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LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS

NEW ZEALANDPART 3B: EARTHQUAKES

Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna,

Virginia, USA 

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NEW ZEALAND’S NEXT DAMAGING EARTHQUAKE WAS INEVITABLE

NEW ZEALAND’S NEXT DAMAGING EARTHQUAKE WAS INEVITABLE

• ---BUT, NEW ZEALANDERS DIDN’T EXPECT A SECOND REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RESILIENCE

• SO SOON---• ON FEB. 21, 2011

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NATURAL HAZARDS THAT HAVE CAUSED NATURAL HAZARDS THAT HAVE CAUSED DISASTERS IN NEW ZEALAND DISASTERS IN NEW ZEALAND

NATURAL HAZARDS THAT HAVE CAUSED NATURAL HAZARDS THAT HAVE CAUSED DISASTERS IN NEW ZEALAND DISASTERS IN NEW ZEALAND

FLOODS

WINDSTORMS

EARTHQUAKES

VOLCANOES

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

HIGH BENEFIT/COST PROGRAMS FOR BECOMING DISASTER RESILIENT

HIGH BENEFIT/COST PROGRAMS FOR BECOMING DISASTER RESILIENT

GOAL: PROTECT PEOPLE GOAL: PROTECT PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIESAND COMMUNITIES

GOAL: PROTECT PEOPLE GOAL: PROTECT PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIESAND COMMUNITIES

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Natural Phenomena that Cause Disasters

Planet Earth’s Restlessness Causes Movement of Tectonic Plates:

Earthquakes

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SECOND DAMAGING EARTHQUAKE STRIKES CHRISTCHURCH, NEW

ZEALAND

A SHALLOW (4.1 KM), M6.3 QUAKE LOCATED 5 KM FROM

CHRISTCHURCH STRUCK AT NOON ON FEB. 21, 2011

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PHILIPPINO SEISMOLOGIST: LOOKS AT SEISMOGRAMS IN MANILA

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EPICENTRES: SEPT. 3, 2010 AND FEB 21, 2011 EARTHQUAKES

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THE 4.1-KM DEPTH MADE THIS EARTHQUAKE MORE DAMAGING

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SOCIETAL IMPACTS EXACER-BATED BY SHALLOW DEPTH

• Strong ground shaking toppled tall buildings and churches on a busy weekday, killing at least 145 people, severing communication lines, and leaving the centre of the city looking like “a war zone” and unusable.

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INTENSITY MAP: CHRISTCHURCH

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CHRISTCHURCH CITY CENTRE: “A WAR ZONE”

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CHRISTCHURCH CITY CENTRE: “A WAR ZONE”

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CHRISTCHURCH CITY CENTRE: “A WAR ZONE”

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PYNE GOULD GUINESS BUILDING: COLLAPSED

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COLLAPSED BUILDING; CHRISTCHURCH

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TRAPPED IN RUBBLE

• More than 100 people, including as many as a dozen visiting Japanese students, were trapped in the rubble.

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DAMAGE: CHRISTCHURCH CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

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COLLAPSE: A BAPTIST CHURCH

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CRUSHED CARS: CHRISTCHURCH

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BARACADED BUILDING; CHRISTCHURCH

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INTERIOR CONTENTS

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RAIL LINES

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LANDSLIDE

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SEARCH AND RESCUE

• Despite darkness and drizzling rain, rescue crews with sniffer dogs (and eventually heavy equipment) fanned out across the city in search of survivors, some of whom were sending text and phone messages from beneath the rubble.

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SEARCH AND RESCUE WORKERS

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UNUSUAL PHYSICAL IMPACTS

• 40 million tons of ice were separated from Tasman Glacier located 120 mi from the epicentre, and flooding occurred in Bexley, a suburb of Christchurch.

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40 MILLION TON ICE CHUNK DISLODGED FROM TASMAN GLACIER

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DISLODGED ICE IN TASMAN LAKE

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CHRISTCHURCH SUBURB, BEXLEY, FLOODED

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ECONOMIC IMPACT

• The New Zealand Government's Treasury on Sunday, March 6th released an estimate that February's magnitude 6.3 quake, combined with September's magnitude 7.1 temblor, would cost around 15 billion New Zealand dollars ($11 billion).

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NEW ZEALAND’S 2011 ECONOMIC GROWTH

---CUT IN HALF

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POLICY POLICY ADOPTIONADOPTION

POLICY POLICY ADOPTIONADOPTION

RISK ASSESSMENT

• VULNERABILITYVULNERABILITY

• EXPOSUREEXPOSURE

• EVENTEVENT

POLICY ASSESSMENT

• COSTCOST

• BENEFITBENEFIT

•CONSEQUENCESCONSEQUENCES

TIME FOR A NEW EARTHQUAKE SCENARIO AND A TIME FOR A NEW EARTHQUAKE SCENARIO AND A POLICY REVIEW: TOWARDS EARTHQUAKE DISASTER POLICY REVIEW: TOWARDS EARTHQUAKE DISASTER

RESILIENCERESILIENCE

EARTH-EARTH-QUAKESQUAKES

EARTH-EARTH-QUAKESQUAKES EXPECTED EXPECTED

LOSSLOSS

EXPECTED EXPECTED LOSSLOSS


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LESSONS FROM PAST NOTABLE EARTHQUAKES PART VIII Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS NEW ZEALAND PART 3A: EARTHQUAKES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS EGYPT PART 1: FLOODS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS EGYPT PART 1: FLOODS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

NOTABLE HISTORIC FLOODS IN CHINA Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA.

NOTABLE HISTORIC FLOODS IN CHINA Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS AUSTRALIA PART 2: CYCLONES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS AUSTRALIA PART 2: CYCLONES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS RUSSIA PART 1: FLOODS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS RUSSIA PART 1: FLOODS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS ALGERIA PART 1: FLOODS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS ALGERIA PART 1: FLOODS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS TURKEY PART 3: EARTHQUAKES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS TURKEY PART 3: EARTHQUAKES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS RUSSIA PART 5: WILDFIRES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS RUSSIA PART 5: WILDFIRES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS CHILE PART 5: WILDFIRES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS EGYPT PART 3: EARTHQUAKES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

NOTABLE EARTHQUAKES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION NOTABLE EARTHQUAKES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance For Disaster Reduction.

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS JAPAN PART 3: VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS. THE PHILIPPINES. PART 2: TYPHOONS, FLOODS, AND LANDSLIDES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction,

NOTABLE HISTORIC FLOODS IN EUROPE Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA.

NOTABLE HISTORIC FLOODS IN EUROPE Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS PERU PART 1: FLOODS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

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