Sahar Derakhshan

My friend Mike and his family lost their Altadena home. Mike has spent years advocating for unhoused neighbors—directly in encampments and pushing for resources+protections. Now he needs our help. Please donate to support them as they rebuild. gofund.me/bcc8fae0

#CalFire has posted this map of the #EatonFire perimeter & evacuation zones

Good evening Southern California! Did you feel the magnitude 5.3 quake about 14 mi Northeast of Lamont, CA at 9:09 pm. The #ShakeAlert system was activated. See: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev… @Cal_OES @CAGeoSurvey @USGS_Quakes

Calling current and aspiring Disaster and Emergency Management authors!! Dr. Brenda Phillips and I are editors of a new book series with @Palgrave. See information below!

Houston swelters in punishing heat as 800,000 without power after Beryl dlvr.it/T9WZqq

Older homes along the West Coast that haven't been properly retrofitted can slide off their foundations or crumple during intense shaking if they're not properly retrofitted. New research looks at seismic retrofit rate disparities around LA. By @beccapox temblor.net/temblor/seismi…

@natcoleman27 Congratulations Dr. Natalie!

Do social vulnerability indices correlate with extreme heat health outcomes? Our team led by @Sahar_drk has a new paper. 🧵 Spoiler: Yes. doi.org/10.1016/j.jocl… @UCLA @IoesUcla @UCLAFSPH @OEHHA @calpolypomona

.@NOAA's #GOES16🛰️ tracked the severe #thunderstorms that battered parts of Texas yesterday and inundated communities with more flooding rainfall. #Flood Watches and Flood Warnings continue from East Texas to Alabama today. #TXwx #LAwx

@UofSC research star Susan Cutter is having a stellar spring! Hot on the heels of her election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the @UofSC_CAS Carolina Distinguished Professor has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.🏆 postandcourier.com/columbia/educa…

Keep the celebration going this Monday for geographer Susan Cutter, who has been elected to the @americanacad and the @theNASciences. A Carolina Distinguished Professor of @uofscgeography, she is in her 25th year as a @AAAS fellow. Read more ↪️: bit.ly/44xXG9y

Congratulations to @UofSC_CAS Carolina Distinguished Professor Susan Cutter on her election to the highly prestigious National Academy of Sciences! We are so proud of her impactful research on disaster recovery in the @UofSC Hazards Vulnerability & Resilience Institute.

#HurricanePrep starts way before a storm is on its way. From 1980 to August 2023, the total approximate cost of damages from weather and climate disasters in the U.S. is $2.6T. This week, we’re sharing resources for mitigating impacts. coast.noaa.gov/states/fast-fa…

Tonight, Capstone is glowing garnet in honor of Carolina Distinguished Professor of geography in our @UofSC_CAS, Susan Cutter, who has just been named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (@americanacad). 📰: go.sc.edu/CutterAAAS

2-year post-doc opportunity in #spatial #health #extremeheat and #shade research using #bigdata with me at @UCLAIoES with @VKellyTurner and @Sahar_drk. See link for details and application recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09365 pls RT. Image from previous work #fig1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

CHAMPIONS 🤙

An opportune time to share this graphic, illustrating how earthquakes back east have a much wider reach than earthquakes of the same magnitude in California.

Join us for the #FightingforourFuture: Student Summit on April 27th, hosted by the @DLJCSS in collaboration with @SCE and @sbvalleycollege! Engage with experts, exchange ideas, and take action on #climatechange. Sign up now at bit.ly/DLJStudentSumm… 🌍

Artificial light affects more than just our view of the stars—it impacts human health, wildlife and cultural practices. @UCLA ecologist Travis Longcore illuminates solutions to global light pollution in new 160-page @IUCN report. ioes.ucla.edu/article/how-to…

Inequality persists after an earthquake’s impact: a new article in @temblor this morning! temblor.net/temblor/inequa…