USA: Disaster research: Learning from past devastation helps prepare for future events
SOURCE(S): UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
By Megan Sexton
From a thousand-year flood to deadly hurricanes, South Carolina is no stranger to disasters. That’s why University of South Carolina researchers are working to better understand why dams fail, how to quickly map disaster areas and ways to improve how people with disabilities navigate natural disasters.
Big data meets social media
When the historic flood of 2015 hit the Midlands, thousands of residents took to social media to describe what they saw. It’s a practice repeated when hurricanes cause residents to flee the coast as users post about the experience on Instagram, Twitter and other sites. …..
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https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2019/07/disaster_flood_research.php
https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/66940
