Risk Communication: An Analysis of Message Source and Function in Hurricane Mitigation/Preparedness Communication
In September 2008, the National Weather Service (NWS) predicted that Hurricane Ike would make landfall on Galveston Island as a strong category three storm. This led the NWS to release a statement of 'certain death' if people did not adhere to the emergency evacuation messages. Millions of...
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Scholar Commons
2009
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| Online Access: | https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1977 https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2976&context=etd |