India tropical cyclone phalin 12 october 2013
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India may have dodged a bullet as Cyclone Phalin strikes Bay of Bengal 12 October 2013. Cyclone Phalin is one of the most powerful cyclones in history, yet the death toll reported as of 14 October only 21. 900,000 residents were evacuated to shelters in schools and government offices. Authorities also moved food and medicine close to affected areas before the storm. Those preparations now are credited with the huge reduction in casualties compared with 1999's Cyclone Orissa, which killed 10,000 and caused more than $2 billion in damage. The comparatively low mortality this time may be result of effective strategic planning and collaboration (i.e., working together on a common goal) for becoming cyclone disaster resilient
Transcript of India tropical cyclone phalin 12 october 2013
INDIA
INDIA DODGES A BULLET AS CYCLONE PHALIN STRIKES
BAY OF BENGALOCTOBER 12, 2013
NATURAL AND TECH. HAZARDS THAT HAVE CAUSED DISASTERS IN INDIA
NATURAL AND TECH. HAZARDS THAT HAVE CAUSED 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 AND COMMUNITIES
GOAL: PROTECT PEOPLE AND 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
COMMUNITIES
INDIA’S
COMMUNITIESDATA BASES AND INFORMATIONDATA BASES AND INFORMATION
HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS
• QUAKE HAZARDS• PEOPLE & BLDGS. • VULNERABILITY• LOCATION
CYCLONE RISK
RISK
ACCEPTABLE RISK
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
GOAL: CYCLONE DISASTER RESILIENCE
• PREPAREDNESS• PROTECTION• EARLY WARNING• EMERGENCY RESPONSE• RECOVERY and RECONSTRUCTION
POLICY OPTIONS
POLICY ADOPTION
POLICY ADOPTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
• VULNERABILITY
• EXPOSURE
• EVENT
POLICY ASSESSMENT
• COST
• BENEFIT
• CONSEQUENCES
MOVING TOWARDS CYCLONE DISASTER RESILIENCE
CYCLONESCYCLONES EXPECTED LOSS
EXPECTED LOSS
CYCLONE PHALIN(One of the Most Powerful
Cyclones in History)
MADE LANDFALL OVER GOLPALPUR ON SATURDAY, OCT. 12, WITH WINDS OVER 200 kph (125 mph), HEAVY RAINFALL AND SURGING WAVES FROM THE BAY OF BENGAL
CYCLONE PHALIN: GOPULPAR BEACHBAY OF BENGAL
500,000 EVACUATED
CYCLONE PHALIN”S IMPACT AREA
CYCLONE PHALIN”S IMPACT AREA
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
AT PRESENT, ONLY 9 DEATHS REPORTED
