Kelley De Polt

@kdepolt.bsky.social

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

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 👇

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...

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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🎉 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"!

💡 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...

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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🎉 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!

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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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.

HydrOrth Lab@hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · last yr.

New paper from our group in Earth System Dynamics! We find geopotential height is the main driver of hot extremes. ☀️ Surface net radiation and evaporative fraction are secondary daily drivers, while 🪁 wind dominates weekly. Read more at: doi.org/10.5194/esd-...

#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!

HydrOrth Lab@hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · last yr.

We’re heading to #EGU25! 🚲🚆🧳 🌱💧☀️ Catch our latest work across biogeosciences, hydrologic sciences, natural hazards, and climate. Come by our presentations and sessions to connect and exchange ideas! Happy to connect even if you can’t be there! 💬 @egu.eu @egubg.bsky.social @hs.egu.eu @nh.egu.eu

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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@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!

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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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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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!

HydrOrth Lab@hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hello BlueSky! 👋🦋 We're excited to be here! Stay tuned for updates from our group, and we can’t wait to connect and grow with the community here. 🌧️🌲☀️