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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · 1d

🎉 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"!

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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 6d

💡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.

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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 6d

📢 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

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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 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"!

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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 15d

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

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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 15d

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...

Quantifying impact-relevant heatwave durations - IOPscience

Quantifying impact-relevant heatwave durations, Polt, Kelley De, Ward, Philip J, de Ruiter, Marleen, Bogdanovich, Ekaterina, Reichstein, Markus, Frank, Dorothea, Orth, René

doi.org

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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · 15d

💡 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...

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

doi.org

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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · 19d

🎉 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!

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RiskKAN @riskkan.bsky.social · 22d

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

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Kai Kornhuber @kornhuber.bsky.social · Sep 4

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

Open Call for Risk KAN Steering Committee Members

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Cornelia Betsch 🖖 @corneliabetsch.bsky.social · Aug 14

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

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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · Jun 19

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.

HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · Jun 19

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-...

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

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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · May 1

Happening NOW!

Come check out Sinikka Paulus' poster "Assessing the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Soil Water Vapor Adsorption Using a Global Observation Network" 💧🌍

@egu.eu
#EGU25

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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · Apr 30

⭐ REMINDER TODAY ⭐

Looking forward to seeing many of you later today at the short course!

#EGU25
@egu.eu

Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · Mar 31

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

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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · Apr 30

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

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Kai Kornhuber @kornhuber.bsky.social · Apr 29

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

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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · Apr 29

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

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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · Apr 28

At #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

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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · Apr 27

#TrainToEGU today! 🚆

Beautiful views and beautiful weather through the Austrian countryside 🐄🌤️

#EGU25
@egu.eu

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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · Apr 25

#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!

HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · Apr 25

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

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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · Mar 31

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

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Mariana Madruga de Brito @mdebrito.bsky.social · Feb 28

@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!

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...

docs.google.com

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HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · Feb 20

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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Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry @bgc-jena.mpg.de · Feb 18

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 🏞️.

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Kelley De Polt @kdepolt.bsky.social · Jan 30

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!

HydrOrth Lab @hydrorth-lab.bsky.social · Jan 30

Hello BlueSky! 👋🦋

We're excited to be here! Stay tuned for updates from our group, and we can’t wait to connect and grow with the community here. 🌧️🌲☀️

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