Yes. People rise to the occasion, but civilization requires infrastructure to sustain. Long, slow & carefully built.https://twitter.com/schnufflerowner/status/901840944525438976 …
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The Chinese have gotten surprisingly better at very realistic hoaxes? https://twitter.com/MythosPythos/status/901841072497807360 …
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Wishing everyone safety. If you talk to anyone in danger of rising water: go to the roof, not the attic. Call 911.https://twitter.com/GalvCoTX/status/901797092028321792 …
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No! I... I can't even wrap my mind around this at the moment. It would keep the rain going. Huge, historic crisis. https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/901834386722652160 …
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If you have loved ones threatened by Harvey: Text, don't call. Cellular services get overloaded in disasters. Leave voice bandwidth for 911.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Taylor Trogdon
14 feet above the record. 14 FEET ABOVE THE HISTORIC RECORD. We are off-the-charts in the worst possible way. :-(https://twitter.com/TTrogdon/status/901824532440342534 …
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Yes. Money, not stuff, is the most efficient way to distribute aid; and also recovery will need long-term spending. https://twitter.com/texasinafrica/status/901844707852070912 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted ProPublica
What else we need to deal with disasters? Local journalism—and it's been decimated as money all goes to FB & Google.https://twitter.com/propublica/status/901842588742942721 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jessica Huseman
Yes. Don't call, text. Spare bandwidth. Twitter is great in emergencies, don't use dedicated help/resource hashtags.https://twitter.com/jessicahuseman/status/901813149816541184 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Sarah Laskow
Reminding folks: we live in places. We need local journalism.https://twitter.com/slaskow/status/901797017529323520 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Joel D. Anderson
Facts matter. Science is not optional. Persistent and brave investigations are crucial—and expensive.https://twitter.com/byjoelanderson/status/901872820807860225 …
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This piece has been discredited. Hydrology and Hydraulic engineer here in Houston.
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