Five Apps That Changed the Face of Disaster Relief
It is hard to believe that it has been five years since Hurricane Katrina swept ashore and destroyed the city of New Orleans. The city is still in recovery five years later and not even a Super Bowl victory this past year for the New Orleans Saints has eased all of the pain. It is also hard to believe that five years ago, we did not have the widespread applications for our mobile phones as we have today. iPhones were launched a little over three years ago and people weren’t even discussing Android until a few years ago. Facebook had only 5 million active users (compared to over 400 million as of last month) and the first tweet was sent seven months AFTER Katrina. Youtube was launched in February of 2005 and was just gaining traction when Katrina hit. These facts should help us gain some perspective as we review five apps that could have helped to prevent Katrina. Since the hurricane was a force of nature, there is no way anyone could have prevented the actual hurricane from coming ashore. However, in this article are five apps that could have saved numerous lives, assisted the rescue effort and helped the President and other officials understand the sense of urgency needed for the Katrina relief effort.
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