By Hector Cisneros
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| Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons |
There you are glued
to your TV set, computer, tablet or smartphone watching the blow by blow coverage
of a natural disaster happening in your area. It doesn’t matter if it’s a hurricane,
flood, earthquake, solar flares, freak storm or a combination of these events, your
world has changed for the worst. However, today's
disaster recovery efforts are much faster
and better than just ten years ago. Today we receive disaster warning
much earlier than before. News coverage is widespread and available on most digital
devices; Social Media and the Internet allows
us to connect and communicate with friends, family and even work as we move to recover
from such devastating events. In this episode of Working the Web to Win, we will explore new technologies, online
services and digital capabilities that make terrible disasters a little less terrifying
and provide help and hope to the many who have been affected by such horrendous
calamities. So, read on and share this with your friends and family as we learn
how the internet and digital tech is helping mitigate natural disasters.
