Dorothy Heinrich
@dorothyclimate.bsky.social
Humanitarian, climate scientist, and PhD student @Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and @UniofReading. And I spend a lot of time walking in the Scottish rain!
climate change 🌍 | extreme weather ⛈️ | disaster preparedness ☔
(opinions are my own)
climate change 🌍 | extreme weather ⛈️ | disaster preparedness ☔
(opinions are my own)
Reposted by Dorothy Heinrich
Heartwarming citizen science & history story from the dark days of Covid lockdown.
Five years ago today, most historical UK monthly rainfall observations were not available to scientists.
But the 66,000 pieces of paper containing the data had been scanned.
With covid lockdown approaching we saw an opportunity to transcribe the data.
#RainfallRescue began... 🧵
But the 66,000 pieces of paper containing the data had been scanned.
With covid lockdown approaching we saw an opportunity to transcribe the data.
#RainfallRescue began... 🧵
March 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Heartwarming citizen science & history story from the dark days of Covid lockdown.
Reposted by Dorothy Heinrich
From exploring experiences of displacement, to exhibitions on gender inequality, Butros Nicola brings us a feature on Juba’s Baobab House, a beloved cultural institution promoting a new generation of South Sudanese creatives.
At a beloved Juba institution, artists promote “healing and growth”
The Baobab House is home to a new generation of South Sudanese creatives.
buff.ly
March 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
From exploring experiences of displacement, to exhibitions on gender inequality, Butros Nicola brings us a feature on Juba’s Baobab House, a beloved cultural institution promoting a new generation of South Sudanese creatives.
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Mapping changes in temperature across the UK for every year from 1884 to 2024.
Very obvious trend to warmer conditions across the UK in recent decades.
Data: HadUK-Grid from @metoffice.bsky.social
#smallmultiples #dataviz
Very obvious trend to warmer conditions across the UK in recent decades.
Data: HadUK-Grid from @metoffice.bsky.social
#smallmultiples #dataviz
March 19, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Mapping changes in temperature across the UK for every year from 1884 to 2024.
Very obvious trend to warmer conditions across the UK in recent decades.
Data: HadUK-Grid from @metoffice.bsky.social
#smallmultiples #dataviz
Very obvious trend to warmer conditions across the UK in recent decades.
Data: HadUK-Grid from @metoffice.bsky.social
#smallmultiples #dataviz
It was a real privilege to join @timokelder.bsky.social and an incredible group of researchers for this piece in @naturecomms.bsky.social ! 🌻
Our key message: We can and should stop being surprised by unprecedented weather ⛈️
🖇️ You can read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57450-0 🔽
Our key message: We can and should stop being surprised by unprecedented weather ⛈️
🖇️ You can read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57450-0 🔽
1/ How to Stop Being Surprised by Unprecedented Weather
Our new @naturecomms.bsky.social paper provides our multi-author perspective on methods to anticipate extreme weather and reduce impacts, shifting from reacting with surprise towards resilience.
🔗 Read it here: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
🧵⬇️
Our new @naturecomms.bsky.social paper provides our multi-author perspective on methods to anticipate extreme weather and reduce impacts, shifting from reacting with surprise towards resilience.
🔗 Read it here: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
🧵⬇️
March 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It was a real privilege to join @timokelder.bsky.social and an incredible group of researchers for this piece in @naturecomms.bsky.social ! 🌻
Our key message: We can and should stop being surprised by unprecedented weather ⛈️
🖇️ You can read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57450-0 🔽
Our key message: We can and should stop being surprised by unprecedented weather ⛈️
🖇️ You can read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57450-0 🔽
Reposted by Dorothy Heinrich
New perspective article by Kelder et al. explores methods to anticipate unprecedented #weather events and highlights the role of transformative, incremental, and reactive #adaptation strategies to achieve enhanced #resilience. @stichtingcas.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How to stop being surprised by unprecedented weather - Nature Communications
Unprecedented weather events are increasingly impacting societies worldwide. This Perspective explores methods to anticipate such hazards, and it highlights the role of transformative, incremental, an...
www.nature.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
New perspective article by Kelder et al. explores methods to anticipate unprecedented #weather events and highlights the role of transformative, incremental, and reactive #adaptation strategies to achieve enhanced #resilience. @stichtingcas.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Excited to have been part of this perspective, led by @timokelder.bsky.social, discussing how society can build resilience to, rather than be surprised by, unprecedented weather: 💪 vs 😱
Includes a review of methods to anticipate events, and discussion on adaptation practice and disaster management.
Includes a review of methods to anticipate events, and discussion on adaptation practice and disaster management.
How to stop being surprised by unprecedented weather
Kelder et al. discusses a multitude of ways that we could anticipate unprecedented weather events that might otherwise be a surprise
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Kelder et al. discusses a multitude of ways that we could anticipate unprecedented weather events that might otherwise be a surprise
rdcu.be/ecWQF
How to stop being surprised by unprecedented weather
Nature Communications - Unprecedented weather events are increasingly impacting societies worldwide. This Perspective explores methods to anticipate such hazards, and it highlights the role of...
rdcu.be
March 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Excited to have been part of this perspective, led by @timokelder.bsky.social, discussing how society can build resilience to, rather than be surprised by, unprecedented weather: 💪 vs 😱
Includes a review of methods to anticipate events, and discussion on adaptation practice and disaster management.
Includes a review of methods to anticipate events, and discussion on adaptation practice and disaster management.
Reposted by Dorothy Heinrich
Floods can happen anywhere and at any time.
Here’s how you can be ready:
⚠️ Know the risks
🌧️ Monitor local weather
☎️ Talk to your municipality and insurer
🧳 Have an emergency plan and kit
📍Know and practice evacuation routes
Here’s how you can be ready:
⚠️ Know the risks
🌧️ Monitor local weather
☎️ Talk to your municipality and insurer
🧳 Have an emergency plan and kit
📍Know and practice evacuation routes
March 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Floods can happen anywhere and at any time.
Here’s how you can be ready:
⚠️ Know the risks
🌧️ Monitor local weather
☎️ Talk to your municipality and insurer
🧳 Have an emergency plan and kit
📍Know and practice evacuation routes
Here’s how you can be ready:
⚠️ Know the risks
🌧️ Monitor local weather
☎️ Talk to your municipality and insurer
🧳 Have an emergency plan and kit
📍Know and practice evacuation routes
Reposted by Dorothy Heinrich
How to stop being surprised by unprecedented weather?
Transformative adaptation, foundation for long-term resilience, supported by incremental adaptation through upgrading existing infrastructure, and reactive adaptation - early action and disaster response.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Transformative adaptation, foundation for long-term resilience, supported by incremental adaptation through upgrading existing infrastructure, and reactive adaptation - early action and disaster response.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How to stop being surprised by unprecedented weather
Nature Communications - Unprecedented weather events are increasingly impacting societies worldwide. This Perspective explores methods to anticipate such hazards, and it highlights the role of...
www.nature.com
March 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
How to stop being surprised by unprecedented weather?
Transformative adaptation, foundation for long-term resilience, supported by incremental adaptation through upgrading existing infrastructure, and reactive adaptation - early action and disaster response.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Transformative adaptation, foundation for long-term resilience, supported by incremental adaptation through upgrading existing infrastructure, and reactive adaptation - early action and disaster response.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Dorothy Heinrich
Enjoyed being involved in this new perspective led by @timokelder.bsky.social, where we show the value of using multiple lines of evidence to assess plausible yet unprecedented extreme events that we need to be preparing for 🌍🌧️🌀🌡️
1/ How to Stop Being Surprised by Unprecedented Weather
Our new @naturecomms.bsky.social paper provides our multi-author perspective on methods to anticipate extreme weather and reduce impacts, shifting from reacting with surprise towards resilience.
🔗 Read it here: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
🧵⬇️
Our new @naturecomms.bsky.social paper provides our multi-author perspective on methods to anticipate extreme weather and reduce impacts, shifting from reacting with surprise towards resilience.
🔗 Read it here: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
🧵⬇️
March 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Enjoyed being involved in this new perspective led by @timokelder.bsky.social, where we show the value of using multiple lines of evidence to assess plausible yet unprecedented extreme events that we need to be preparing for 🌍🌧️🌀🌡️
Reposted by Dorothy Heinrich
What do we do with this information?
More transformative adaptation in advance to ensure greater resilience means less reactive adaptation required when the unprecedented event occurs.
More transformative adaptation in advance to ensure greater resilience means less reactive adaptation required when the unprecedented event occurs.
March 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
What do we do with this information?
More transformative adaptation in advance to ensure greater resilience means less reactive adaptation required when the unprecedented event occurs.
More transformative adaptation in advance to ensure greater resilience means less reactive adaptation required when the unprecedented event occurs.
Reposted by Dorothy Heinrich
The question isn’t IF climate change is making extreme weather worse—it’s how much.
Science can put a number on how many more homes flood, how much more rain a hurricane dumps, how much larger wildfires grow--and how much worse it will get if we don't act now.
More by @frediotto.bsky.social & I:
Science can put a number on how many more homes flood, how much more rain a hurricane dumps, how much larger wildfires grow--and how much worse it will get if we don't act now.
More by @frediotto.bsky.social & I:
Opinion | What Cutting-Edge Science Can Tell Us About Extreme Weather (Gift Article)
Advances in attribution science have made clear how climate change is making floods, fires and heat waves worse.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The question isn’t IF climate change is making extreme weather worse—it’s how much.
Science can put a number on how many more homes flood, how much more rain a hurricane dumps, how much larger wildfires grow--and how much worse it will get if we don't act now.
More by @frediotto.bsky.social & I:
Science can put a number on how many more homes flood, how much more rain a hurricane dumps, how much larger wildfires grow--and how much worse it will get if we don't act now.
More by @frediotto.bsky.social & I:
Reposted by Dorothy Heinrich
Our climate newsletter highlights some of the latest news on climate change.
The latest issue, published today, has a spotlight on clean energy.
Read here:
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKM...
#GetClimateReady
The latest issue, published today, has a spotlight on clean energy.
Read here:
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKM...
#GetClimateReady
February 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Our climate newsletter highlights some of the latest news on climate change.
The latest issue, published today, has a spotlight on clean energy.
Read here:
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKM...
#GetClimateReady
The latest issue, published today, has a spotlight on clean energy.
Read here:
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKM...
#GetClimateReady
Reposted by Dorothy Heinrich
The most deadly hurricane in US history was the one they had no warning of - the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. So this is good news from @drjeffmasters.bsky.social. Warnings save lives!
The National Hurricane Center set an all-time record for forecast accuracy in 2024 » Yale Climate Connections
But the investments in hurricane research that led to the new record are threatened by proposed budget cuts.
yaleclimateconnections.org
February 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The most deadly hurricane in US history was the one they had no warning of - the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. So this is good news from @drjeffmasters.bsky.social. Warnings save lives!
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Prof @hancloke.bsky.social will speak about the challenge of preventing floods in a changing climate, of making the forecasts more useful and what we can do individually to protect ourselves. #FestivalofTomorrow #flooding
February 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Prof @hancloke.bsky.social will speak about the challenge of preventing floods in a changing climate, of making the forecasts more useful and what we can do individually to protect ourselves. #FestivalofTomorrow #flooding
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We are calling for new Associate Editors @climdevjournal.bsky.social to help us with our submissions on mitigation and/or urban adaptation. Please read the description below to check if you are suitable. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me or Jon Ensor.
We are calling for new Associate Editors with expertise in social dimensions of climate change mitigation AND/OR urban adaptation. Please see our call below.
February 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We are calling for new Associate Editors @climdevjournal.bsky.social to help us with our submissions on mitigation and/or urban adaptation. Please read the description below to check if you are suitable. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me or Jon Ensor.
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The USAID-funded Famine Early Warning System Network is critical for monitoring and predicting acute food insecurity globally, the impact of it going offline will be enormous, even outside of USAID-funded activities.
www.devex.com/news/usaid-f...
www.devex.com/news/usaid-f...
USAID-funded famine early warning system goes offline due to aid freeze
A key food insecurity data tool used by humanitarian groups worldwide has been taken down due to the Trump administration's stop-work order on USAID, raising alarm among aid workers.
www.devex.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The USAID-funded Famine Early Warning System Network is critical for monitoring and predicting acute food insecurity globally, the impact of it going offline will be enormous, even outside of USAID-funded activities.
www.devex.com/news/usaid-f...
www.devex.com/news/usaid-f...
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The world needs more girls and #WomenInScience!
Today is #WomenInScience Day, a reminder that women and girls play a critical role in science.
At the IFRC, we are proud to have extraordinary women across the Red Cross and Red Crescent network working and innovating for humanitarian action.
Today is #WomenInScience Day, a reminder that women and girls play a critical role in science.
At the IFRC, we are proud to have extraordinary women across the Red Cross and Red Crescent network working and innovating for humanitarian action.
February 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The world needs more girls and #WomenInScience!
Today is #WomenInScience Day, a reminder that women and girls play a critical role in science.
At the IFRC, we are proud to have extraordinary women across the Red Cross and Red Crescent network working and innovating for humanitarian action.
Today is #WomenInScience Day, a reminder that women and girls play a critical role in science.
At the IFRC, we are proud to have extraordinary women across the Red Cross and Red Crescent network working and innovating for humanitarian action.
⚠️ Vital early warning systems at work across NI & Scotland tonight as we track Storm Éowyn 🚨 These Red warnings are critically important for us to understand and monitor. Stay safe & follow updates from @metoffice.bsky.social and your local authorities❗
weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...
weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...
January 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
⚠️ Vital early warning systems at work across NI & Scotland tonight as we track Storm Éowyn 🚨 These Red warnings are critically important for us to understand and monitor. Stay safe & follow updates from @metoffice.bsky.social and your local authorities❗
weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...
weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...