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‘Your Husband is a Polar Bear, Skinny’: FEMA’s Disaster Recovery Translation Blunder

January 19, 2023 Leave a comment DRI Admin

Alaska recently experienced a typhoon that caused tidal surges and high winds. But if you were an Alaskan native looking for federal aid, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) response turned out to be literal nonsense. It’s a gaffe that highlights the need for common sense communication after a disaster. As a response to Typhoon […]

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What Does the Twitter Chaos Mean for Disaster Response?

November 21, 2022 Leave a comment DRI Admin

Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has drawn a lot of attention to the inner workings of the social media network. But for resilience professionals, the bigger concern is the potential disruption of a valuable tool for communicating during a disaster. In an emergency, Twitter can be a vital tool to get messaging out to a […]

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