Aaliya Hunzai

@Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, Duke University
MSC, Environmental Studies, York University
BSC,Environmental Sciences, AUW

[Aaliya Hunzai @AliaHunzai]

Complex problems do not require complex solutions. They need simple solutions, which arise from an interdisciplinary research approach.

[Girton College, Cambridge University @GirtonCollege]

Complex global problems require thinking from a range of disciplines. Girton Fellow and Professor of Geography Amy Donovan highlights how the Rokos School’s approach will align with the University’s broader commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration ⬇️

[Dar-ul-Ilm Institute @Darulilm26]

Life is made of problems... we must live it fully and courageously." — His Highness the Aga Khan IV

True resilience isn't the absence of struggle; it’s the presence of faith in the face of it. Don't outrun the challenge—meet it with courage. ✨

#agaKhan #Ismaili #Wisdom

[Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK @PIK_Climate]

🆕Several Earth system components may be closer to destabilisation than previously thought. Crossing key temperature thresholds could trigger feedback loops, pushing the planet toward a “Hothouse Earth” trajectory. Study by @OregonState, @IIASAVienna, PIK. https://t.co/oAxgJrk5kp

[Matt Shumer @mattshumer_]

https://t.co/ivXRKXJvQg

[Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy]

Ferdinand Glacier (Svalbard)
1908 | 2018

Svalbard is the most rapidly warming place on Earth, even reaching melting point in winter recently! 🧊🔥

We are going back there to early Holocene glacier levels BUT without the same forcings! ☀️🌍🏭

https://t.co/KnFqXHq1tz

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Multitasking isn't just unproductive—it's stressful too.

Average attention on a screen has fallen from 2.5min in 2004 to 75sec in 2012 to 47sec today. Rapid switching puts our nervous systems on alert.

The best way to keep calm and carry on is to focus on one thing at a time.

[Martin K Jonathan @kafeeromj]

Climate change isn't just melting ice caps-it's a direct assault on our bodies & futures. Rising temps = killer heatwaves, heart attacks & mass deaths.
1. Extreme weather = injuries & trauma.
2.Warmer world = mosquitoes spreading malaria, dengue, West Nile farther than ever. Dirty air choking our lungs. Polluted water breeding cholera. Rising seas & droughts starving communities.This CDC wheel lays it bare: every breath, every bite, every child’s future is on the line. We’re not just warming the planet-we’re making humanity sick. Time to fight back. NOW.#ClimateHealth #ActOnClimate #StopFossilFuels
@AbiluTangwa
@alexatweme

[UNDRR @UNDRR]

🌫️ Uncertainty shapes how people assess risk and act.

Perceived uncertainty shapes threat, responsibility and coping more than technical forecasts alone.

🔍 Integrating uncertainty into risk communication can strengthen agency and preparedness.

➡️ https://t.co/AEtq2GtBJo

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Success is not about finishing everything you start. It’s about knowing when to grit and when to quit.

235 studies: When people adjust their goals and plans in the face of challenges, they make more progress—and feel less depressed and anxious.

The ultimate flex is flexibility.

[Aaliya Hunzai @AliaHunzai]

https://t.co/Expss9iUBb
On this year's International Mountain Day, I am organizing a GoFundMe for one of my neighbors back home who needs financial support. Your small contribution can give hope. Just one dollar can help someone purchase a brick for their new home.

[Aaliya Hunzai @AliaHunzai]

On this year's International Mountain Day, I would like to highlight the psychological resilience of mountain communities in northern Pakistan and beyond the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region.
#HealingMountains
#HealingGlaciers
#HealingMinds

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Relying heavily on AI doesn’t only stifle critical thinking. It constrains creativity too.

New evidence: People generate more original ideas when they consult AI sometimes, rather than extensively or rarely.

Independent thought is a foundation of ingenuity.

[UNDRR @UNDRR]

Early warnings only work when they are received, understood and acted upon.

That’s why early warning systems needs to be:
🔺Multi-hazard
⛓️End-to-end
🤝People-centred

UNDRR @WMO @ITU @IFRC are working to protect everyone through #EarlyWarningsForAll

➡️https://t.co/bXRO5tbIWM

[Yale Program on Climate Change Communication @YaleClimateComm]

Arctic warming may be weakening the polar vortex, leading to more erratic and far-reaching cold snaps in the U.S. According to YPCCC research, 58% of Americans believe that extreme weather poses a “high” or “moderate” risk to their community over the next 10 years.

[Aaliya Hunzai @AliaHunzai]

The more is yet to be done.

[UNDRR @UNDRR]

📰The questions journalists ask shape public understanding and influence how communities understand risk and prepare for hazards.

Today, UNDRR launched a new global course for deeper, more contextual disaster reporting.

👉 Learn more & enroll: https://t.co/g8CAnCS3lo

@ABU_HQ

[Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences @DukePsychiatry]

Recent pub by @DukeU & Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre researchers: "Challenges & opportunities for improving #MentalHealth care & preventing #suicide among ppl living w/#HIV: Perspectives of mental health professionals in Tanzania." https://t.co/KvSPUMP9xq
@duke_gmh #SPM24

[chris keefer @Dr_Keefer]

Incredibly powerful time-lapse. How short our lives and ability to perceive change are.

[UNDRR @UNDRR]

Inequalities linked to disaster risk among women and children are highlighted in the #SendaiFramework

Read more 👉 https://t.co/vmqaZJNtiG

[UNDRR @UNDRR]

🌊 A tsunami is coming – and your village depends on tourism. Can you keep everyone safe? 🏖️

🎮 Test your strategy in the#StopDisastersGame tsunami scenario: plan, protect, and prepare a resilient village before disaster strikes! 👉 https://t.co/7LAnf1Ld5e

5 Nov is #TsunamiDay

[Aaliya Hunzai @AliaHunzai]

One of the facts about pursuing a PhD :)