Social Media in Disasters: reports from the field James Garrow Philadelphia Department of Public Health

Incidents, Emergencies, Disasters; Social Media

2013 Boston Marathon ~

2011 Virginia Earthquake ~

Asiana Airlines Flight 214 ~

H7N9 Influenza ~

Superstorm Sandy ~

Emily

Mobile Twitter Use NYC homes without power Tweets sent via mobile interface

June 2013 Philadelphia Building Collapse ~

2013 Alberta, Canada Floods ~

Sandy Recovery ~

Washington, Illinois ~

Closing ~

Incidents, Emergencies, Disasters and Social Media

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