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Why is communication so important during an emergency?
What forms of communication have been used during recent disasters e.g Hurricane Katrina, the Tsunami
What essential information needs to be communicated during a disaster or emergency?
What information can be created before the emergency? What information needs to be communicated during the emergency?
What hardware and software is required to be able to communicate online?

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Communication is important during an emergency so people all over the world can find out what is happening and how they should deal with the situation. Also people can get help faster.
Some forms of communication that were used in recent disasters include texting, news, internet, blogs, emailing, MSN, newspapers, Skype, radios, megaphones, billboards and phone calls.
The essential information that needs to be communicated in an emergency is what happened, where did it happen, who did it happen to, why did it happen, when did it happen, how it happened and how it is effecting the area.
Before an emergency, we need to plan what needs to be communicated and the most efficient way to communicate this information. People usually plan using who, what, where, when, why, how and which questions. There are often trial runs to test if it works.
A wireless card, a telephone connection, computer, PSP, telephone.