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Hurricane Katrina: rainbows after the storm. Presentation Objectives:. Story of Determination, Resiliency & Overcoming Governments Role; Struggles After Katrina Share Hard Lessons Learned Importance Of Timely Investment/Preparedness . Hurricane Katrina: Important Reality. “The Bowl”.

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  1. Hurricane Katrina: rainbows after the storm Presentation Objectives: • Story of Determination, Resiliency & Overcoming • Governments Role; Struggles After Katrina • Share Hard Lessons Learned • Importance Of Timely Investment/Preparedness

  2. Hurricane Katrina: Important Reality “The Bowl” • Levees Divert River Sediments; Land Subsidence • New Orleans Bowl Shaped Topography • 80% Under Water; Manual Pumps • Storm Surge In Other States

  3. Hurricane Katrina: Coastal protection Primary Line of Defense Eroding • Coast & Marsh Are Also Key • 5 Km. Subsides Surge 1 Meter • Since 1930, 731 Sq. Km Lost, 4.5 Brussels • 75 Sq. Km Yearly, 390 Sq. Km By 2050 • 500 Yr. Protection PartiallyFunded

  4. Hurricane Katrina: History Lesson Hurricane Betsy: 40 Yrs. Earlier • “Billion Dollar Betsy” – 76 Fatalities • Birth of U.S. Hurricane Protection Program • Construction Incomplete As Katrina Hit • $85M Initially Allocated; Grew To $253M • Today’s Dollars $1.5B; $15B After Katrina • Total Gov’t Outlay $45B, 3,000% Higher • Smarter to Invest Now!

  5. Hurricane Katrina: rainbows after the storm Super Storm Katrina: • Extremely Deceptive; Zigzag • Saturday – 24 Hours Before – Family Dinner – Max Mayfield, “The Big One; 17 Meter Surge” • First Ever Mandatory Evacuation • 96% Got Out – Historic – Individual Decisions

  6. Hurricane Katrina: rainbows after the storm Katrina Hits New Orleans

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  9. Hurricane Katrina: rainbows after the storm Shelters of Last Resort

  10. Hurricane Katrina: rainbows after the storm The Ultimate Challenge • 80% Underwater; Modern Day Atlantis • Core Infrastructure Destroyed; S&WB • Schools Virtually Destroyed • All Hospitals Shuttered • Electric Company Bankrupt • Economy Down; 44 States, “Refugees”

  11. Hurricane Katrina: rainbows after the storm Recovery/Planning Process • Debris/City Services-Safety, Sanitation, Signs/Lights • Phased Repopulation – 1 Meter or Less • Bring New Orleans Back Commission • Citizen Empowerment ; Town Hall Meetings • First to Submit Formal Plan

  12. Hurricane Katrina: rainbows after the storm Funding Delays/Improvisation: • Stretch - $40 Million Revolving Fund • 17 Target Zones - $1 to $188

  13. Hurricane Katrina: rainbows after the storm Key Urban Recovery Focus: • Rebuilding – J Curve • Tourism • International Trade – Gateway to Americas – Panama Canal

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  15. Hurricane Katrina: rainbows after the storm Katrina’s Rainbows: • Population • Upgraded Housing – Homeownership - Green • School Reforms – $2+ Billion Schools - Test Scores • Wages - Unemployment • Tourism – Film Industry - Ports • Bio-Medical Research District • Evacuation System - Pets • Infrastructure – Hurricane Protection – Economic Boom

  16. Comprehensive Protection: $15 Billion Cost

  17. Hurricane Katrina: rainbows after the storm Conclusions: • Invest Now or Pay Big Later! Maybe 3,000% More. • Disaster Trends – Natural + Man-made = Chaos • Preparedness Involves All Levels • Super Storms Protection Depends On Timely Investments Made Now.

  18. Hurricane Katrina: rainbows after the storm We Recovered, So Can You!

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