Question

This is from my emergency management class.

What is verification and why is it important to disaster response, especially when dealing with online reports / information sources?

Answer 1

Verification

It is the Comparison of two or more items or it is the use of supplementary tests, to depict the accuracy, correctness, or truth of the information.It is the process of unveiling truth from dark it meams 'Proving the truth' or 'Confirmation.

Disaster response

It is the combination. of decisions and measures taken to (1) contain or reduce the effects of a disastrous event to prevent any further loss of life and/or property, (2) restore law and order in its immediate aftermath, and (3) reestablishing reconstruction and rehabilitation shortly thereafter.

Importance of verification in disaster response especially when dealing with online reports / information sources are as

1.It is very important after the disaster in response to provide actual facts of the disaster for example number of lives lost , percentage of property demaged in order that all the victims will get help from the government and other organisations .Online verificationis easily accessible and trusted resource to get the actual lost after a disaster so it is important that it must be accurate and up to date .It is because of online verification that the victims will be rescued and helped. There should be no error in the data it must be accurate and up to date.

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