When the storm is over: Sentiments, communities and information flow in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. (August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Badmus, Martins Olu
• Is Part Of: International journal of disaster risk reduction. Volume 47(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-08
• Subjects: Emergency management -- Periodicals; Risk management -- Periodicals; Disaster relief -- Periodicals; Hazard mitigation -- Periodicals; 363.34
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101645
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2212-4209

Abstract

Highlights: Twitter users largely expressed some almost exclusive interests in certain issues and actors. If a storm survivor does not belong to a circle of privilege information, they stand a risk of not benefiting. Majority of subnetworks nodes served only as amplification stations and not sources of new information themselves. Higher level of neutral sentiments among the distant users could be attributable to the fact that they post-disaster activities and recovery weren't an immediate and relatable reality for them.