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Why your tweets could really matter during a natural disaster

Friday, March 11, 2016 12:56
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Why your tweets could really matter during a natural disaster

As Hurricane Sandy bore down on the East Coast in late 2012, people in its path fired off millions of tweets that included words such as “stay safe,” “no power,” “frankenstorm,” “flooding” and “blackout.” Such a collective blast of social media activity, it turns out, might one day help point officials find and assess the most severe damage caused […]


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