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Tsunami Preparedness & Tsunami Inundation Mapping for Alaska Coastal Communities

This article highlights the efforts taken in Alaska for tsunami preparedness and inundation mapping, including evacuations, warning receptions, and recovery plans. It also mentions the installation of tsunami signs, NOAA weather radios, interactive kiosks, and outreach materials.

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Tsunami Preparedness & Tsunami Inundation Mapping for Alaska Coastal Communities

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  1. Tsunami Preparedness & Tsunami Inundation Mapping for Alaska Coastal Communities Alaska Highlights for 2011 NTHMP - CC MeetingSan Diego, CA February 8-9, 2012 Ervin Petty, Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management Roger Hansen, University of Alaska Fairbanks –Geophysical Institute

  2. 2011 Alaska Warnings • March 10: Tohoku Event • 5 Aleutian communities evacuated. • June 2: Amukta Pass • September 23: Amukta Pass

  3. Unalaska Evacuation June 2011

  4. Unalaska October 2011

  5. 2012 TR Target Communities • Saint Paul • Cold Bay • Cordova • Whittier

  6. Tsunami Operations Workshop Sitka

  7. Sitka Tsunami Ops Workshop > 40 members attended > 20 Communities • Tsunami & Earthquake Science • Preparedness • Warning Reception/Dissemination • Evac Planning exercise • Recovery • TsunamiReady requirements

  8. School Visits

  9. Drop…. Cover… Hold On!

  10. Siren Installations Sitka Saint Paul Kake (2) Karluk Larsen Bay

  11. Tsunami Sign Program Installed in 2011 Unalaska Spring 2012 Installation Cordova Cold Bay Whittier

  12. NOAA Weather Radios 50 will be distributed to communities where NOAA Weather Radio reception is available.

  13. Tsunami Interactive Kiosk Valdez, Alaska First visitor!

  14. Installing interactive kiosk in Valdez museum annex

  15. Tsunami Interactive Kiosk Kodiak, Alaska First visitors!

  16. Tsunami Interactive Kiosk Kodiak, Alaska Install crew!

  17. Outreach Materials

  18. Alaska Tsunami Inundation Mapping Roger Hansen, Elena Suleimani, Dmitry Nicolsky Alaska Earthquake Information Center Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks Erv Petty Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Rod Combellick Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys

  19. Review and publication process complete Whittier

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