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HURRICANE MATTHEW Thursday night, October 6 9:00 PM

Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 storm, has caused devastation in Haiti and threatens the USA. Economic losses and hazards from wind, storm surge, and floods are expected. Learn about the risks and policy options for windstorm disasters.

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HURRICANE MATTHEW Thursday night, October 6 9:00 PM

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  1. HURRICANE MATTHEW Thursday night, October 69:00 PM Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA

  2. IN HAITI, AT LEAST 140 HAVE ALREADY LOST THEIR LIVES AND EVACUATED FROM THE ISLAND

  3. AT 9:00 PM, MATTHEW WAS A CAT 4 HURRICANE WITH WINDS OF 225 KPH (135 MPH)

  4. FORCAST FOR A 40-HOUR- MATTHEW: OCTOBER 6--?

  5. BAD NEWS: AFTER LANDFALL, A DYING MATHEW COULD GO BACK INTO THE ATLANTIC AND, BE RENERGIZED, AND START OVER AGAIN.

  6. HAITI: RIVERS SWOLLEN BY HEAVY RAINFALL

  7. SOME OF THE 350,000 HAITIANS EVACUATING

  8. Nearly 2 Million are Under Evacuation Orders in Florida Ahead of Hurricane Matthew, but Some are Refusing to Leave

  9. INSTEAD OF A DIRECT PATH TO LANDFALL, HURRICANE MATTHEW IS POISED TO BECOME A 40-HOUR-STORM MOVING ALONG FLORIDA’S ATLANTIC COAST Thursday night—9:00 PM

  10. STORM SURGE—A KILLER AND LOSS MAKER--- IS EXPECTED ALONG A LONG STRETCH OF THE ATLANTIC COAST (FL, SC, AND NC)

  11. ECONOMIC LOSSES IN FLORIDA • ECONOMIC LOSSES FROM STORM SURGE, WIND, AND FLOODING AND LOSS OF TOURISM IS EXPECTED TO REACH TENS OF BILLIONS IN FLORIDA, WHICH HAS DISNEYLAND

  12. HAZARDS EXPOSURE VULNERABILITY LOCATION ELEMENTS OF WINDSTORM RISK RISK

  13. CAUSES OF DAMAGE WIND PENETRATING BUILDING ENVELOPE UPLIFT OF ROOF SYSTEM FLYING DEBRIS STORM SURGE HURRICANES IRREGULARITIES IN ELEVATION AND PLAN “DISASTER LABORATORIES” SITING PROBLEMS FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES

  14. HIGH POTENTIAL LOSS EXPOSURES IN A SEVERE WINDSTORM Entire communities; People, property, infra-structure, business enterprise, government centers, crops, wildlife, and natural resources.

  15. HAZARDS OF A SEVERE WINDSTORM (AKA POTENTIAL DISASTER AGENTS) • WIND FIELD [CAT 1 (55 mph) TO CAT 5+ (155 mph or greater)] • DEBRIS • STORM SURGE/FLOODS • HEAVY PRECIPITATION/FLOODS • LANDSLIDES (MUDFLOWS) • COSTAL EROSION

  16. WINDSTORM HAZARDS • PEOPLE & BLDGS. • VULNERABILITY • LOCATION • PREPAREDNESS • PROTECTION • EARLY WARNING • EMERGENCY RESPONSE • RECOVERY and • RECONSTRUCTION WINDSTORM RISK POLICY OPTIONS ACCEPTABLE RISK RISK UNACCEPTABLE RISK GOAL: WINDSTORM DISASTER RESILIENCE COMMUNITIES DATA BASES AND INFORMATION HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS

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