Thread by @danielfichtner

Thread 1/9 #crisiscom
🚨 Increase in natural #disasters due to climate change in the past few years. 🚨
Time to talk about #emergencymanagement and #crisiscommunication! #aThread

2/9 A natural #disaster is a disruption of #society. Time to take action, emergency management! 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️

3/9 There are scenarios that will increasingly affect #Germany and #Europe!
🔥 Wildfires
🌪️ Storms or hurricanes
☀️ Droughts
🌊 Floods
🌍 Earthquakes
🌋 Volcanic eruptions

4/9 We are all connected via a multitude of #socialmedia. The constant usage of these platforms should therefore be looked at as an important factor to be integrated in the response act of #naturaldisasters and its crisis communication!

5/9 I guess it makes sense to distribute emergency warnings via social media. And so do Muniz-Rodriguez et al., who have summarized 44 peer-reviewed articles.
Research landscape of #socialmeadia usage in cases of natural disasters : ✔️

6/9 Social media + emergency management =
- identification of #targetgroups
- #selection of effective #communication channels
- detection of relevant #topics
- monitoring the outcomes of the message for #rumorcontrol
- gathering #feedback from the affected people

7/9 Very interesting is the potential of #socialnetwork analysis! 📊
It is possible to observe the connections between affected individuals and the dissemination of #information. That is relevant to optimize #crisiscommunication during the response to a #naturaldisaster.

8/9 Mapping #tools as an #innovative approach to visualize social media #data are helpful for the #coordination of actions and #identification of needs after a natural disaster.
Have a look: devex.com/news/how-faceb…

9/9 It is time to discuss new #warningsystems. And we should consider the potential of #socialmedia as a new means in cases of #disaster!
#crisiscom @BBK_Bund @europeanunion

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