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A 2021 review of flood warnings found that word of mouth warnings, delivered for example via door knocking, transmitted a greater sense of urgency and authority and made recipients more likely to foll... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Communication

Simplified: Word of mouth warnings transmitted a greater sense of urgency and authority

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8 months ago
This is especially important in rural areas which may be harder to reach via official channels. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Geography , Safety

Simplified: Community connections are especially important in rural areas

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8 months ago
Community connections have proven crucial in ensuring people act appropriately when floods and other disasters hit. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Social Science

Simplified: Community connections are crucial in ensuring people act appropriately during disasters

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8 months ago
We should depend on the community more, because not only are we getting the warnings out, but there's also increased trust. 0.900

👤 Trujillo-Falcón 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Communication

Simplified: Depend on the community more for warnings because of increased trust

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8 months ago
Community members and word of mouth can help disseminate crucial information in multiple languages. 0.900

👤 Trujillo-Falcón 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Communication

Simplified: Community members and word of mouth can help disseminate crucial information in multiple languages

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8 months ago
The urgency of weather warnings often gets lost in translation. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Communication

Simplified: The urgency of weather warnings often gets lost in translation

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8 months ago
Multilingual flood warnings can "be the difference between life and death" in a state like Texas. 0.900

👤 Trujillo-Falcón 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Communication

Simplified: Multilingual flood warnings can be the difference between life and death in Texas

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8 months ago
Multilingual warnings are also crucial in many parts of the US. 0.900

👤 Trujillo-Falcón 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Communication

Simplified: Multilingual warnings are crucial in many parts of the US

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8 months ago
The warning "Keep your car high and dry" does seem to appeal to young men. 0.900

👤 Stephens 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Communication

Simplified: The warning "Keep your car high and dry" appeals to young men

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8 months ago
It is very important for you to notify a relative or a friend the location that you selected for your camping adventure. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Blog Post 🏷️ Safety

Simplified: Notify a relative or a friend the location that you selected for your camping adventure

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8 months ago
Men are more likely to drive through floodwater and more likely to exhibit risk-taking behaviour, the analysis found. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Psychology

Simplified: Men are more likely to drive through floodwater and exhibit risk-taking behavior

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8 months ago
In the US, men are much more likely to die in floods than women, according to a 60-year national analysis of flood fatalities. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Safety , Statistical

Simplified: Men are much more likely to die in floods than women in the US according to a 60-year national analysis

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8 months ago
When we have a message [like turn around don't drown] that people don't feel applies to them, they're not going to take it seriously. 0.900

👤 Stephens 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Communication , Psychology

Simplified: People will not take a message seriously if they do not feel it applies to them

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8 months ago
Some young men responded to this message by laughing and saying: "I'm not going to die, I've got a big truck." 0.950

👤 Stephens 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Communication , Psychology

Simplified: Some young men responded to "Turn around don't drown" by laughing and saying "I'm not going to die I've got a big truck"

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8 months ago
The NWS warning phrase, "Turn around don't drown" doesn't tend to resonate with young men. 0.900

👤 Stephens 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Communication

Simplified: NWS warning phrase "Turn around don't drown" does not resonate with young men

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8 months ago
The content of the message also needs to be tailored to groups' specific risk tolerance. 0.900

👤 Saccoccia 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Communication

Simplified: Message content needs tailoring to groups' specific risk tolerance

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8 months ago
Check the weather before you come, so you’re ready if it rains, and make sure to check fire activity too. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Blog Post 🏷️ Safety

Simplified: Check the weather before you come and check fire activity too

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8 months ago
Globally, roughly 5,000 people are killed each year in flooding events, and in the US, the yearly average is 127 people. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Statistics

Simplified: Globally roughly 5000 people are killed each year in flooding events in the US the yearly average is 127 people

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8 months ago
The key thing, Stephens adds, is for warnings to tell people whether they should evacuate or stay where they are. 0.900

👤 Stephens 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Communication

Simplified: Warnings should tell people whether they should evacuate or stay where they are

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8 months ago
Messages should also make it clear that they are only being sent to communities at risk, rather than the entire region. 0.900

👤 Stephens 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Communication

Simplified: Messages should make it clear they are only being sent to communities at risk rather than entire region

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8 months ago