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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Today I’m in San Antonio, Texas, for the American College of Preventive Medicine annual conference. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year.

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This is what your life will be like when the world hits a dangerous climate tipping point

Fast Company Tech

San Antonio, for example, could see six heat waves per year , with temperatures lingering around 95 degrees, sometimes for up to a month at a time. Flooding from extreme storms like hurricanes will also become more frequent. Thanks to the urban heat island effect, cities will be especially hot.

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Finding a role?

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

The YMCA of San Antonio is matching all employee contributions to its Katrina fund. And numerous YMCAs all over the country have announced that all of their facilities are free to people displaced by the hurricane. The YMCA of Grand Rapids has made a branch available to the Red Cross to house evacuees.

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