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Regards, Brandon Greenberg Share the Newsletter in Your Network! <http://disasternet.activehosted.com/social.php?c=93&m=110&s=1da2b5d2b411187cec50fd3e155d371c&ref=facebook> <http://disasternet.activehosted.com/social.php?c=93&m=110&s=1da2b5d2b411187cec50fd3e155d371c&ref=twitter> <http://disasternet.activehosted.com/social.php?c=93&m=110&s=1da2b5d2b411187cec50fd3e155d371c&ref=linkedin> <http://disasternet.activehosted.com/social.php?c=93&m=110&s=1da2b5d2b411187cec50fd3e155d371c&ref=gplus> The Weekly Roundup Facebook wants you to check its new 'Crisis Response' feature when disaster hits <http://disasternet.acemlnc.com/lt.php?s=1da2b5d2b411187cec50fd3e155d371c&i=93A110A1A5067> 09/14/2017 00:00 Facebook's emergency response features now include much more than just Safety Check. The social network introduced a new "Crisis Response" hub that helps Facebook users learn about natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and other events affecting people around the world. SEE ALSO: Download this: Why Facebook's app looks so different Think of the new Crisis Response sections as a sort of upgraded version of the Safety Check tab that was introduced last month. (The existing Safety Check section will be updated to "Crisis Response" in the next few weeks.) The new tab provides much more than just the tools and information associated with Facebook's Safety Check feature. Read more...More about Tech, Facebook, Social Good, Social Media, and Apps And Software A Sneak Peek Into Facebook’s New Crisis Response Center <http://disasternet.acemlnc.com/lt.php?s=1da2b5d2b411187cec50fd3e155d371c&i=93A110A1A5068> 09/15/2017 00:00 Facebook just launched a central platform for all crisis related content. This is what it looks like. Continuing to support hurricane relief efforts <http://disasternet.acemlnc.com/lt.php?s=1da2b5d2b411187cec50fd3e155d371c&i=93A110A1A5069> 09/14/2017 00:00 Update: In less than 24 hours, together we raised $2 million for Hurricane Irma relief and recovery. Thanks to your donations, we have met our goal. However, the crisis isn’t over. Your contributions can still provide critical relief to those in need. Although Google is no longer matching donations, please consider giving directly to these organizations. Hurricane Irma has impacted communities throughout the Caribbean and the southeastern United States. Hitting the Caribbean islands the hardest, Irma has left millions of people to rebuild in its wake.Today, we’re kicking off a matching campaign to support relief and recovery efforts for this deadly storm, part of our overall $5 million hurricane relief effort this month.Google.org will be matching up to $1 million in donations at https://www.google.org/irma-relief to support the Catholic Relief Service (CRS), UNICEF, and the American Red Cross (ARC). Each of these organizations is providing critical relief and recovery resources to those in the affected regions:Catholic Relief Services is responding to the most remote places across the Caribbean, fulfilling essential needs such as food, water and shelter.UNICEF is on the ground supporting more than 2.8 million children, and their families, impacted across the Caribbean with emergency supplies and temporary education solutions.American Red Cross is the leading nonprofit responder in the Southeastern United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, working diligently to shelter, feed and support families impacted by the storm. In the last two weeks, our total donations include $3 million donated directly by Google.org, as well as $2 million raised so far from Google employees and public donations, for relief efforts in the areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Crisis Response and SOS AlertsEnsuring people have access to timely, official information in a time of crisis is crucial. To help, ahead of the storm, our Crisis Response team launched an SOS Alert in Search for the Caribbean, Florida and Georgia in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. Now, as people across the region return to their homes and search for information about Hurricane Irma, or related searches, they’ll see:Information on power outagesEmergency information contactsCrisis maps in both English and Spanish, providing people with the local news, road closures, tweets, latest traffic and transit information, gas stations with crowdsourced fuel status, and post-Irma satellite and aerial imagery from partners NOAA and Digital Globe (e.g., Key West). We hope these features will help people stay safe and informed—and we’ll continue to update with relevant resources in the coming days. 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