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IT and Natural Disasters
rikomatic writes "The Asian tsunami in December has dramatically shown how much SMS, email and the web are now indispensible parts of disaster recovery. The folks at the Digital Divide Network have organized a virtual conference on 'How New Media and the Internet are Reshaping Tsunami Relief Efforts' on Wednesday, Jan 12 at 10am, EST. Among the featured speakers will be Dina Mehta, co-founder of the Southeast Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog. In the hours following the tsunami, she and a group of South Asian bloggers created the volunteer-driven web portal for tsunami relief news and resources. Beyond using IT to coordinate post-disaster relief efforts, early warning is another critical need. Hopefully the UN's World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe, Japan later this month will address the IT infrastructure needed to make sure that people get advance warning before the next natural disaster strikes."
NEED HLP FST PLZ SND ASAP!
Have you metaroderated recently?
See, for the tsunami early warning system thing, we should just put a link up on the main page here.
/. THE TSUNAMI!
WE CAN
That'll teach the bugger!
> > Beyond using IT to coordinate post-disaster relief efforts,
> Ham Radio.
Sorry, no, that won't work. In large parts of the tsunami region, ham is taboo. They're Moslems.
Terrorists can't threaten a country's freedom and democracy. Only lawmakers and voters can do that.