rsc.org www.rsc.org/standards-an...

Aerosol transmission of SARSCoV2 virus is the dominant route for transmitting COVID-19.
👏'2025 Faraday Horizon Prize for advancing understanding of the physicochemical properties of exhaled aerosols, and their impact on transmissibility of respiratory pathogens.' @rsc.org
https://www.rsc.org/standards-and-recognition/prizes/winners/the-perform-covid-19-team
@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC@drjoepajak.bsky.social · last yr.

'Prevention of COVID/Long COVID must not be a 'lost cause'. @juliadoubleday.bsky.social Reality: airborne viruses spread more easily in poorly ventilated classrooms, high-quality HEPA filtration could help bring down transmission!' 👇RECOVER study PASC in children www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid...

'Prevention of COVID / Long COVID must not be a 'lost cause'. @juliadoubleday.bsky.social.
Reality is that airborne viruses spread more easily in poorly ventilated classrooms, and that high-quality HEPA filtration could help bring down transmission.
Figure 2 below from RECOVER study, showing organ system involvement of #PASC in children.' https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid-is-now-the-number-one?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-restack-comment&r=cwb8u&triedRedirect=true

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/153/3/e2023062570/196606/Postacute-Sequelae-of-SARS-CoV-2-in-Children?autologincheck=redirected