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SUMMARY:Social Media Applications and Limitations in Remote Oil Spill Resp
 onse
DESCRIPTION:Paper\n\nShaylon Cochran (Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisor
 y Council)\n\nSocial media has become a ubiquitous part of modern communic
 ations, and its role in disaster response has been widely studied. However
 , the use of social media in oil spill response in remote areas presents a
 s many unique challenges as it does opportunities.\n\nSeveral cases have d
 emonstrated the utility of social media in oil spill response efforts. In 
 2016, the Husky Oil Spill in the North Saskatchewan River in Canada, the r
 esponse team used social media to communicate with local communities and p
 rovide response updates; the team used Twitter to share photos and videos 
 in real time and created local groups on Facebook where individuals could 
 ask questions and receive updates.\n\nSuccessful deployment of social medi
 a in incident response is contingent upon several factors that become even
  more variable in remote areas. Chief among those limitations is a lack of
  connectivity. While new satellite technology in Alaska is bringing more p
 eople online, vast swaths of vulnerable coastline and other areas remain u
 nconnected. Moreover, the effectiveness of social media as a response and 
 communication tool is directly tied to audience engagement. In areas with 
 low connectivity, individuals may not be in the same social media space as
  responders, slowing attempts to communicate with those most closely affec
 ted by the incident. In this same vein, we find potential limitations wher
 e there may be language or other cultural barriers.\n\nTag: Response\n\nSe
 ssion Chair: Kate Wheelock (NOAA, Disaster Preparedness Program)
URL:https://iosc2024.conference-program.com/presentation/?id=PAPER268&sess
 =sess110
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