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Top Five U.S. Ports by Cargo Volume Los Angeles, CA Long Beach, CA New York, NY Charleston, SC

Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities. Ports and Shipping in the United States. Top Five U.S. Ports by Cargo Volume Los Angeles, CA Long Beach, CA New York, NY Charleston, SC Savannah, GA. Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities

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Top Five U.S. Ports by Cargo Volume Los Angeles, CA Long Beach, CA New York, NY Charleston, SC

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  1. Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Ports and Shipping in the United States • Top Five U.S. Ports by Cargo Volume • Los Angeles, CA • Long Beach, CA • New York, NY • Charleston, SC • Savannah, GA Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 1

  2. Cargo Ship at Dock Source: http://www.portofhouston.com/geninfo/overview1.html Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14.2

  3. Ports and Harbors Get Busier: the volume of cargo increases with the rise in international trade Source: www.portofhouston.com/geninfo/overview Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 3

  4. Accident at the Port of New Orleans Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 4

  5. Diesel fuel from ships pollutes the air Source: www.loe.org/archives/020503.htm Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 5

  6. Ports Require Large Areas of Land and Coastal Waters Source: www.halcrow.com/ports_capab/portplan.htm Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 6

  7. Port Lights at Night May Disturb Wildlife and Nearby Residents Source: www.hants.gov.uk/coast/portsandshipping.html Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 7

  8. Construction in 1956 by Norfolk Dredging Co. Source: US Army Corps of Engineers Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 8

  9. Dredging Area Dredged area is divided into three cells. One cell is always receiving dredged material while the other two are drying out. Source: US Army Corps of Engineers Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 9

  10. Pumping Dredged Material Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District HQ, USACE Office of History Source: http://gisweb.nao.usace.army.mil/craneyee/AboutCraneyIsland.asp Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 10

  11. Dredged Material Dredged material is 50 percent water by weight. As the material dries, it shrinks Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District HQ, USACE Office of History Source:http://gisweb.nao.usace.army.mil/craneyee/AboutCraneyIsland.asp Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 11

  12. US Navy Facilities Within the United States Source: US Navy Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 12

  13. Navy Aircraft Carrier Source: US Navy Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 13

  14. Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Source: US Fish and Wildlife Service ncplanning.fws.gov/.../pages/waterfowl3_JPG.htm Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 14

  15. Navy Fighter Jet Source: US Navy Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 15

  16. Military Helicopter Source: US Department of Defense Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 16

  17. US Navy Submarine Source: US Navy Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 17

  18. Beached Whale Photo Credit: Northwest Stranding Network Source: NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/health/mmume/ Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 18

  19. Offshore Oil Well May Leak Petroleum Onto Ocean Surface Source: seis.natsci.csulb.edu/bperry/scbweb/pollution.htm Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 19

  20. Accident During Tanker Transport Supertanker, the Amoco Cadiz, sinking off the coast of France in 1978 Source: NOAAhttp://response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/spills Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 20

  21. Exxon Valdez Source: NOAA Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 21

  22. Oil Spill On Shore Source: NOAA Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 22

  23. Growing Oil Slick Tanker ALVENUS incident, Cameron, Louisiana, July 1984 Source: NOAA Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 23

  24. Heavy Oil in the Form of a Tar Mat on Beach Source: NOAA Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 24

  25. Boom Contains Oil Spill Booms like these collect and trap oil to prevent it from reaching the shoreline Source: NOAA www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/.../welcome.html Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 25

  26. Oil Spill Cleanup on Shore Source: NOAA http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/spills Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 26

  27. Response Vessels Tow a Boom in Place Tanker ALVENUS incident, Cameron, Louisiana, July 1984. Response vessels towing a containment boom in the area of the ALVENUS. Source: NOAA Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 27

  28. Damage Assessment Following An Oil Spill Natural resource damage assessment is an essential element in determining restoration needs. Source: NOAA www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/.../welcome.html Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 28

  29. Location of U.S. Nuclear Power Reactors Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 29

  30. Nuclear Facility in Coastal Florida Crystal River 1-3 Photograph by Levy County Emergency Management Source: www.industcards.com/nuclear-us-southeast.htm Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 30

  31. Ocean Floor Disposal of Nuclear Waste Source: US DOE http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/ymp/about/oceanfloor.shtml Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 31

  32. Offshore Wind Farm in Danish Coastal Waters Source: Danish Trade Council www.um.dk/.../0202/0202/html/chapter03.htm Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 32

  33. Wave Energy Source: California Energy Commission www.energy.ca.gov/development/oceanenergy/ Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 33

  34. Tidal Energy Source: UN Atlas of the Oceans Source: www.oceansatlas.org/cds_static/en/tidal_energ... Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 34

  35. Coastal Brownfield Source: NOAA www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag57.htm Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 35

  36. Brownfields are often sites of former industrial facilities Source: NOAA http://www.brownfields.noaa.gov/htmls/portfields/portfields.html Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 36

  37. Surrounding waterways are often impaired in brownfield locations Source: NOAA: www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag57.htm Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 37

  38. Multiple Brownfield Sites in New Bedford, MA Source: NOAA http://www.brownfields.noaa.gov/htmls/portfields/pilot_newbed.html Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 38

  39. Improved Waterfront Access in Revitalized Coastal Brownfield Source: NOAA http://www.brownfields.noaa.gov/htmls/portfields/portfields.html Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 39

  40. Dredging in New Bedford Harbor Improves Navigation Source: NOAA http://www.brownfields.noaa.gov/htmls/portfields/pilot_newbed.html Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 40

  41. Trash in Coastal Waters Source: US EPA www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/debris/ Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 41

  42. Debris Hazardous to Marine Animals Source: US EPA www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/debris/ Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 42

  43. Trash Under the Ocean Source: US EPA www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/debris/ Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 43

  44. Ocean Dumping from Split HullBarge Source: EPA www.epa.gov/.../mprsa/whatsallowed.html Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 44

  45. Dumping of Sewage Sludge Source: US EPA www.epa.gov/.../regulatory/mprsa/before.html Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 45

  46. Garbage Barge Source: US EPA www.epa.gov/.../regulatory/mprsa/before.html Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 46

  47. Coastal Tourism: Sand, Sea, and Sun Source: NOAA http://spo.nos.noaa.gov/busline/socioeco.html Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 47

  48. Miami Beach, Florida Source: www.miamibeachfl.gov/ Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 48

  49. Aerial View of Beach at Riis Park with Parking in Background (NY) Source: Federal Transportation Administration www.fta.dot.gov/.../NPS/Northeast/Gateway.html Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 49

  50. Coastal Ecotourism: Biking New Jersey’s coastal region offers miles of scenic paths and routes for cyclists. Source: NOAA Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 14. 50

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