Originally published at the THL Blog: http://thlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/08/17/hashtag-of-the-week-hotw-focus-on-crises-for-the-week-of-august-13-2012/
Folk seemed to like it last week when the hashtags focused on a special topic, so I am trying that again this week. Today, I’ve collected tweets on crises, disasters, emerging public health issues, and related time-dependent types of topics. Twitter is and has always been exceptional at the “current events” type of information and news, and is a remarkable source for discovering important topics that have yet to hit the mainstream media.
SWINE FLU (H3N2v)
Indiana now has 138 swine flu cases in 23 counties dlvr.it/21HnJn
— WDRB News (@WDRBNews) August 17, 2012
Ohio
#H3N2v confirmed cases increase to 79 in 21 counties#H3N2pdm11#H1N1#H1N1v#H1N1pdm09#H1N2v#flu#swineflu fluboard.rhizalabs.com/forum/viewtopi…— Henry Niman (@hniman) August 17, 2012
Wisconsin health officials report two cases of people infected with a new strain of swine flu. Tonight on FOX 11… fb.me/JJ16xGLP
— WLUK-TV FOX 11 (@fox11news) August 17, 2012
Clarification — it’s four confirmed cases and six probably cases of the new swine flu, called H3N2v. Same flu as in Ohio and Indiana.
— David Wenner (@DavidRWenner) August 17, 2012
A new type of Swine Flu has been Found in Pennsylvania: cbsloc.al/Q7NMwv
— CBS Philly (@CBSPhilly) August 17, 2012
Michigan gets 1st case of swine flu related to fairs: The first case of the flu virus H3N2, also known as H3N2v,… bit.ly/NENmQd
— Swine Flu (@SwineFluTicker) August 16, 2012
#USA – 71 additional cases of#H3N2v reported this week: total number since July 2012 is 224 flutrackers.com/forum/showthre…#ironorehopper#fb— FluTrackers.com (@FluTrackers) August 17, 2012
LOUISIANA #SINKHOLE
I uploaded a
@youtube video youtu.be/X4q3V0zSx4U?a HOMES EVACUATED AS#SINKHOLE GROWS!!— Brian Willian (@f3ck4r) August 17, 2012
20-fold spike in methylene chloride levels near
#Louisiana#sinkhole enenews.com/20-fold-spike-…— Energy News (@ENENews) August 17, 2012
Louisiana
#Sinkhole: Radioactive waste in cavern may have exceeded radiation limits — Up to 20 cubic feet pumped inside enenews.com/louisiana-sink…— Energy News (@ENENews) August 12, 2012
#FUKUSHIMA
Fukushima Plant Volunteer: It’s not just an accident for Japan, but for peo… hashonomy.com/JUWc/
#fukushima (via@fukushima_actu)— Gus (@hashonomy_gus) August 17, 2012
#Fukushima Chief Yoshida: We must bring foreign experts in to help — Reactors NOT stabilized enenews.com/fukushima-chie…— Energy News (@ENENews) August 11, 2012
Fukushima ranked ‘Level 8′ on newly developed nuclear event scale, above Chernobyl (AUDIO) bit.ly/Qte3WG
#Fukushima— Energy News (@ENENews) August 13, 2012
Tepco releases heavily edited (censored?) video that reveals chaos, coverup after
#Fukushima nuclear meltdowns. goo.gl/tPJyM— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) August 10, 2012
Radioactive materials released by
#Fukushima#nuclear plant have caused abnormalities in butterflies, researchers say. yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T1…— The Daily Yomiuri (@DailyYomiuri) August 13, 2012
Great debunk of the
#Fukushima#mutantbutterfly “study”. Many problems, like a sample size of FIVE butterflies. goo.gl/AzGtC— Jessica Lovering (@J_Lovering) August 17, 2012
Shutdown Belgian reactor likely has thousands–no kidding, thousands–of cracks.
#nukefreecal#Fukushima#CANRallyDC bit.ly/R73z3D— NIRS (@nirsnet) August 17, 2012
#ENBRIDGE
Scientific illustrator, Lori Waters, files complaint against
#Enbridge for misleading promotional videos: is.gd/OWlUcX#cdnpoli— Franke James (@frankejames) August 16, 2012
One does not simply delete 1000sq km of islands. Tell
#Enbridge to pull their misleading ad: ow.ly/cZWl8#NGP— Greenpeace Canada (@GreenpeaceCA) August 15, 2012
#Enbridge legacy in Michigan — two years after the spill.bc.ctvnews.ca/more/the-spill… via@ctvbc— Mi-Jung Lee (@ctvmijunglee) August 15, 2012
Scathing US report missing from Northern Gateway hearings (CBC) soc.li/UG6xuCm Any idea who’s responsible for this omission?
#Enbridge— Tom Flemming (@tomflem) August 12, 2012
#BRISTOLBAY ALASKA & #PEBBLEMINE
Scientists begin study of EPA’s report on proposed Alaska gold mine… ow.ly/d1CxC
#bristolbay#salmon#gold— PFMC (@PacificCouncil) August 16, 2012
If you haven’t caught the Frontline episode on
#BristolBay, check it out. pbs.org/wgbh/pages/fro…— thebreachfilm (@thebreachfilm) August 14, 2012
Science Panel Hears an Earful on Pebble Mine from
@nrdc‘s blog: switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/tkiekow/…— phoca vitulina (@mywildalaska) August 11, 2012
#PebbleMine at#BristolBay- Short Term Gain, Long Term loss- Bad Idea!bit.ly/LOkvGi— Cheffy (@chef_news) August 13, 2012
WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY (#WHD2012 / #IWASHERE)
Sunday is World Humanitarian Day, a chance to celebrate our humanitarian staff who face danger to save others. ow.ly/d35nd
#WHD2012— Policy & Practice (@oxfamgbpolicy) August 17, 2012
#WHD2012 Same Sky provides work for women artisans who are HIV positive in both Rwanda and Zambia. ow.ly/i/R9fD— Same Sky Team (@SameSkyBracelet) August 17, 2012
August 19 is World Humanitarian Day
#WHD2012, a day to recognise work done by#humanitarians for the most vulnerable bit.ly/O38TFy— European Commission(@EU_Commission) August 17, 2012
Check out the amazing
@storify our colleagues@un have made for#WHD2012; a recap on those already saying#IWASHERE j.mp/P1aiIU— UNOCHA (@UNOCHA) August 17, 2012
