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Ilan Kelman

@IlanKelman

Disasters, health, islands, prevention, everyday risks, disaster diplomacy, Arctic/Antarctic/polar, migration, climate change, inclusion, and sustainability.

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Joined May 2012
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"Disaster by Choice" New in paperback! global.oup.com/academic/prod… See also: -Blog psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/… -Vlog youtube.com/watch?v=BlVyY1UA… #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (no #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #wxtwitter #EMGTwitter #sciencetwitter #ClimateTwitter
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"Indices for #Psychological #DisasterResilience: A recent study researches #Indonesian #teenagers" psychologytoday.com/us/blog/… #resilience #DisasterPsychology #psychology #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #Indonesia #YouthResilience #DRRTwitter #DisasterTwitter
Indices for Psychological Disaster Resilience

Indices for Psychological Disaster Resilience

A recent scientific paper details an index for psychological disaster resilience, tested with Indonesian teenagers.

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Just published: "The 2026 report of the @LancetCountdown on #health and #ClimateChange" doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(2… #ClimateHealth #HealthClimate #GlobalHealth #Climate #PublicHealth #PlanetaryHealth #OneHealth #EcoHealth #ClimateTwitter #HealthTwitter #MedTwitter #CCA #Adaptation
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I was recently named as an @ISC Fellow while I was being inducted into @acad_euro The latter's conference theme was 'Building Bridges'. This is building bridges across topics, disciplines, academies, ideas, & ultimately people--always aiming to serve society with our research.
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Kaitlin Ferguson kaitlinferguson.com and I received The Geologists' Association's 2026 award for the #GeoArts for "Imagining Coastlines" tinyurl.com/yjn4e353 funded by tinyurl.com/yfvanuyd A super opportunity to explore millennia of coastal change. @SedgwickMuseum

Kaitlin Ferguson | Visual Artist

Kaitlin Ferguson is visual artist focusing on the environment

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University of the Arctic's Thematic Network on #Disasters & #NaturalHazards: Year in Review uarctic.org/media/yrzggwcy/y… #Arctic #polar #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #EMGTwitter #DRRTwitter #DisasterTwitter
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Disasters Avoided Newsletter 16: Meaningful Inclusion mailchi.mp/66fe5ffa5149/the-… #DisastersAvoided #DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction
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#Health & #ClimateChange Conference 28 Oct #London part online. @LancetCountdown eventbrite.co.uk/e/health-an… #ClimateHealth #HealthClimate #GlobalHealth #Climate #CCA #Adaptation #ClimateAdaptation #Mitigation #ClimateTwitter #PublicHealth #PlanetaryHealth #OneHealth #EcoHealth
Health and Climate Change Conference 2026

Health and Climate Change Conference 2026

Join global experts to explore the health impacts of climate change and launch the 10th Lancet Countdown report.

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"What would happen if the #Yellowstone #supervolcano erupted now" theconversation.com/end-of-h… #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #RiskManagement #DisasterRiskManagement #Volcano #Volcanoes #VolcanoRisk #DRRTwitter #VolcanoTwitter #DisasterTwitter #EMGTwitter
End of humanity? Blow-by-blow account of what would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted...

End of humanity? Blow-by-blow account of what would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted...

Anybody within the eruption zone would be pulverised by blasts, crisped by the heat, or asphyxiated by ash.

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New paper: "Invisible Allies: Donkeys promote #drought #resilience" doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2… #DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #EMGTwitter #DRRTwitter #DisasterTwitter #ClimateTwitter
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The World Risk Report 2026 weltrisikobericht.de/worldri… We contributed "The #storm is not the #disaster". #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #RiskManagement #DisasterRiskManagement #Storms #StormRisk #EMGTwitter #DRRTwitter #ClimateTwitter #DisasterTwitter
WorldRiskReport 2026

WorldRiskReport 2026

The WorldRiskReport Every year millions of people worldwide suffer from disasters in the aftermath of extreme natural events. But whether it be earthquakes, storms or floods, the risk of a natural...

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Geography students and teachers (England, Key Stage 5)! Please join us for the Hazards Conference: -London, 11 Nov, kcmconferences.co.uk/events-… -Manchester, 16 Nov, kcmconferences.co.uk/events-… -Nottingham, 2 Dec, kcmconferences.co.uk/events-… @kate_stockings @davepetley #TeamGeog #GeogTeacher
Hazards Conference (London) — KCM Events and Conferences

Hazards Conference (London) — KCM Events and Conferences

Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, Earthquakes and more: this year's Hazards conferences are set to be the best yet!

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"Mental Health of 9/11 Response and Recovery Workers" psychologytoday.com/us/blog/… @PsychToday #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #DisasterResponse #DisasterRecovery #EMGTwitter #MedTwitter #EmergencyResponders #Terrorism #Remember911 #RememberTheSky #NeverForget911 #HealthTwitter
Mental Health of 9/11 Response and Recovery Workers

Mental Health of 9/11 Response and Recovery Workers

The 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the northeast USA were 25 years ago today, yet mental health impacts persist.

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"Keeping Mentally Healthy in Trauma Nursing" psychologytoday.com/us/blog/… @EmilyRagus @PsychToday #EMGTwitter #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #EmergencyResponse #EmergencyResponders #EmergencyResponder #TraumaNursing #Nursing #DisasterMedicine #DisasterNurse #DisasterNursing
Keeping Mentally Healthy in Trauma Nursing

Keeping Mentally Healthy in Trauma Nursing

In practice and research, Emily Ragus reflects on her experiences and contributions to maintaining mental health while being a trauma nurse.

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#DisastersAvoided #DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #disaster #disasters #EMGTwitter #DRRTwitter #DisasterTwitter #ClimateTwitter
Crisis Response Journal (@CRJ_reports) profile pictureCrisis Response Journal@CRJ_reportsSep 7
Gareth Byatt, Ilan Kelman (@IlanKelman) and Ana Prados (@aprados1) argue that the right mindset and investments can be key to avoiding disasters Login to read CRJ 21:2 here: tinyurl.com/3y8hup52 New readers can subscribe here: tinyurl.com/488zf3dd
Image: Lâm Trần | Pexels

ALT Image: Lâm Trần | Pexels

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#Risk Society: 1. #Webinar "Risk jargon" 22 Oct, 1500-1600 Central Europe risk-society.com/risk-jargon… 2. #Workshop "Improving Risk Vocabulary" 13 Nov, 1300-1700 Central Europe risk-society.com/lost-for-wo… #DRR #resilience #RiskAnalysis #DisasterRisk #DRRTwitter #EMGTwitter #ClimateTwitter
Risk jargon: Compound, complex, and confusing! - Risk Society

Risk jargon: Compound, complex, and confusing! - Risk Society

Date: Thursday 22 October, 15:00 – 16:00 CET Format: live online: 1 hour Speaker: Ilan Kelman is Professor of Disasters and Health at University College…

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"Extreme #heat and #risk of #pediatric #emergency department visits" doi.org/10.1038/s41390-026-0… #ClimateHealth #HealthClimate #Health #GlobalHealth #Climate #ClimateChange #CCA #Adaptation #ClimateAdaptation #PublicHealth #PlanetaryHealth #OneHealth #EcoHealth #HeatWave #HeatWaves
Extreme heat and risk of pediatric emergency department visits: a time-stratified time-series...

Extreme heat and risk of pediatric emergency department visits: a time-stratified time-series...

Pediatric Research - Extreme heat and risk of pediatric emergency department visits: a time-stratified time-series analysis

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"All #disasters are compound, cascading, complex, #Natech, and hybrid" preventionweb.net/drr-commun… #DRRTwitter #DisasterTwitter #ClimateTwitter #EMGTwitter #DRR #CascadingDisasters #CascadingRisks #RiskManagement #CompoundRisks #RiskTwitter
All disasters are compound, cascading, complex, Natech, and hybrid

All disasters are compound, cascading, complex, Natech, and hybrid

Disasters are not natural but result from social vulnerabilities, inequality and policy choices. This blog argues that focusing on vulnerability, rather than labels such as “natural” or “hybrid”...

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"Where is the safest place on Earth?" youtube.com/shorts/agPjprZh3… #DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction
Where is the safest place on Earth? | DW News

Where is the safest place on Earth? | DW News

Tech billionaires are quietly turning Argentina and Patagonia into ...

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"Polar #DisasterRiskReduction and Response" thearcticinstitute.org/the-a… #DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #Arctic #PolarRisk #PolarDRR #Antarctica #Antarctic #polar #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR
The Arctic Institute's 2026 Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Series: A Conclusion

The Arctic Institute's 2026 Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Series: A Conclusion

The 2026 Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Series recaps key findings and arguments, concluding with a broader perspective.

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#DisastersAvoided Newsletter 15: #GoodData mailchi.mp/0e535a548342/the-… #DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction
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