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Red Cross Follows its Own Advice and Doubles Down on Social Media
This could be really big (so long as the Internet and/or cell service works during disasters).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkCWqIMsk2M
Via the Natural Hazards Center Natural Hazards, »read more
Social Media as a Two-Way Street
It's interesting watching savvy municipal employees of all stripes shift from viewing social media as another means of talking to the public, to viewing it as a new way to communicate with the public (two-way communication vs one-way bullhorn).
The change is forcing professionals to view themselves as a node in the network of information, rather than the, »read moreWill the Next Hurricane Put You Underwater? New Site Shows How Deep
Have a look at the new Miami-Dade County Storm Surge Simulator which lets you click on a map to show where you live and then select the severity of the storm before it shows you just how deep that water will be when that next hurricane hits. You can even select whether you want to see the depth shown on a person, a home, or a villa (I did mention this was, »read moreTags: hazard identification, Mapping, planning, technology, training & outreach, weather & climate
No Budget? No Problem. Group Makes Hurricane Safety PSAs on a Shoestring Budget
With no funding (and a little help from the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium), Mississippi's C-HOST (Coastal Hazard Outreach Strategy Team) group has created some great quick public service announcements.
Below is one example, see the C-HOST videos page for more. (Does your group or community want its own StormSmart.org site? Let us, »read moreTags: case study, hurricanes, technology, training & outreach, video
US Army Corps of Engineers Uses Facebook for 2011 Mississippi River Flood Updates
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi Valley Division and its
districts have launched a new Facebook page to provide accurate, timely
information on the 2011 flood.
The page provides updates on the Corps of Engineers’ flood-fighting
activities, to include videos, photos and tweets; links to local
emergency management resources and federal, »read moreTags: floods, technology, training & outreach
Are You an Emergency Manager? Why You Need Social Media (and it needs you)
A new article from USA Today takes another look at how emergency management officials are using social media. We've seen these before, but each one adds new evidence to this simple idea:
If you're working in emergency management and NOT using social media, you're hampering your ability to do you job.
This study from the Red Cross showed how much people, »read more
Tags: case study, emergency services, technology
What Has the OCRM Done for You Lately?
Heard of NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), but not quite sure what they're all about? Have a look at their new site The OCRM in Your State, and use some fancy GIS'esq tools to navigate around the country and your state.
The OCRM in Your, »read moreFEMA Now Offering Live Chat with Map Specialists
This in the latest newsletter from FEMA:
The FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) is pleased to announce a new exciting service: Live Chat. Live Chat will allow FEMA stakeholders to interact with Map Specialists real-time via an online forum. Specialists can field inquiries pertaining to a wide variety of topics including Letters of Map Change, Elevation, »read more
Tags: hazard identification, technology
New Hurricane Science and Society Website
The University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography launched a new website this week: Hurricanes: Science and Society. The site has loads of information on the science of hurricanes, methods of observing hurricanes, and modeling and forecasting of hurricanes. In addition to in-depth science content, the website includes educational resources,, »read moreQuick Proof that Building Codes Work [video]
The Institute for Business and Home Safety built a proper hurricane making machine, then constructed two homes in front of it. One was built to standard building codes, the other to their "Fortified for Safer Living" code. They turned the hurricane on and, well, you can see the results.
Wow. Show this the next time your community (or state) is reviewing, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, Building, regulations, research, technology, training & outreach, video
