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
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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 👇
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 👇
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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 👇
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 👇
🌍📢 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
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
October 23, 2025 at 6:09 AM
🌍📢 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
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
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...
Empowering ECRs to Make Research Projects Flourish: Lessons from a European Research Project
Read the full preprint here: doi.org/10.12688/ope...
doi.org
October 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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...
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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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...
🌳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
doi.org
October 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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...
🌳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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🎉 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"!
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"!
October 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🎉 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"!
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"!
📢 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
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
October 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
📢 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
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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🎉 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"!
This past Monday, Chunhui successfully defended her PhD thesis titled:
"The Effect of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 on the Terrestrial Carbon and Water Cycle"!
October 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🎉 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"!
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...
👉 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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September 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
💡 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...
👉 Full interview available here: doi.org/10.21036/LTP...
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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!
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!
September 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🎉 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!
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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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
Take a look: go.bsky.app/SpGzhJJ
September 16, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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
Take a look: go.bsky.app/SpGzhJJ
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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
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
September 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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
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
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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
#planetaryhealth #behavioralscience #climate #health #sciencebsky
August 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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
#planetaryhealth #behavioralscience #climate #health #sciencebsky
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.
🌳☀️☁️
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.
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-...
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-...
Global relevance of atmospheric and land surface drivers for hot temperature extremes
Abstract. Hot temperature extremes have severe impacts on society and ecosystems. These extremes are driven by both atmospheric and land surface processes, such as advection or reduced evaporative coo...
doi.org
June 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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.
🌳☀️☁️
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.
⭐ REMINDER TODAY ⭐
Looking forward to seeing many of you later today at the short course!
#EGU25
@egu.eu
Looking forward to seeing many of you later today at the short course!
#EGU25
@egu.eu
April 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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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
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
April 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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
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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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
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
April 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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
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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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
👇Check out the schedule below👇
@chunhuizhan.bsky.social
@piamueller.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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
👇Check out the schedule below👇
@chunhuizhan.bsky.social
@piamueller.bsky.social
#TrainToEGU today! 🚆
Beautiful views and beautiful weather through the Austrian countryside 🐄🌤️
#EGU25
@egu.eu
Beautiful views and beautiful weather through the Austrian countryside 🐄🌤️
#EGU25
@egu.eu
April 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
#TrainToEGU today! 🚆
Beautiful views and beautiful weather through the Austrian countryside 🐄🌤️
#EGU25
@egu.eu
Beautiful views and beautiful weather through the Austrian countryside 🐄🌤️
#EGU25
@egu.eu
#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!
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!
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
🌱💧☀️
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
April 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
#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!
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!
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
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
March 31, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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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!
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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February 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
@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!
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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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. 🌳🌲
February 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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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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 🏞️.
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 🏞️.
February 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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 🏞️.
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 🏞️.