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Kate Halstead
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Climate Change Scientist at Forest Research | Wind Risk Modeller 🪾🌳
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New Blog! Action Oak supported research asks why some oak trees are more vulnerable to storm damage. @kateehalstead.bsky.social sky.social explains all, and why it is so important to do research of this kind.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I’m delighted to share that our new paper identifying drivers of storm damage has been published in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology!

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A huge thank you to @rachelgaulton.bsky.social @salvobonomo.bsky.social @chrisquine.bsky.social @actionoak.bsky.social
Identifying individual drivers of damage to oak during severe UK storms in winter 2021
There has been an increase in windstorm disturbance events in European forests over the past ∼50 years, exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change. I…
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August 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Viva passed! Thrilled to have completed my PhD researching the effects of storm damage on oak trees!A huge thanks to @actionoak.bsky.social, @salvobonomo.bsky.social, @drtomlocatelli.bsky.social and to my supervisors @rachelgaulton.bsky.social, Roy Sanderson, Andy Suggitt & @chrisquine.bsky.social!
June 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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May 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM