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THREAD: Some interesting uses of the @TwitterAPI to explore #extremeweather events in relation to #climatechange. I found the cognitive dissonance explored in the #wildfires in Australia to hold up based on…developer.twitter.com/en/use-cases/b…

…research that has been carried out. This is where #socialscience can be a leader in engaging with the public. Work that I’m doing now creates spaces for conversations that explore #severeweather risk, focusing on issues of shelter access for those without a range of resources

…we help #communities explore their options, including building consensus on alternative shelter provision, especially where funding is an issue in rural communities. We work with faith groups who have strong #trust and social networks alongside other stakeholders to explore…

…and resolve some of these issues. We’re developing a simple and actionable curriculum to build efficacy beliefs that will ultimately improve community #preparedness and response to severe weather.

#ClimateChange can be difficult to navigate ‘head on’ so conversations…

…are had in which alternative language is used to explore the issue. Asking individuals what they have noticed in #severeweather events, including frequency and intensity alongside impact helps to personalize risks. This helps to erode scepticism rooted in political leanings…

…because it becomes more personal. When shared, social learning allows for consensus to be formed so that potential solutions and #adaptations that would include #preparedness can be enacted. This builds efficacy personal and as part of a group or collective while shifting…

…cognitive positioning from ‘me’ to ‘we’ to ‘us’ as individuals become stakeholders who have undergone #TransformativeLearning that allowed them to face a disorienting dilemma, navigate it, find and test solutions to it that allow them to have faith in these…

…data visualizations are fantastic for exploring an issue, but we need to engage and stimulate interest in learning more about an issue from trusted sources. This means getting out into communities in person and building trust to enhance social capital…

…The research pinned to my profile outlines some of these findings from my PhD thesis. This also shows how researchers before me have paved the way and how to build #communityconnectedness in relation to disaster risk reduction (#DRR).

…I would like to see use of the @TwitterAPI for #tornado #sheltering when #severeweather events occur. We are trying to ascertain who still doesn’t have sheltering options and why, so if you are interested in helping us research this further, DM me.

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