Transcript IT`S HAPPENING AGAIN: HUGE WINTER STORM HEADED

IT’S HAPPENING AGAIN: HUGE
WINTER STORM HEADED
TOWARDS NORTHEASTERN USA
JANUARY 22, 2016
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for
Disaster Reduction, Vienna,
Virginia, USA
85 MILLION PEOPLE AT
RISK FROM
CONSEQUENCES OF WIND,
SNOW AND ICE
PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY
FOR UP TO 60 CM OF SNOW IN
SOME LOCATIONS
DIRECTOR: NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
(11:30 AM) IN ROANOKE, VA
TO BE CONTINUED- - A LOOK AT LAST YEAR
SNOW TSUNAMI HEADED
TOWARDS NORTHEASTERN USA
JANUARY 26, 2015
NATURAL HAZARDS THAT HAVE CAUSED
DISASTERS IN NORTHEASTERN USA
FLOODS
AT RISK: MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE/COMMUNITIES
LOW PROBABILITY OF
OCCURRENCE--HIGH
PROBABILITY OF A
DISASTER
HURRICANES
EARTHQUAKES
NOR’EASTERS
WINTER STORMS
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
NOR’EASTER WINTER
STORM: JAN. 26, 2015
STARTING TONIGHT,
JANUARY 26TH Heavy snow,
intense winds, cold and
coastal flooding will be
major issues for people
living in the northeastern
USA…
Disasters are caused by
single- or multiple-event
natural hazards that, (for
various reasons), cause
extreme levels of mortality,
morbidity, homelessness,
joblessness, economic losses,
or environmental impacts.
THE REASONS ARE . . .
• When it does happen, the
functions of the community’s
buildings and infrastructure will be
LOST because they are
UNPROTECTED with the
appropriate codes and standards.
THE REASONS ARE . . .
• The community is UNPREPARED for what will likely
happen, not to mention the
low-probability of occurrence—
high-probability of adverse
consequences event.
THE REASONS ARE . . .
• The community has NO DISASTER
PLANNING SCENARIO or
WARNING SYSTEM in place as a
strategic framework for early threat
identification and coordinated
local, national, regional, and
international countermeasures.
THE REASONS ARE . . .
• The community LACKS THE
CAPACITY TO RESPOND in a
timely and effective manner to
the full spectrum of expected
and unexpected emergency
situations.
THE REASONS ARE . . .
• The community is INEFFICIENT
during recovery and
reconstruction because it HAS
NOT LEARNED from either the
current experience or the
cumulative prior experiences.
THE KEYS TO RESILIENCE:
1) KNOW THE HISTORY OF PAST
DISASTERS
2) BE PREPARED
3) HAVE A WARNING SYSTEM
4) EVACUATE
5) LEARN FROM THE
EXPERIENCE