Historian of colonial Spanish America, currently working on the Spanish/British Atlantic and natural hazards and disasters in the Americas. All views my own.
University of Bristol
Joined March 2012
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In southern Africa, the first reports are emerging of an outbreak of cholera, as conditions worsen for those affected by Cyclone Idai.
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Nicaragua: A condemnation of the violence by @jeremycorbyn is long overdue. By Hilary Francis @Hilarita_F in theconversation.com/nicaragu…
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#NaturalHazards have led to #disasters throughout history. But with increasing populations and #risk, what can our historians and cultural scholars do to improve #resilience around the world? ow.ly/2Hlx30mGp5J @BristolUni @UoBrisCEH @SongBirdPeru
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This letter to Jeremy Corbyn, asking him to end his silence about the crisis in #Nicaragua, is open for signatures goo.gl/forms/7FZArflfCNq8KlP…
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Excited to be meeting with my fellow Latin Americanists on the @SLASLatAm committee. Remember that there's a chance for all members to get involved when elections are held each year. Watch out for announcements early in the new year.
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We are excited to announce that our core project team is moving homes, and as of the end of October we will be based at... (drum roll please 🥁)...the wonderful University of Birmingham! (@unibirmingham) 😀🎉 More news to follow. PLS RT #histSTM #socrel #scirelspec #STS #scicomm
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You might have heard that Katla is about to erupt. It's not. Here's my debunker, featuring a (brief) description of what @EIlyinskaya's work is really about. iflscience.com/environment/i…
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Incredibly disappointing to see that @thesundaytimes have gone down the route of trashy tabloids. This article misinforms their readers and undermines me as a scientist and a specialist in my field. Shameful job. More in thread
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Registration is now open for the event #NicaraguaUpdate! We'll be hearing from Gunther Baumgarten, from @LatinNewsLondon, Mr Valdrack Jaentschke, the Nicaraguan Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr Francisco Dominguez, senior lecturer at @MiddlesexUni ow.ly/U5MY50iHTbx
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#UnDíaComoHoy de 1985, a las 7:19, la Ciudad de México fue sacudida por un sismo de 8.1 grados en la escala de Richter, con duración de minuto y medio.
Ese mismo día @LaJornada cumplía su primer año de vida. #AGNMex
El #AGNRecuerda el sismo de 1985: bit.ly/2MKiLUD
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The LatAm and Caribbean region is one of the most vulnerable parts of the world to #ClimateChange & #NaturalDisasters. Join @CanningHouse on 2nd Oct. to find out how better policies and planning can help reduce #Inequality #Poverty and #Devastation goo.gl/Kz5dcK
While Hurricane Florence batters the US, 4 million people in the Philippines are in the path of the stronger Super Typhoon Mangkhut (wind speeds currently 285 km per hour) @CNNI cnn.it/2Nge8qA
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Pleased to announce @MikeNoyesUK from @ActionAidUK (prev. @CAFOD) and Dr Richard Teuuw from world-leading @portsmouthuni will speak at the #NaturalDisasters event on 2nd October...goo.gl/Kz5dcK
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If you still don't think the midterms will affect you, @BarackObama is back to spell out just how important they are
Interview with #PlaidShirtGuy. Now I understand why audiences at Trump rallies always seem excessively enthusiastic.
"I was not trying to protest." This high school student was nicknamed #PlaidShirtGuy after he was asked to leave a Trump rally after making animated facial expressions during the President's speech. He speaks to CNN's @DonLemon. cnn.it/2NmTiVF
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We're excited to announce that out inaugural public lecture, 'Historical Climate Vulnerability in South Asia', by Prof. Vinita Damodaran will be on Wed 24 October, Hepple Lecture Theatre (School of Geog), 18:00–19:30. All welcome, but booking required: bit.ly/2OPLd8T
More likely he watched and wept.
Trump claims he fell asleep watching Obama's speech ripping him: "I found he's very good — very good for sleeping" hill.cm/I8jI1qD
