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A study from North Carolina State University shows how people used Twitter following the 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan, highlighting challenges for using the social media tool to share information. 
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Large, unexpected events are sometimes called black swans. And truly the best way to deal with black swans is to behave like another animal: the octopus. Watch one of these creatures glide over a coral reef and you’ll see it change color to blend in with its environment. As the octopus shifts hue, its brain is not frantically shouting orders—”Arm one, turn purple! Arm two, turn green!” Rather, countless individual skin cells are independently changing their color and form to match their immediate surroundings, so that as a whole the cephalopod looks just like the world around it.
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Social media is revolutionising disaster management and community building during emergencies, a study into social networking during last year’s Queensland floods has found.
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Environmental disasters impact individuals and communities; They also affect how family members communicate with each other, sometimes in surprising ways.
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When organizational crises occur, such as plane crashes or automobile recalls, public relations practitioners develop strategies for substantive action and effective communication.
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Software developed by computer scientists could help to quickly and accurately locate missing people, rapidly identify those suffering from malnutrition and effectively point people towards safe zones simply by checking their phones.
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