Search Engines: Disasters

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Google Partners With Nixle To Deliver Local Emergency Alerts & Response Information

Google Public Alerts has broadened its service through a new partnership with Nixle, a company that contracts with public safety agencies to...

Amy Gesenhues | Apr 2, 2013 at 5:06 pm ET

Trying to keep up with Hurricane Sandy? Below are a variety of resources which may help. Storm Tracking Google Super Storm Sandy Map Google...

Gary Price | Oct 29, 2012 at 1:37 pm ET

April 15th marks the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, and there will be no shortage of news coverage (or hype) commemorating the...

Gary Price | Apr 13, 2012 at 3:36 pm ET

The major search engines are all memorializing the 10th anniversary of 9/11 on their home pages today. Below, a recap, some some reflections on...

Danny Sullivan | Sep 11, 2011 at 12:27 pm ET

Google has posted before-and-after images of the terrible devastation left behind by the tornadoes that hit the South and parts of the East...

Danny Sullivan | Apr 30, 2011 at 1:46 pm ET

Ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland continues to ground flights across Europe. Indeed, I’m hosting a friend from Britain...

Danny Sullivan | Apr 19, 2010 at 12:25 pm ET

Move over Google, Yahoo, and Bing; blended results or not, personalized search, Twitter results and OneBoxes … you guys are just too...

Matt McGee | Apr 16, 2010 at 1:30 pm ET

Both Google Maps and Bing Maps offer ways to see the devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti. Below, a look at how to see before and after...

Danny Sullivan | Jan 22, 2010 at 11:08 pm ET

Yes, parts of California are burning again — and the map makers are at work. Fires are often breaking out, so at the top of the story,...

Danny Sullivan | Aug 18, 2009 at 3:17 pm ET

Fires are burning in Southern California once again. Here’s an update on how to find maps of where the blazes are: NOTE: For the latest...

Danny Sullivan | Nov 15, 2008 at 4:08 pm ET

Southern California is ablaze with wildfires once again, including one I can see out my window in the Newport Beach foothills. Trying to keep...

Danny Sullivan | Oct 13, 2008 at 8:27 pm ET

Wildfires, again, in my home state of California. People are looking for maps of where they are at, so here are some resources: NOTE: For the...

Danny Sullivan | Jun 24, 2008 at 3:24 pm ET

Fires are burning again in Southern California, and the map makers are hard at work helping people know what’s happening where. Below,...

Danny Sullivan | Nov 25, 2007 at 7:44 am ET

Looking for information about wildfires in Southern California and across the California in general? This page will guide you to what...

Danny Sullivan | Oct 23, 2007 at 11:16 am ET