In 1999, only 29 percent of U.S. residents used cell phones. Today, more than 91 percent of the U.S. population use cell phones — a 237% increase! Many people, “cord cutters,” as they’re known in the industry, have kicked their landlines to the curb and have only a cell phone number. The number of cord […]
Social Media Resources Guide, Part 5 As the rescue operations continue in Turkey and the death toll surpasses 500, a teenage boy used a rock to dig himself out of a collapsed building and was pulled from the rubble 100 hours after the Turkish quake. See dramatic video below, along with additional social media resources […]
As all emergency managers have heard time and time again, communication is the number one issue discussed during after action reports following an exercise or disaster. By utilizing social media technology day to day, survivors are more prone to use this technology to verify a family member location and safety post disaster. In a blog […]
Social Media Resources Guide, Part 4 The links below include video of rescue operation of woman pulled from the rubble 3 days after the Turkey earthquake, aerial video of the destruction, and a large photo gallery showing the destruction, rescue efforts, and survivors and continuing coverage of challenges facing survivors Video: Turkey earthquake: Teacher […]
Social Media Resources Guide, Part 3 IEM’s continuing social media resources coverage of the Turkey earthquake for October 25th includes new videos of dramatic rescues including a 2 week old baby and a toddler pulled from the rubble. Twitter: #deprem (Turkish word for “earthquake”) Video: “Dramatic Rescue for Baby After Turkish Quake” “Toddler rescued from […]
Social Media Resources Guide, Part 2 IEM has continued to monitor the social media traffic around Sunday’s earthquake in southeastern Turkey. We’ve identified additional relevant first-hand accounts of the disaster. A sweeping social movement is happening right now through Twitter to connect earthquake victims with safe shelter in private homes that were undamaged. Over 17,000 […]
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck at 1:41 p.m. (1041 GMT; 6:41 a.m. EDT), near the city of Van and town of Ercis, Turkey. At least 138 people were killed and 350 injured in Sunday’s quake as buildings pancaked and collapsed into rubble. The area has experienced at least 20 aftershocks that threaten further damage and […]
The Disaster Social Network is continuing to monitor social media traffic pertaining to the September18th earthquake centered near Sikkim, India. We’ve identified some additional relevant resources of firsthand accounts, current satellite imagery of resulting landslides, and explanations of seismic activity in the area. Twitter http://twitter.com/#%21/Kuldipnar – Kuldip Nar is working on recovery efforts in Sikkim […]
On September 18th, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook the northern Indian state of Sikkim. The quake epicenter was near the border of the two nations of India and Nepal. The death toll in India, Nepal and Tibet is estimated at over 100 dead (as of September 22). The quake caused landslides that blocked roads and […]
Would descent into anarchy and selfishness be our reaction to an event like the one portrayed in the movie Contagion? Or would we pull together and become more altruistic in the face of such a massive catastrophe? And that, too, is natural enough. In fact, it comes to this: nobody is capable of really thinking […]
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