Using Twitter to Understand Emotional Distress During and After Large-Scale Disasters Could Lead to a More Rapid and Efficient Response, a Study Has Found
August 16, 2017
August 16, 2017
LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Aug. 16 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release:
Scientists have analysed hundreds of thousands of tweets related to the 2012 superstorm Hurricane Sandy to measure the impact of large-scale disasters on people's mental health.
The devastating event, which brought panic and destruction to eight countries in the Caribbean and North America, killed 233 people and cost an estimated $75 billion of damage.
Now, research . . .
Scientists have analysed hundreds of thousands of tweets related to the 2012 superstorm Hurricane Sandy to measure the impact of large-scale disasters on people's mental health.
The devastating event, which brought panic and destruction to eight countries in the Caribbean and North America, killed 233 people and cost an estimated $75 billion of damage.
Now, research . . .