Disaster or Digital Spectacle? The Dangers of Using Floods to Create Social Media Content

Disaster or digital spectacle? The dangers of using floods to create social media content

As extreme weather becomes more frequent in Australia under climate change, so too will attempts to document it – at a risk to ourselves and others.

Flooding becomes frequent; DOH-6 warns of ‘leptos’ risk

BY IME SORNITO ILOILO City – With intermittent rains and flooding becoming more frequent, the Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 has raised a health alert over the increasing risk of leptospirosis, urging the public to seek immediate medical attention after exposure to floodwaters. Leptospirosis is a serious bacterial infection transmitted through water contaminated with […]