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Yi-Ling Hwong
@yilinghwong.bsky.social
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Climate Science Research Scholar @IIASAVienna. Previously @ISTAustria, @ccrc_unsw, @CERN & @MSF. I research #clouds and their impact on #climate, among other things ( #wildfires, #agriculture, #SRM).
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Yi-Ling Hwong @yilinghwong.bsky.social · Jul 25
🔥 Just published! 🔥
Our new manuscript on global #wildfires look beyond burned areas and ask:
What drives the #economic damages of wildfires — now & in the future?
We find that socioeconomic vulnerability, not just #climate, is key.
📄 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
(Highlights below ⬇️)
yilinghwong.bsky.social
#IPCC 7th Assessment Report first lead author meeting in Paris. Let the games begin 🤓
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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carlschleussner.bsky.social
Super comprehensive report on our @iiasa.ac.at overshoot conference by @carbonbrief.org. Great summary and overview on some of the central discussion points. Check it out👇👇👇
www.carbonbrief.org/overshoot-ex...
Overshoot: Exploring the implications of meeting 1.5C climate goal ‘from above’ - Carbon Brief
The first-ever international conference on the contentious topic of “overshoot” was held last week in...
www.carbonbrief.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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benmsanderson.bsky.social
Sorry, but disagree with @hausfath.bsky.social here. You open Pandora's box, you ain't closing it again. We've already seen with Paris that well intentioned international agreements do not translate into physical reality and SRM governance is a much harder problem. Zero is the only safe level. /1
hausfath.bsky.social Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · Sep 21
I have a new @nytimes.com guest essay w/ @davidkeith.bsky.social about sunlight reflection. We note its not a solution for climate change and at best a band aid to treat systems, and suggest if its ever done it should only be to replace the cooling from air pollution today:
Opinion | A Responsible Way to Cool the Planet
A small, carefully scaled geoengineering program could compensate for the loss of cooling as we eliminate sulfur pollution.
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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iiasa.ac.at
🔥🔥New IIASA research shows that addressing social & economic vulnerability will be a key factor in mitigating the scale of financial damage due to wildfires & emphasizes sustainable development as essential to reducing climate-related impacts.
👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/jul-202...
@yilinghwong.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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kornhuber.bsky.social
Really excited about our upcoming @iiasa.ac.at AI for Climate Science Seminar with Veronika Eyring (@dlr-en.bsky.social en.bsky.social @unibremen.bsky.social) on Aug. 6th 2pm CEST

Info & registration here: iiasa.ac.at/events/aug-2...

Find out about future speakers here: iiasa.ac.at/projects/ai-...
July 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
yilinghwong.bsky.social
🔥 Just published! 🔥
Our new manuscript on global #wildfires look beyond burned areas and ask:
What drives the #economic damages of wildfires — now & in the future?
We find that socioeconomic vulnerability, not just #climate, is key.
📄 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
(Highlights below ⬇️)
July 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Reposted by Yi-Ling Hwong
duycks.bsky.social
🔥 ⚖️ 🌐HAPPENING NOW: Historic #ClimateJustice Ruling being delivered by the 🇺🇳 🧑‍⚖️ International Court of Justice.
🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability
📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇
#ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo
July 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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carlschleussner.bsky.social
🌍 SAVE THE DATE! Excited to announce that we'll be hosting the first-ever Climate Overshoot Conference at @iiasa.ac.at from Sep 30th - Oct 2nd, 2025. Thrilled to bring this critical conversation to Laxenburg/Vienna. 1/

iiasa.ac.at/events/sep-2...
March 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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kornhuber.bsky.social
Great analysis by @yilinghwong.bsky.social quantifying economic impacts from agricultural losses linked to extreme #drought and #heat and their attribution to carbon emitters.

This work with C. Lesk is part of the #NGFS acute physical risk assessment.

@iiasa.ac.at @lamont.columbia.edu
May 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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kornhuber.bsky.social
Join us for the next AI for Climate Science Seminar at @iiasa.ac.at featuring Prof. Steven Sherwood (@unsw.bsky.social):

Why We Still Need Traditional Climate and Earth System
Models - and How They Might Be Improved

07 May 2025
02:00-03:30 PM CEST

Register: iiasa.ac.at/events/may-2...
April 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
yilinghwong.bsky.social
I am giving a talk about #AI for #climate science. Curious about how we can use #AI to model clouds? or how we can use #machinelearning to learn more about climate science communication? Tune in this Thursday (3rd April) at 2pm CET!
kornhuber.bsky.social Kai Kornhuber @kornhuber.bsky.social · Apr 1
Excited to kickstart the @iiasa.ac.at #AI for Climate Science seminar series with in-house speakers @yilinghwong.bsky.social and S. Chowdhary this Thursday April 3rd, 2pm CET on-site and virtual.

Abstracts and further details: iiasa.ac.at/events/apr-2...

Register: iiasa.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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iiasa.ac.at
🌡️ With 2024 on track to be the hottest on record, scientists from IIASA and @columbiaup.bsky.social provide the first worldwide map of high-risk regions in a new @pnas.org study.
“These regions become temporary hothouses,” says lead author Kai Kornhuber.
🔎 iiasa.ac.at/news/nov-202...
November 27, 2024 at 8:37 AM