Group 1 Resources

Summarize how technology aids in the detection of natural disaster.

http://www.iemss.org/iemss2006/papers/s11/288_RUKIEH_0.pdf
Great PDF article on Technology and Natural Disaster Detection

http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/remote-sensing-for-natural-disasters-1

SCIdev.net great resource webpage

http://www.america.gov/st/scitech-english/2010/January/20100115150322lcnirellep0.7992975.html
Goverment website on advancing technology to detect earthquakes

http://ecopolitology.org/2010/01/07/usgs-develops-twitter-based-earthquake-detection-system/
An article on how seismelogist developed a way to detect earthquakes using twitter

Group 2 Resources

Summarize how technology impacts the survival rate of natural disasters.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/haiti-survivor-iphone/ article on how man survived earthquake using iphone app

Googles Missing Person Haiti Widget

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2007/0112-earthquake_test_building_better_homes.htm
Eartquake Similator Video: Improving Structures

Summarize how technology impacts the recovery efforts of a natural disaster.

A youtube video on technology redcross used in Haiti.

http://multimedia.play.it/m/audio/28358948/technology-haiti-earthquake.htm technology radio video

http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/en-us/our-actions/in-the-community/disaster-and-humanitarian-response/community-involvement.aspx site from microsoft that talks about their involvement with technology during the haiti disaster and other disasters from the past

Summarize how technology impacts aid after a natural disaster occurs.

Recovery Podcast: Haiti

British Red Cross Podcast on Recovery in Haiti

This video was on the redcross website

Sending Aid to Survivor Podcast

http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/69150.html
Article on Aid

http://boston.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/Colorado/2010/01/19/LA39561

Article on Clean Water Technology in Haiti

http://www.un-spider.org/node/2608
Medical Use of Space Technology: Natural Disaster

Technology in Natural Disaster Audio