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A Hurricane Maria ‘Tech Brigade’ Is Helping Connect the Puerto Rican Diaspora

October 5, 2017 admin code, Crowdsourcing, disaster relief, earth, hurricanes, Natural Disasters, power, Puerto Rico

Credit to Author: Caroline Haskins| Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2017 19:05:00 +0000

The Brigade’s efforts also highlight the limits to approaching disaster relief with code and information systems.

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HAM Radio Hobbyists Are Connecting the Caribbean After Hurricane Maria

September 26, 2017 admin Amateur Radio, Arecibo Observatory, CARIBBEAN, disaster relief, fema, HAM Radio, hurricane maria, NOAA, Puerto Rico

Credit to Author: Sarah Emerson| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:00:00 +0000

The storm silenced much of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. But a volunteer network of HAMs are helping people reach their loved ones.