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Google Launches Hurricane Isaac Site

Posted by samzenpus on from the one-stop-hurricane-news dept.

redletterdave writes "Google Crisis Response, one of Google's thousands of active projects that merges various Google tools like Maps, Docs, Forms and Earth, posted a new webpage on Monday dedicated to Tropical Storm Isaac — soon to be Hurricane Isaac — in an effort to disseminate helpful information about the hurricane's path, its forecasted track, and how local residents can stay safe during this emergency situation. Google's Crisis Map for Hurricane Isaac allows the user to set up and see public alerts from weather.gov, flood gauge forecasts, surge zones, evacuation zones and routes, barrier resources and relevant YouTube videos for each impacted area."

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  1. Like rock and roll by Impy+the+Impiuos+Imp · · Score: 2, Funny

    I never expected Google to be a company that cheaply jumps on the latest fad that blows by.

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    1. Re:Like rock and roll by ackthpt · · Score: 1, Funny

      I never expected Google to be a company that cheaply jumps on the latest fad that blows by.

      We need them to work on the technology of controling the weather ... push it to the east a hundred miles would be a good start.

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  2. Re:Thanks for removing the link to Google CR site by sootman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Slashdot has just about hit the point of "A common household item can kill you! We'll tell you which one, at 11."

    "Google has created a potentially lifesaving website. Here's some guy's blog post about it."

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