Tag: disaster

Second Sinkhole Appears in Tampa Bay Area
It appears that the Earth may be attempting to swallow Tampa Bay, Florida. Less than one week after a sinkhole reported to be 30 feet across...
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Hurricane Sandy (Frankenstorm) Gets Google Crisis Response Maps
Google's Crisis Response team has put together a Hurricane Sandy map with location tracking, public alerts, radar/cloud imagery, evacuation information, shelters and storm footage....
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Google Offers Resources, Person Finder For Flood In Philippines
Flooding from a monsoon has terrorized the Philippines, and Google has set up a crisis response site with related resources. This includes a person finder, emergency contact inform...
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Hungry Children Being Fed Thanks To StumbleUpon Users
StumbleUpon is helping feed hungry Somalis at a refugee camp in Kenya. Martin Penner with the World Food Programme spoke in the following video, telling StumbleUpon users, "My...
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Christchurch, New Zealand Earthquake – People Finder Tool Released by Google
Google has launched a people search tool to help people affected by the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. With the tool, users have to options: - I'm look...
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Using Social Media To Help Those In Need
One of the greatest aspects of social media is how it’s been adapted to helping charitable causes and non-profits. From...
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AT&T Prepares for Tropical Storm Bonnie
AT&T made an announcement, saying that it is prepared to respond quickly to Tropical Storm Bonnie, with an "arsenal of disaster response equipment and personnel."...
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Twitter Arranges for Free SMS Tweets in Haiti
Twitter is offering free SMS tweets for Digicel Haiti customers. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone credits...
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