GULFPORT,MS-OCTOBER 7, 2017: Hannah Jacole Powell-Yost takes photos of a danger sign in the Gulf surf in Gulfport, Mississippi as Hurricane Nate approaches the northern Mississippi Gulf Coast on October 7, 2017 in Gulfport, Mississippi. October 7, 2017. Nate is expected to make landfall in the overnight hours as a category 2 storm. Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
NEW YORK: Less than half of Americans have basic emergency information to hand should calamity strike, an Ipsos survey revealed on Wednesday, yet 83% are confident technology will play “an important role” in their preparation for the next disaster.
The findings highlight the need to develop well-defined lines of communication ranging from social media channels to text messages, said Marko Bourne of Booz Allen Hamilton, the consulting firm that commissioned the survey.
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