HURRICANES IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC AND GULF COAST 2005 A RECORD SEASON

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HURRICANES IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC AND GULF
COAST2005 - A RECORD SEASON

• DYNAMIC LABORATORIES FOR LEARNING AND FOR
  BUILDING CAPACITY FOR INTELLIGENT, RESILIENT
  COMMUNITES

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TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES IN 2005

• Twenty-seven storms occurred during the 2005
  season.
• Over 100 billion in losses.

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TROPICAL STORMS-HURRICANES IN 2005

• ARLENE
• BRET
• CINDY
• DENNIS
• EMILY
• FRANKLIN

• GERT
• HARVEY
• IRENE
• JOSE
• KATRINA
• LEE

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TROPICAL STORMS-HURRICANES IN 2005

• TAMMY
• VINCE
• WILMA
• ALPHA
• BETA
• GAMMA
• DELTA
• EPSILON
• ZETA

• MARIA
• NATE
• OPHELIA
• PHILIPPE
• RITA
• STAN

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• EVERY HURRICANE TEACHES IMPORTANT LESSONS ON THE
  HOW AND WHY OF BECOMING AN INTELLIGENT AND
  RESILIENT COMMUNITY.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• ALL HURRICANES
• RECOVERY WILL TAKE LONGER AND COST MORE THAN
  EXPECTED.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• ALL HURRICANES.
• INTELLIGENT COMMUNITIES USE TIMELY
  COMMUNICATION OF CRITICAL INFORMATION TO IMPROVE
  THE ODDS FOR SAVING LIVES.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• ALL HURRICANES
• INFORMED LEADERSHIP UNDERSTANDS THE RISKS
  ASSOCIATED WITH STORM SURGE AND BUILDS CAPACITY
  FOR RESILIENCE.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• ALL HURICANES
• HIGH VELOCITY WINDS WILL LIFT ROOFS OFF OF
  BUILDINGS.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• ALL HURRICANES
• INFORMED LEADERSHIP UNDERSTANDS THE RISKS
  ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH VELOCITY WINDS AND BUILDS
  CAPACITY FOR RESILIENCE.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• ALL HURICANES
• HURRICANES ARE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY PRECIPITATION
  THAT WILL FIND THE LOW-LYING AREAS OF THE
  COMMUNITY.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• ALL HURRICANES
• INFORMED LEADERSHIP UNDERSTANDS THE RISKS
  ASSOCIATED WITH FLOODING AND BUILDS CAPACITY FOR
  RESILIENCE.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• ALL HURRICANES
• INCREDIBLE QUANTITES OF DEBRIS WILL BE CREATED BY
  WIND, STORM SURGE, AND FLOODING.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• ALL HURRICANES
• INFORMED LEADERSHIP INCLUDES THE UNTHINKABLE
  IN THE COMMUNITYS STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL PLANS.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• ALL HURRICANES
• POWER OUTAGES ARE INEVITABLE AND WILL PARALYZE
  THE COMMUNITY.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• ALL HURRICANES
• EVACUATION IS UNSUCCESSFUL IF SAFE HAVENS FOR
  EVACUEES ARE UNSAFE.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• ALL HURRICANES
• HOUSEHOLD PETS ARE OFTEN LEFT OUT OF THE
  EVACUATION PLANS.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• ALL HURRICANES
• INFORMED LEADERSHIP PLANS FOR LAPSES IN LAW AND
  ORDER THAT OCCUR DURING THE MOST CHAOTIC MOMENTS
  OF THE DISASTER.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• ALL HURRICANES
• IT ONLY TAKES A FEW HOURS OF WIND AND STORM SURGE
  AND A MONTH OF FLOODING FOR COMMUNITY BUSINESSES
  AND JOBS TO DISAPPEAR FOREVER.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• ALL HURRICANES
• ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS WILL HAPPEN WHEN
  HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ARE SUBJECTED TO WIND, STORM
  SURGE, OR FLOODING.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• DENNIS, JULY 5, 2006.
• INTELLIGENT COMMUNITIES USE RELIABLE WARNINGS TO
  FACILITATE EVACUATION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• KATRINA, RITA, AND WILMA
• EVACUATION IS A COMPLEX ENDEAVOR IN ANY
  SUTUATION THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• KATRINA, AUGUST 29, 2005
• THE PROTECTION OF BARRIER ISLANDS SIGNIFICANTLY
  LESSENED THE DAMAGE IN THE LANDFALL ZONE.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• KATRINA
• NEW ORLEANS STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL PLANS DID
  NOT WORK DURING THE EMERGENCY PERIOD.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• Katrina, August 29-30, 2005
• Instead of being a safe haven, as envisioned, New
  Orleans Super Dome became a setting for disaster.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• KATRINA
• WHEN THE LEVEES FAILED, NEW ORLEANS FOUND THAT IT
  WAS NEITHER INTELLIGENT NOR RESILIENT.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• KATRINA, AUGUST 28-29, 2005
• A FEW HOURS OF WIND AND STORM SURGE FOLLOWED BY A
  MONTH OF FLOODING PARALYZED TULANE
  UNIVERSITY INDEFINETLY.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• Katrina, August 29-30, 2005
• Removal of 350,000 water-damaged cars was not
  part of anyones strategic plan.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• BETA, OCTOBER 29, 2005
• INTELLIGENT COMMUNITIES SAVE LIVES BY USING
  INFORMATION ON THE THREAT AS IT DEVELOPS HOUR BY
  HOUR.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• ARLENE, JUNE 2005
• INTELLIGENT COMMUNITIES ARE READY, WHETHER THE
  FIRST STORM OR THE LAST STORM OF THE SEASON.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• STAN OCTOBER 2005
• DEVASTATING MUDSLIDES ARE TRIGGERED BY
  PROLONGED, HEAVY PRECIPITATION.

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LESSONS LEARNED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

• STAN, OCTOBER 2005
• AFTER A MUDSLIDE BURIES A TOWN, SEARCH AND RESCUE
  BECOMES VERY URGENT AND VERY COMPLICATED.