IU CTIL

Crisis Technologies Innovation Lab at Indiana University. Accelerating research of technologies on the front lines of emergency & disaster response.

[IU CTIL @iuctil]

Our own @sonnykirkley was on the @SmartFire_ podcast! Hear more about the #FRSTChallenge here - https://t.co/YLWiX6SGlG

@frstchallenge

[IU CTIL @iuctil]

#Pandemic adds stress to already strained #rural fire departments due to workload, trauma - https://t.co/FyoTj3eUZp via @USATODAY

[Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) 🪬 @DoctorVive]

"If the fossil fuel lobby were a country delegation at COP it would be the largest with 503 delegates – two dozen more than the largest country delegation." https://t.co/GRmLddLTM2

[TDS Weather @TDSwx]

New seasonal data in for #Winter 2021-22 suggests above normal temperatures for much of the country, with wet conditions north and dry conditions south. That isn’t to say we won’t get cold shots, though, and this data tends to be warm-bias. #INwx #ILwx #OHwx #MIwx #WIwx #USwx

[IU CTIL @iuctil]

#COVID has exposed a lack of trained critical care clinicians. #NETCCN is trying to help. Learn more here - https://t.co/3rosJs183n

[IU CTIL @iuctil]

Do you work for a #hospital or #healthcare organization in need of #COVID surge support? Read more here to learn how #NETCCN can help - https://t.co/3rosJs183n

[goTenna Pro @goTennaPro]

Major California earthquake would knock out cell service, communications, study finds https://t.co/il3YC88M7L

[Indiana University Research @IUImpact]

Did you catch @IndianaUniv sociologist @JessicaCalarco on @NBCNightlyNews this week? She discussed COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among some parents and her recent research. Watch the interview. ⤵️

https://t.co/P0dGOP7C9I

[IU CTIL @iuctil]

We owe them so much more, but its a start

[IU CTIL @iuctil]

Today is #NationalFirstResponderDay

When our world gets scary, #FirstResponders are there for us. Let's be there for them.

[IU CTIL @iuctil]

We need a living wage for all #FirstResponders.

We should make sure they get the medical care they need.

But most of all, we must take steps to avoid unnecessary disasters in our personal lives as well as at a national/global level.

[FEMA @fema]

Don't let #NationalBookMonth slip away without reviewing the free publications on @Readygov. You can order a printed copy of individual or community preparedness materials through our warehouse in multiple languages!

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[IU CTIL @iuctil]

Wildfire responders urge Congress to improve disaster aid process for at-risk communities - https://t.co/DveMuAKAQP via @FLPhoenixNews

[@FRSTChallenge @frstchallenge]

Furniture with synthetic material burns faster than natural cotton furniture. “40 years ago, you had 17mins to get out of the house after the fire alarm sounded. Today you have 3 mins.” Eye opening video.

[IU CTIL @iuctil]

#ClimateChange affects humanity in so many different ways

[IU Environmental Resilience Institute @Prepared4Change]

A new report by @TheLancet highlights correlations between #ClimateChange and a number of adverse health effects. https://t.co/jUCq2bmm7l

[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

Vaccinated people were SIX times less likely to get infected with Covid compared to unvaccinated people in August. Delta has made controlling the pandemic harder, but vaccination helps limit spread of the virus as well as severe disease.

[IU CTIL @iuctil]

Nigeria has a flooding challenge: here’s why and what can be done - https://t.co/ykDeUEJLII via @ConversationUS