The Red Cross has released the results of a survey of just over 1,000 respondents on how people use and expect to use social media during a disaster. The results are pretty striking.
A couple of highlights:
Nearly 3-in-4 respondents use at least one online community or social network. Facebook was by far the most popular (58%). And MySpace still has a, »read moreTags: case study, emergency services, technology, training & outreach
New funding opportunity. From their press release:
EDA Offers Grants through Climate Change Mitigation Fund
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) advances economic growth by assisting communities experiencing chronic high unemployment and low per capita income to create an environment that fosters innovation,, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, emergency services, funding & assistance, infrastructure
Thankfully, hurricanes in Massachusetts are pretty rare, but when they hit, they're devastating. Want training on how to help safely guide your community through a hurricane, but lack the resources and time to head off to a specialized class somewhere? Have a look at the Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET), »read moreTags: emergency services, training & outreach, weather & climate
What's the real worst case scenario for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill? What it the oil keeps gushing all summer?
The New York Times is reporting that a team of scientists has run the models, and that the results aren't pretty. Nearly all of the simulations show oil heading into the Atlantic, and, perhaps, even making it over to Europe.
However, the, »read moreTags: emergency services, hazard identification, oil spill, technology, video
Today, of course, marks the start of the 2010 Hurricane Season. The good news: there don't appear to be any storms yet.
The bad news: the oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill continues to spread without an end in site. Have a look at this interactive map that shows the extent of the oil each day since it started (be sure to hit the "play" button). Oh, and, »read more
A Florida county has released new storm surge maps, and they're giving locals a more precise idea of their risks of being hit by the storm surge associated with a hurricane. Tampa Bay Online has the whole story.
As the article reports, Hillsborough County has based the maps on revised models from the National Hurricane Center. The old maps were based on, »read moreTags: case study, emergency services, Florida, hazard identification, training & outreach
Emergency Management has published an interesting story on using so-called "Messaging Systems" as a means of quickly reaching residents during emergency events. These messaging systems can contact people through various means including phone or email depending on how they're set up.
While these are generally proprietary systems and aren't free, the, »read moreTags: case study, emergency services, technology
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Mashable has written a short article outlining some of the many ways that people can take advantage of the technology they already own (computers, smart-phones, etc) to help prepare themselves for natural disasters. Some of the ideas:
Using Google My Maps to create evacuation maps (see video below for an intro on how to do this)
Storing medical information, »read moreTags: emergency services, hazard identification, technology, training & outreach, video
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