Citizen Seismology Without Seismologists? Lessons Learned From Mayotte Leading to Improved Collaboration

Starting the 10th May 2018, a series of earthquakes has hit Mayotte, a French island in the Indian Ocean. Facing a lack of seismic data, scientific information and communication from the authorities, the inhabitants took advantage of social media to develop, on their own, a citizen seismology group,...

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Main Authors: Laure Fallou, Rémy Bossu, Matthieu Landès, Julien Roch, Frédéric Roussel, Robert Steed, Sylvain Julien-Laferrière
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Communication
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcomm.2020.00049/full