The limits of a disaster imagination: a study of two communities hit by Haiyan

• Main Author: Ponce de Leon, Inez Z
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: Disaster imagination; Haiyan; understanding of risk; risk communication; science communication; Communication
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/comm-faculty-pubs/4; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13669877.2019.1687576?casa_token=_LAGOLi09tMAAAAA%3AYkBIVxBPA-caI97FJj8A4YM5BGM0tLrJtrliBDD86H6YelCHAUjgrDnsv7v7rsTG4t99aXUDS079Tw
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan (Local Name: Yolanda) caused major damage and loss of life in the Philippines. Of special concern here is Palo, Leyte, which suffered the impact of storm surges. Previous studies blame media for not highlighting the impact of storm surges, people for ignoring the warnings giv...