Losing cultural context in emergency communication can be a matter of life and death

Because of this, migrants from India might assume that hurricanes are more destructive than cyclones if they compare the U.S. government response to hurricanes to the Indian government response to cyclones. The gaps that we have observed can cause linguistic minorities to confuse one natural hazard...

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Published inThe Conversation : Environment + Energy
Main Authors Amer Hamad Issa Abukhalaf, Jason von Meding
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston The Conversation US, Inc 18.03.2021
Subjects
Communication
Community
Cyclones
Disasters
Emergency preparedness
Hurricanes
Minority & ethnic groups
Public health
Rain
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United States > US
Florida
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Summary:Because of this, migrants from India might assume that hurricanes are more destructive than cyclones if they compare the U.S. government response to hurricanes to the Indian government response to cyclones. The gaps that we have observed can cause linguistic minorities to confuse one natural hazard with another, quite possibly leading to the wrong preventive measures. [...]the opportunity to support communities through linguistic inclusion can make an important contribution to broader public health efforts.