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Kelley De Polt

@kdepolt.bsky.social
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Ph.D. student at MPI-BGC & VU IVM | Researching (multi-)hazards and impacts | MYRIAD-EU & @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social | MS Geography – ECU | BS Meteorology – NC State | She/Her KelleyDePolt.com

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RiskKAN @riskkan.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
📊 Mapping Risk Pathways — community call to action 🗓️ Feb 18, 2026 | 16:00 CET This Risk-KAN community event focuses on methods to detect and measure cascading impacts, helping strengthen resilience beyond primary hazards. 👉 More details & registration at cmcc-it.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
⏰ Don’t miss the final opportunity to submit an abstract to our session: Early Warning Systems (EWS): From Science to Action for Effective Disaster Risk Reduction (ITS4.24 / NH13.8) ⏰ Submit here: www.egu26.eu/session/57636 @egu.eu @nh.egu.eu #EGU2026 #EarlyWarningSystems #DisasterRiskReduction
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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
New paper from our group in @globalchangebio.bsky.social! We show regional emergence of water-related browning in a greening world. This is based on multiple water-related variables, and consistent gridded data covering 1982-2021. Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 24/11/2025
In this blog post, the @nh.egu.eu shares a #recap about a short course held during the #EGU25: “Best Practices for Early Career Researcher (ECR) Engagement and Empowerment in Research Projects”, designed and led by Early Career Researchers (ECRs). 👀 Continue reading here: egu.eu/2G5NWS
Image description: Group of girls smiling at the camera in front of a presentation slide, with text reading: ''Division Blogs: Natural Hazards,  How can we encourage and empower Early Career Researchers? Reflections on a short course held at EGU 2025"
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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Exciting news from the Future Forests Cluster of Excellence at the University of Freiburg (@uni-freiburg.de)! 🌲🌳 Applications are invited for two (7-year) positions in the Socio-Ecological Systems Modeling Lab of the Cluster: 1️⃣ Modeling Coordinator 2️⃣ Scientific Programmer Find details below 👇
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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🌍📢 EGU 2026 abstract submission is open 📢🌍 We’re proud to introduce our session “Early Warning Systems (EWS): From Science to Action for Effective Disaster Risk Reduction”! Find out more and submit abstracts here: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio... @egu.eu @nh.egu.eu
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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Our preprint is now live and open for discussion on Open Research Europe! Empowering ECRs to Make Research Projects Flourish: Lessons from a European Research Project Read the full preprint here: doi.org/10.12688/ope...
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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
New paper from our group in Environmental Research Communications! 🌳We emphasise the importance of short vegetation in urban cooling and highlight the overestimation of cooling effects when assessments rely solely on land surface temperature. Read more at: doi.org/10.1088/2515...
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Cooling efficiency of trees and short vegetation in large cities across the globe - IOPscience
Cooling efficiency of trees and short vegetation in large cities across the globe, Cheng, Xueyan, Peng, Jian, Li, Wantong, Dormann, Carsten F, Liu, Yanxu, Dong, Jianquan, Orth, Rene
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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
🎉 Congratulations, Dr. Sinikka Paulus (@spaulus.bsky.social) ! 🎓 This past September, Sinikka successfully defended her PhD thesis titled: "A Novel Framework for Assessing the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Soil Water Vapor Adsorption Using a Global Observation Network"!
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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
📢 Call for Abstracts - ICONREM 2026 📢 Abstract submission is now open for the 4th International Conference on Resilience, Multi-Risk Assessment and Monitoring, taking place 16-19 June 2026 in Florence, Italy. 📌 Submit your abstract: www.iconrem.it/contribution... ⏰ Deadline: 30 October 2025
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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
🎉 Congratulations, Dr. Chunhui Zhan! 🎓 This past Monday, Chunhui successfully defended her PhD thesis titled: "The Effect of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 on the Terrestrial Carbon and Water Cycle"!
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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
💡 I had the opportunity to speak with LATEST THINKING (lt.org) about ongoing work throughout my PhD that incorporates societal and health responses into natural hazard risk assessments. 👉 Full interview available here: doi.org/10.21036/LTP...
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How Can We Redefine Natural Hazards Through Societal and Health Responses?
In this video, KELLEY DE POLT argues for a more integrated understanding of natural hazards by linking extreme heat events with societal interest and public
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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
🎉 Congratulations, Dr. Melissa Ruiz-Vásquez! 🎓 This past July, Melissa successfully defended her PhD thesis titled: "Exploring the potential of land surface information to improve subseasonal temperature forecast skills." A huge congratulations on this achievement!
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RiskKAN @riskkan.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
We’ve just launched the Risk‑KAN Starter Pack! A curated toolkit to kickstart collaboration, insight, and impact at the intersection of emergent risks, climate change & disaster resilience 🌍 And stay informed on all the events organized by our Working Group leads. Take a look: go.bsky.app/SpGzhJJ
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Kai Kornhuber @kornhuber.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Open call for new Steering Committee Members at @riskkan.bsky.social. We invite experts in relevant fields to self-nominate for the next term: www.risk-kan.org/about-riskka... Find out more at www.risk-kan.org and feel free to reach out in case of questions! @iiasa.ac.at @climate.columbia.edu
Open Call for Risk KAN Steering Committee Members
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Cornelia Betsch 🖖 @corneliabetsch.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Das war ein großer Spass! Fast einen ganzen Tag Ideen zu Fragen der planetaren Gesundheit gewälzt - DANKE ❤️ Markus Reichstein @ellisunitjena.bsky.social und Team, @robertboehm.bsky.social und Geko Team des @ipb.bsky.social #planetaryhealth #behavioralscience #climate #health #sciencebsky
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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Really enjoyed the opportunity to contribute to this very interesting manuscript! 🌳☀️☁️ If you're working on heatwaves through the land surface or atmospheric lens, I highly recommend giving it a read! Lots of great insights on importance of drivers regionally and at different timescales.
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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Happening NOW! Come check out Sinikka Paulus' poster "Assessing the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Soil Water Vapor Adsorption Using a Global Observation Network" 💧🌍 @egu.eu #EGU25
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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
⭐ REMINDER TODAY ⭐ Looking forward to seeing many of you later today at the short course! #EGU25 @egu.eu
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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Good Wednesday Morning #EGU25! First up, Rene Orth will be presenting their work with Hao Huang on water balance consistency across datasets💧🌱 This afternoon check out @kdepolt.bsky.social convening the short course on ECR engagement and empowerment in research projects 📖💬 @egu.eu @hs.egu.eu
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Kai Kornhuber @kornhuber.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Great @riskkan.bsky.social symposium and working group kick-off at @iiasa.ac.at yesterday. In case you are at @egu.eu feel free to reach out to me or @marleenderuiter.bsky.social to learn more and get involved. @futureearth.bsky.social @wcrpclimate.bsky.social @lamont.columbia.edu
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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
We are looking forward to Day 2 of #EGU25 with posters in the @egubg.bsky.social session "Impacts of climatic extremes on plants and ecosystems across scales" 🌳☀️💧 👇Check out the schedule below👇 @chunhuizhan.bsky.social @piamueller.bsky.social
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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
At #EGU25 and interested in how seasonal vegetation cycles in Europe shift spatially over time? 🌍🌲🌳 Come check out Juliane Brügelmann's poster this afternoon (16:15-18:00) in Hall X5 spot X5.182 @egu.eu
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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
#TrainToEGU today! 🚆 Beautiful views and beautiful weather through the Austrian countryside 🐄🌤️ #EGU25 @egu.eu
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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
#EGU25 is almost here! Check out the talks from my research and myself below! 📅📚 Wednesday: Convening a short course on ECR empowerment in projects 📅💬 Friday: Assisting @philipward.bsky.social with the poster on the #MYRIADEU multi-hazard risk dynamics database Interested? Stop by or reach out!
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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Interested in exchanging ideas, gaining insights, and exploring best practices for engaging and empowering Early Career Researchers? Join us for our short course, "Best Practices for ECR Engagement and Empowerment in Research Projects," on Wednesday, April 30, at 16:15 (CEST) at #EGU25. @egu.eu
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Mariana Madruga de Brito @mdebrito.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
@taiscarvalho.bsky.social is mapping national & subnational drought plans 🌍💧—and we need your help! If you know of official drought plans (especially in non-English-speaking countries), please share them here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Your expertise can help ensure no region is overlooked!
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Help us map drought plans! 🌍
We are gathering national and subnational drought plans and need your assistance! So far, we’ve identified drought plans for 75 countries, but we want to ensure we haven’t missed any important documen...
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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
We are excited to share the successful defence of Metin Ilke Özcan’s Master's thesis, titled 'Quantifying Impact-Relevant Timescales of Droughts on Vegetation.' The research explores the importance of selecting appropriate timescales and definitions when assessing drought impacts. 🌳🌲
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Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry @bgc-jena.mpg.de · 18/02/2025
A sunny☀️ day like today in Jena seems the perfect opportunity to take off into the #bluesky! Hi👋! We are the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, a research Institute based in Germany studying the #EarthSystem🌍, how it is affected & responds to global changes in #climate 🌡️& the #environment 🏞️.
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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Big announcement: One of my research groups has just moved over to BlueSky 🦋 If your interested in land-atmosphere coupling 🌱, extreme weather events ☀️, earth system modeling 🌍, or forecasts and projections 🌡️ be sure to follow to receive our updates!
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Jan Sodoge @jsodoge.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
fear of missing out (FOMO) at EGU conferences? In a new pre-print with @taiscarvalho.bsky.social @mdebrito.bsky.social we show that: this FOMO is reasonable; but we can provide help with text-mining: egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
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GC Insights: Breaking the silos – leveraging NLP to encourage interdisciplinary interaction at the EGU
Abstract. Thousands of abstracts from various geoscience sub-fields are presented annually at the EGU General Assembly (GA), offering a rich resource for tracking scientific progress. However, rigid s...
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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Looking back at an incredible experience had at my first #AGU conference, full of reunions and new connections. Also a big thank you to all who stopped by my poster and contributed to the over 4 hours of rewarding discussions! #AGU2024 @agugeohealth.bsky.social @agu.org @mpi-bgc.bsky.social
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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
At #AGU2024 and interested in multi-hazards, exposure-response curves, or both together? Come stop by my poster “Regional Differences in the Impact of Heat and Moisture on Public Health within Europe” tomorrow morning (12 Dec. @ 8:30-12:30) at board number 2704! ☀️🌧️ @agugeohealth.bsky.social
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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Enjoyed an insightful visit with the Sebastian Lab at UNC ahead of #AGU2024! Excited for the chance to reconnect and can’t wait to continue exchanging ideas with both new and familiar connections over next week as well. See you all there!
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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Hi everyone 👋 Thought to give a quick intro as my first post here. I’m a PhD researcher at MPI for Biogeochemistry and VU Amsterdam investigating impacts & dynamics of vulnerability associated with (multi-hazard) heatwaves ☀️ Check out the 1st paper of my PhD below and stay tuned for more updates!
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CompoundNET @compoundnet.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Welcome to all the Bluesky newbies! We've created a starter pack of compound events and multi hazard researchers and groups. Please send through suggestions for who else to add to the list go.bsky.app/Cy8PZju
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