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Active Message Threads for June 2018

Stephen Hicks
Global search for an earthquake emoji
June 6, 2018, 7:11 a.m.
Dear Colleagues, Emojis are now in common-use across the world on a variety of technology devices. Some research suggests that emojis are now the world's fastest-developing language. Currently, although there are emojis for other natural disasters and weather events (e.g. 🌋🌀🌊🌪️​ - volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, tornadoes and cyclones/hurricanes), there is no universal emoji for earthquakes and ground shaking. With recent technological developments in social media-based earthquake dete... [more]
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