Jay Balagna

I’m a PhD fellow focused on disasters, their causes, and the ways communities reduce risk. I used to be a wildland firefighter and an EMT. NV to SoCal. he/him

[Jay Balagna @jaybalagna]

"[Until] we’re all on the same page on what a climate migrant is, a lot of people will keep falling through the cracks..." Check out that tidbit and a few more I gave for this @AlArabiya_Eng story! https://t.co/GiuiKq7i4Q

[Jay Balagna @jaybalagna]

lol I spelled Bluesky wrong. Oh well!

[Jay Balagna @jaybalagna]

Solidarity with the actors, now and forever!

[Jay Balagna @jaybalagna]

I have been trying to keep Twitter mostly focused on my own work, but my wife is a writer and many of my friends are writers and this is too important to not say out loud. Solidarity with the writers, now and forever!

[Writers Guild of America West @WGAWest]

The Board of Directors of the @WGAwest and the Council of the @WGAeast, acting upon the authority granted to them by their memberships, have voted unanimously to call a strike, effective 12:01 AM, Tuesday, May 2.

[Jay Balagna @jaybalagna]

I’ve been looking forward all morning to this #HazWS plenary session “State of Emergency—Resource Commitments and Compassion in an Age of Extremes” led by my @RANDCorporation colleague @RamblingRoberts!

[Jay Balagna @jaybalagna]

Can’t wait for more opportunities to hear about the awesome disaster and natural hazard work from this group of researchers and practitioners…and share a tiny sliver of my own!

[Jay Balagna @jaybalagna]

Already had a great first day at #HazWS. Always a battle to not be intimidated by such an impressive, smart, thoughtful crowd but the atmosphere is so open and welcoming!

[Jay Balagna @jaybalagna]

Very happy to see this piece run in the @PittsburghPG. The situation is serious but there are steps we can take to help https://t.co/wjEJFKCla8

[RAND @RANDCorporation]

There *are* actions that can be taken—immediately and over the long term—to address the problem of wildfire smoke.

@PardeeRAND's Jay Balagna, a former wildland firefighter, explains. https://t.co/8oY1hnkEQS

[RAND @RANDCorporation]

"Big, yet simple changes to employment models and firefighting budgets can buy us time now, and every year we wait to make them adds to the number of days we'll all spend each year under the kind of smoke the East Coast saw last week." https://t.co/b09cLH15V7

[Jay Balagna @jaybalagna]

The smoke and haze on the eastern half of the confidence should stand as yet another sign that we need to take reforms to the wildland fire workforce more seriously. Here I write for ⁦@RANDCorporation⁩ about some things I think might surprise people https://t.co/Xuhpp92Sd7

[Dimitri Filipovic @DimFilipovic]

my guy just chillin out there

[Dean & VP Nancy Staudt @NancyStaudtRAND]

🧵As frequent coauthors of @randcorporation research, our @pardeerand students often have a real-world policy impact before they even graduate. One recent report stands out to me, and I’m thrilled to share it with you.

[Jay Balagna @jaybalagna]

I really appreciate the spotlight from @PardeeRAND on our recent work. Take a look, and be sure to read the report! https://t.co/T464kxc1fW

[Howard J. Shatz @HowardJShatz]

The numerous tradeoffs in #Ukraine reconstruction and their ramifications -- new report from my @RANDCorporation colleagues @khrystyna_hlnsk, @jaybalagna, and @KMMarcinek
https://t.co/IqepHvIqDp

[Jay Balagna @jaybalagna]

I'm really glad this is out in the world and am grateful and honored to have had the opportunity to write it alongside my @PardeeRAND colleagues @KHolynska and @KMMarcinek. Thanks so much to @kbkumar_ and @RANDCorporation for making the space for us to do this work.

[RAND @RANDCorporation]

Even as the war in Ukraine drags on, decisions about reconstruction loom large.

A new RAND report examines the trade-offs when it comes to deciding how to prioritize reconstruction efforts, when to begin the process, and who might fund the recovery. 🧵https://t.co/oyLDdrbjAv

[RAND School of Public Policy @RANDschooledu]

Kudos to students @KHolynska @jaybalagna and @KMMarcinek — authors of a thoughtful and important examination of the trade-offs that will be needed for Ukraine’s eventual reconstruction.

[Risk&DisasterTIG @RiskDisasterTIG]

Be sure to join us for our amazing last #RDTIG2023 session at #SfAA2023 with "Rethinking #Risk and #Preparedness" in Rookwood starting at 11:15 AM with @jaybalagna, Christopher Dyer, Zach Doering, @JinkaMalavika, and @baroarizona. @SfAAnthro #AnthroTwitter

[Jay Balagna @jaybalagna]

i love it so much and am also so curious! i need a long form magazine piece about this asap

[Ariane Lange @arianelange]

Has anyone written the definitive story of how every national park is a Twitter comedian now, I can't be the only person who needs to know why

[Jay Balagna @jaybalagna]

"Disaster risk is not an equal-opportunity affair" https://t.co/yWfOmBuZCY