Risk Communication

• Effective risk communication saves lives and builds disaster resilience (Open Access Government, March 24, 2023)
• The Covid mask wars have left us unprepared for the next pandemic (Vox, March 10, 2023)
• COVID-19: Four recommendations for inclusive risk communication (Prevention Web, June 2, 2021): “While most of the world’s population is overwhelmed by instant updates and live news about the pandemic’s impact, people with disabilities are yet again left ill-informed due to lack of accessible information. Even worse, messages that are either unclear or unrelatable leave them confused. They often don’t know how they are supposed to follow the advice safely.”
• A new national model? Barbershop offers coronavirus shots in addition to cuts and shaves. (The Washington Post, May 30, 2021)

Social Media

• When Hurricanes Strike, Climate Change Dominates Social Media (Scientific American, March 1, 2024)
• Elon Musk’s Twitter Isn’t Ready for the Next Natural Disaster (Wired, December 5, 2022)

Responder Communication

Alert and Warning

• Germany’s Merkel defends warning systems in wake of deadly floods (Al Jazeera, July 20, 2021): ” She said that while those whose homes still had WiFi received warning messages, many who were out as mobile phone networks collapsed were deprived of emergency information. “Perhaps the good old siren is more useful than we thought,” she added.”