Finding Speakers for Hurricane-themed Cafés
Find someone who can speak to the prediction of, response to, or recovery from hurricanes.
Careers Related to the Technology of Emergency Response
This list may inspire speaker choice or discussion during a café.
Hands-on Activities for Hurricane-themed Cafés:
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Find activities related to hurricanes that can be used as-is or to stimulate ideas for your café.
Images of the Impacts of Hurricanes
Stunning and brief video and interactive slide resources that capture the impacts of Hurricane Harvey.
Meteorology of Hurricanes
What elements contribute to the intensity of hurricanes?
Monitoring & Mapping Hurricanes
These resources for tracking hurricanes and their impacts may inspire a café theme, choice of speaker, or hands-on activity, or may simply provide interesting background information.
Resiliency to Hurricanes
What does it take for a community to be ‘resilient’ to hurricanes, such that damage is minimized and recovery is quick?
Social Media’s Role in Hurricane Response
Examples of the role social media played during and after Hurricane Harvey.
Video Interviews
Hear the stories of a college student, Aquarium IT manager, and a Deputy & Assistant Emergency Management Officers about how they were involved in response to Hurricane Harvey.
