Kelley De Polt
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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- Reposted by Kelley De Polt📊 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...
- ⏰ 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
- This session is convened together with Timothy Tiggeloven, Md. Rezuanul Islam Fahim, Samira Pfeiffer, and @drrobertsakic.bsky.social
- We encourage submissions addressing the following key themes and sharing of lessons from successes and failures: 💡 Early warning and anticipatory action 💡 Impact-based approaches 💡 Technological innovations 💡 Risk communication and community engagement 💡 Data integration and system interoperability
- Reposted by Kelley De PoltNew 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/...
- Reposted by Kelley De PoltIn 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
- Reposted by Kelley De PoltExciting 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 👇
- 🌍📢 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
- This session is convened together with Timothy Tiggeloven, Md. Rezuanul Islam Fahim, Samira Pfeiffer, and @drrobertsakic.bsky.social
- This session invites contributions from a wide range of disciplines and sectors involved with the full spectrum of EWS development and implementation, including but not limited to natural hazards science, atmospheric and hydrologic research, social sciences, and disaster management practice.
- We encourage submissions addressing the following key themes and sharing of lessons from successes and failures: 💡 Early warning and anticipatory action 💡 Impact-based approaches 💡 Technological innovations 💡 Risk communication and community engagement 💡 Data integration and system interoperability
- 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...
- Co-led by Julius Schlumberger and myself, this perspective examines how the EU Horizon 2020 project MYRIAD-EU integrated Early Career Researcher (ECR) empowerment into its framework.
- Achieved through involvement of ECRs in project management, organization of events, and initiatives to foster networks. Three key enabling factors for creating an empowering environment were identified, aiming to encourage projects and funding institutions to further build on these practices.
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View full threadCitation: Schlumberger J, De Polt K, Claassen JN et al. Empowering ECRs to make research projects flourish: lessons from a European research project [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. Open Res Europe 2025, 5:312 (doi.org/10.12688/ope...)
- Reposted by Kelley De PoltNew 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...
- Reposted by Kelley De Polt🎉 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"!
- 📢 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
- 💡We particularly would like to highlight the Special Technical Session: “Innovative Frontiers in Multi(-Hazard)-risk Assessment and Disaster Risk Management”, led by Timothy Tiggeloven, co-convened together with @dmferrario.bsky.social, Michele Ronco, and Silvia Torresan.
- Reposted by Kelley De Polt🎉 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...
- Related manuscripts: Quantifying impact-relevant heatwave durations: doi.org/10.1088/1748... Official heat warnings miss situations with a detectable societal heat response in European countries: doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
- Many thanks also to supervisors, collaborators, and colleagues who supported and contributed to this work: René Orth (@hydrorth-lab.bsky.social), @philipward.bsky.social, @marleenderuiter.bsky.social, Markus Reichstein, Dorothea Frank, Ekaterina Bogdanovich
- Reposted by Kelley De Polt🎉 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!
- Reposted by Kelley De PoltWe’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/SpGzhJJat://did:plc:deb64eb5yigo2tt4pp5fdc53/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lyvivd722m2z
- Reposted by Kelley De PoltOpen 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
- Reposted by Kelley De PoltDas 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
- 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.
- 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-...
- Reposted by Kelley De PoltHappening NOW! Come check out Sinikka Paulus' poster "Assessing the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Soil Water Vapor Adsorption Using a Global Observation Network" 💧🌍 @egu.eu #EGU25
- Reposted by Kelley De PoltGood 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
- Reposted by Kelley De PoltGreat @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
- Reposted by Kelley De PoltWe 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
- Reposted by Kelley De PoltAt #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
- #TrainToEGU today! 🚆 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!
- 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
- Reposted by Kelley De Polt@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!
- Reposted by Kelley De PoltWe 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. 🌳🌲
- Reposted by Kelley De PoltA 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 🏞️.
- 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!
- Reposted by Kelley De Poltfear 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...
- 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
- 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
- And if you are not at #AGU2024 though still interested in hearing about this project, please feel free to connect!
- All set up! Looking forward to the upcoming discussions this morning!
- 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!
- 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!
