Weathering the Earthquake Storms: Crisis Communication Following Major Events [Poster]
Earthquake scientists face increasing demand to spring into action following significant earthquakes, not only with scientific response, but also as communicators. The demand for information, from media, partners and other stakeholders, can be overwhelming. Opportunities abound, not only to provide critically important information, but also for potential missteps, in particular when a local population is traumatized by the earthquake(s) they have experienced. Earthquake professionals who have weathered local earthquake storms in recent years have learned important lessons about effective crisis communication. For this session, we welcome contributions from individuals with first-hand experience with crisis communication, as well as contributions focusing on evidence-based investigations of crisis communication and contributions about best practices for “peace time” communication that can pave the wave for effective “war time” communication. We also welcome contributions that focus on operational aftershock focusing and issues associated with the communication of forecasts and their uncertainties to stakeholders and the public.
Conveners
Susan E. Hough, U.S. Geological Survey (hough@usgs.gov); Maurice Lamontagne, Geological Survey of Canada (maurice.lamontagne@canada.ca); Timothy Dawson, California Geological Survey (timothy.dawson@conservation.ca.gov)
Poster Presentations
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Stop the Presses: Aftershock Forecasts in the Media from Bombay Beach to Anchorage to Ridgecrest