Abstract
In the summer of 2007 news and weather agencies began tracking the progress of Tropical Storm Dean in the mid-Atlantic. A week later, the storm moved into the Caribbean, steadily growing in intensity. By August 17, Dean was reclassified as a Category 4 hurricane, and the island nation of Jamaica was placed on a hurricane watch. The same day, Jamaican prime minister Portia Simpson-Miller called together the National Disaster Preparedness Council to discuss evacuations and the transformation of the national arena in Kingston into a shelter.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Diasporas in the New Media Age: Identity, Politics, and Community |
| Editors | Andoni Alonso, Pedro Oiarzabal |
| Place of Publication | U.S. |
| Publisher | University of Nevada Press |
| Pages | 136-150 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780874178166 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
