🇨🇦 anthropologist | assist prof at York U-DEM | understanding social dimensions of disaster risk and vulnerability through anthropological lens
London, Ontario
Joined August 2009
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jennifer spinney retweeted
ImpactWX Genesis Grant - Year THREE let's gooooo!
The grant is now accepting applications for funding to community organizations that are developing new ideas related to severe weather preparedness, response and
awareness. For more information, head here: impactwx.com/genesis-grant
Thanks @WxCastle! I believe this opportunity is limited to Canadians exploring severe weather in Canada. It’s an important detail that I failed to work into the character limit in my message above 🤪!
👏🚨👏 The 2024 ImpactWX Genesis Grant recipients have been selected! Congratulations to @Archwayca, Alliance North, @EvergreenCanada & @Tbayfood- all working hard to improve #severe #wx #awareness #response #preparedness & #resilience in #Canada.
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It was a pleasure to Chair this conference alongside @RielZack for the benefit of bringing people together, to learn from each other, and to make new connections in our collective efforts to advance research and practice surrounding #wx #warning and #risk #communication. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
A big thank you to our #AMS7WxComm co-chairs @jspinney19 and @RielZack and the @AMSBroadcastcon co-chairs @DanielleDozier and @GraceyWeather for all of their dedicated work to put on a wonderful conference!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 thank you @wxrachmoss for a fantastic presentation on #inclusion and #bodypositivity in broadcast meteorology!
#AMS51BM #7WxComm
If you’re attending #7WxComm next week in Myrtle Beach, help us kick off the Meeting right by attending our icebreaker event! Can’t wait to see everyone there!
🧊Tuesday, June 11, 2024
🧊 7:00pm
🧊 Hilton lobby
@AMS_Soc_Impacts @AMSBroadcastCon
An exciting short course: “Blown Away: A Meteorologist’s Guide to Wind Damage,” will be held @ the AMS Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 28, 2024 (8-12pm; in-person). Registration is still open. Participation is limited. Meteorologists: snag your spot now! ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/ed…
ImpactWX Genesis Grant is now accepting applications! Year II of the program has officially launched!
This grant provides funding to community organizations that are developing new ideas related to severe weather response and awareness.
Learn more here: impactwx.com/genesis-grant
jennifer spinney retweeted
Our team at @westernuNTP has been surveying major wind events across Canada this storm season! 🌪️🇨🇦
Check out all of our currently available Event Summary Maps for 2023 so far!
(Thread will be continuously updated until the end of the season) 🗺️🌬️
The research team @ #YorkU is still hoping to learn perspectives of #Barrie residents impacted by the 2021 tornado. The survey will remain open until and including July 28th. Thank you to everyone who has shared their stories with us so far! #onwx @Instant_Weather @westernuNTP
jennifer spinney retweeted
There were uncontrollable sobs in my chest as I stood at Peez’uh near Pee-hee-mm-huh (Thacker Pass) where it’s being dug up for North America’s largest lithium mine. Indigenous Peoples whose ancestral territories this is that I interviewed, do not want their lands sacrificed to meet the world’s need for the “green” transition.
The pain here is deep. Paiute-Shoshone were massacred here and their ancestors I spoke with told me some of them ran up this hill to try to escape. @ricochet_en @indiginews @therealnews
jennifer spinney retweeted
Hail has caused billions of dollars of property loss in Canada in recent years. But there are actions that can be taken to reduce the risk of loss.
Many are covered here.
See hail-smart.ca for more info.
Please help spread the word about this important #citizenscience initiative in the US being lead by @edu4drr and other @NOAA scientists. #TornadoTales
Last week #tornadoes impacted #Chicago, and
@NOAA scientists want to hear your story. #TornadoTales is a citizen science survey aimed at learning how YOU react to #forecasts/#warnings. Help our scientists by making your report here bit.ly/NSSLTTs
#ilwx #Tornado
Extreme gratitude for the chance to visit w/ @ramraajh on @CBCOntMorning to raise awareness of our research (#YorkU in collab w/ @westernuNTP) that highlights ongoing #impacts residents in #Barrie experience during #tornado #recovery. @YorkULAPS #onstorm
cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-1…
TY @weathernetwork for highlighting the meteorology & impacts resulting from the 2021 tornado. #YorkU researchers still hope to learn from more Barrie residents about their recovery journeys to help enhance plans for equitable #tornado #disaster #recovery. @YorkULAPS @westernuNTP
Saturday, July 15 marks the two-year anniversary of a damaging EF-2 tornado that hit Barrie, Ontario, resulting in several injuries. Part of a severe weather event in southern Ontario that led to an estimated $100 million in insured costs. #onstorm #onwx theweathernetwork.com/en/new…
Thank you @Barrie360 for highlighting our work on the 2nd anniversary of the destructive tornado. We count on residents’ perspectives to learn how best to plan for and create more equitable #tornado #disaster #recovery in the future. @YorkULAPS @DEM_York @westernuNTP
On this day two years ago, a tornado hit Barrie, with the Barrie Tornado Recovery Project chronicling the recovery; help is on the way for B-C as it struggles to control wildfires; decreasing firefly populations; and more.
Here's your Daily Kickstart... megaphone.link/COBR202696764…
Thank you @CTVBarrieNews for highlighting our work on the 2nd anniversary of the destructive tornado. We count on residents’ perspectives to learn how best to plan for and create more equitable #tornado #disaster #recovery. @YorkULAPS @DEM_York @westernuNTP
Researchers at York University and the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) at the University of Western are teaming up to learn more about their emotional toll to help with future disaster responses. barrie.ctvnews.ca/survey-stu…
jennifer spinney retweeted
Lots going on due to the severe storms in the Ottawa and Montreal areas yesterday. Here's a status update:
- confirmed damaging tornado at Barrhaven area of Ottawa, ON with an NTP team set to arrive around 10 am to begin a damage survey there
- confirmed tornado at Mirabel, QC (documented by airport weather observers) with no reported damage
- damage at Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines N of Montreal and Sorel-Tracey NE of Montreal - an NTP team will likely visit these areas tomorrow; may be tornado or downburst related
We continue to find and receive reports (some from ON and QC ECCC offices - thanks!).
If you have a tornado or wind damage to report today please use @NTP_Reports, [email protected], or the reporting page on the NTP website at uwo.ca/ntp.
Thanks/merci! #ONstorm #meteoQC
