india dodges a bullet as cyclone phalin strikes bay of bengal october 12, 2013 walter hays, global...
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INDIA DODGES A BULLET AS CYCLONE PHALIN STRIKES
BAY OF BENGALOCTOBER 12, 2013
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna,
Virginia, USA
NATURAL AND TECH. HAZARDS THAT HAVE NATURAL AND TECH. HAZARDS THAT HAVE CAUSED DISASTERS IN INDIACAUSED DISASTERS IN INDIA
NATURAL AND TECH. HAZARDS THAT HAVE NATURAL AND TECH. HAZARDS THAT HAVE CAUSED DISASTERS IN INDIACAUSED DISASTERS IN INDIA
FLOODS
SEVERE WINDSTORMS
EARTHQUAKES
POWER BLACKOUTS
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
HIGH BENEFIT/COST FROM BECOMING DISASTER RESILIENT
HIGH BENEFIT/COST FROM BECOMING DISASTER RESILIENT
GOAL: PROTECT PEOPLE GOAL: PROTECT PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIESAND COMMUNITIES
GOAL: PROTECT PEOPLE GOAL: PROTECT PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIESAND COMMUNITIES
Natural Phenomena That Cause Disasters
Interactions of Planet Earth’s atmosphere and hydrosphere causes situations favorable for CYCLONES
STRATEGIC COLLABORATION (I.E., WORKING TOGETHER ON A
COMMON GOAL)
FOR BECOMING CYCLONE DISASTER RESILIENT
STRATEGIC COLLABORATION (I.E., WORKING TOGETHER ON A
COMMON GOAL)
FOR BECOMING CYCLONE DISASTER RESILIENT
INDIA’S INDIA’S
COMMUNITIESCOMMUNITIES
INDIA’S INDIA’S
COMMUNITIESCOMMUNITIESDATA BASES DATA BASES AND INFORMATIONAND INFORMATIONDATA BASES DATA BASES AND INFORMATIONAND INFORMATION
HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS
•QUAKE HAZARDS•PEOPLE & BLDGS. •VULNERABILITY•LOCATION
CYCLONE RISK CYCLONE RISK
RISK
ACCEPTABLE RISK
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
GOAL: CYCLONE GOAL: CYCLONE DISASTER RESILIENCEDISASTER RESILIENCE
• PREPAREDNESS•PROTECTION•EARLY WARNING•EMERGENCY RESPONSE•RECOVERY and RECONSTRUCTION
POLICY OPTIONSPOLICY OPTIONS
POLICY POLICY ADOPTIONADOPTION
POLICY POLICY ADOPTIONADOPTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
• VULNERABILITYVULNERABILITY
• EXPOSUREEXPOSURE
• EVENTEVENT
POLICY ASSESSMENT
• COSTCOST
• BENEFITBENEFIT
•CONSEQUENCESCONSEQUENCES
MOVING TOWARDS CYCLONE DISASTER MOVING TOWARDS CYCLONE DISASTER RESILIENCERESILIENCE
CYCLONESCYCLONESCYCLONESCYCLONES EXPECTED EXPECTED LOSSLOSS
EXPECTED EXPECTED LOSSLOSS
CYCLONE PHALIN(One of the Most Powerful
Historical Cyclones)
MADE LANDFALL OVER GOLPALPUR ON SATURDAY, OCT. 12, WITH WINDS OVER 200 kph (125 mph) AND HEAVY
RAINFALL.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE OPERATIONS BEGIN
(Sunday, October 13, 2013)
EM response began early Sunday with the military and relief workers making their
way throughout the region in helicopters and trucks