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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

That may not sound like much, but a 5-degree rise will affect almost every aspect of human life, in ways both large and small. 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. What will life be like in this much warmer world?

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