HURICANE KATRINA - NEW HURICANE KATRINA - NEW ORLEANS FLOODORLEANS FLOOD

28-29 AUGUST 200528-29 AUGUST 2005

HURRICANE KATRINA-NEW HURRICANE KATRINA-NEW ORLEANS FLOODORLEANS FLOOD

HURRICANE KATRINA-NEW HURRICANE KATRINA-NEW ORLEANS FLOODORLEANS FLOOD

AN INTENSITY 1 AN INTENSITY 1 STORM WHEN IT STORM WHEN IT STRUCK FLORIDA STRUCK FLORIDA ON AUGUST 21.ON AUGUST 21.

A “MONSTER A “MONSTER STORM” OF STORM” OF INTENSITY 5 WHEN INTENSITY 5 WHEN IT STRUCK NEW IT STRUCK NEW ORLEANS ON ORLEANS ON AUGUST 28-29. AUGUST 28-29.

AN INTENSITY 1 AN INTENSITY 1 STORM WHEN IT STORM WHEN IT STRUCK FLORIDA STRUCK FLORIDA ON AUGUST 21.ON AUGUST 21.

A “MONSTER A “MONSTER STORM” OF STORM” OF INTENSITY 5 WHEN INTENSITY 5 WHEN IT STRUCK NEW IT STRUCK NEW ORLEANS ON ORLEANS ON AUGUST 28-29. AUGUST 28-29.

HURRICANESHURRICANES

High velocity winds, storm High velocity winds, storm surge, excessive precipitation, surge, excessive precipitation,

flooding, coastal erosion, flooding, coastal erosion, scour, hail, scour, hail, andand tornadoes tornadoes

FLOODSFLOODSFLOODSFLOODS

INUNDATION, HIGH-VELOCITY FLOW, INUNDATION, HIGH-VELOCITY FLOW, HIGH-VOLUME DISCHARGE, EROSION, HIGH-VOLUME DISCHARGE, EROSION, SCOUR, INTERACTION WITH BUILDINGS SCOUR, INTERACTION WITH BUILDINGS & INFRASTRUCTURE, DAMAGE TO & INFRASTRUCTURE, DAMAGE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FACILITIES,HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION OF DEBRIS, AUTOS, TRANSPORTATION OF DEBRIS, AUTOS, AND HOUSES,AND HOUSES, andand WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY AND DISEASEAND DISEASE

INUNDATION, HIGH-VELOCITY FLOW, INUNDATION, HIGH-VELOCITY FLOW, HIGH-VOLUME DISCHARGE, EROSION, HIGH-VOLUME DISCHARGE, EROSION, SCOUR, INTERACTION WITH BUILDINGS SCOUR, INTERACTION WITH BUILDINGS & INFRASTRUCTURE, DAMAGE TO & INFRASTRUCTURE, DAMAGE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FACILITIES,HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION OF DEBRIS, AUTOS, TRANSPORTATION OF DEBRIS, AUTOS, AND HOUSES,AND HOUSES, andand WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY AND DISEASEAND DISEASE

IMPORTANCE OF GULF COASTIMPORTANCE OF GULF COAST

30 PERCENT OF NATIONS’ OIL 30 PERCENT OF NATIONS’ OIL PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION

20 PERCENT OF NATIONS’ NATURAL 20 PERCENT OF NATIONS’ NATURAL GAS PRODUCTIONGAS PRODUCTION

10 PERCENT OF NATIONS’ REFINING 10 PERCENT OF NATIONS’ REFINING CAPACITYCAPACITY

20 PERCENT OF NATIONS’ PORT 20 PERCENT OF NATIONS’ PORT CAPACITYCAPACITY

COST 0F PAST DISASTERS TO COST 0F PAST DISASTERS TO FEDERAL-STATE-LOCAL FEDERAL-STATE-LOCAL

GOVERNMENTSGOVERNMENTS KATRINA – NEW KATRINA – NEW

ORLEANS FLOOD ORLEANS FLOOD (2005)(2005)

FLORIDA FLORIDA HURRICANES (2004)HURRICANES (2004)

NORTHRIDGE NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE (1994)EARTHQUAKE (1994)

MIDWEST FLOODS MIDWEST FLOODS (1993)(1993)

$ 20.0 BILLION???$ 20.0 BILLION???

14.0 BILLION14.0 BILLION

15.5 BILLION15.5 BILLION

7.0 BILLION7.0 BILLION

FLAWS IN PREPARATIONFLAWS IN PREPARATION

DECADES OF DECADES OF WARNINGS ABOUT WARNINGS ABOUT POTENTIAL FAILURE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF NEW ORLEANS’ OF NEW ORLEANS’ LEVEE SYSTEM LEVEE SYSTEM WERE IGNORED, WERE IGNORED, INCLUDING A 1995 INCLUDING A 1995 STUDY BY FEMA.STUDY BY FEMA.

EQUIPMENT AND EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS WERE MATERIALS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR BREACHED REPAIR BREACHED LEVEES IN THE 48 LEVEES IN THE 48 HOUR ARC OF HOUR ARC OF RELIEF, THE MOST RELIEF, THE MOST CRITICAL TIME.CRITICAL TIME.

FLAWS IN PREPARATIONFLAWS IN PREPARATION

DISASTER DISASTER RESPONSE PLANS RESPONSE PLANS WERE ADEQUATE WERE ADEQUATE FOR A CATEGORY 3 FOR A CATEGORY 3 STORM, BUT…STORM, BUT…

NEW ORLEANS HAD NEW ORLEANS HAD NEVER SEEN AN NEVER SEEN AN EVENT LIKE EVENT LIKE KATRINA, A KATRINA, A CATEGORY 5 CATEGORY 5 STORM.STORM.

FLAWS IN PREPARATIONFLAWS IN PREPARATION

DISASTER DISASTER RESPONSE PLANS RESPONSE PLANS WERE ADEQUATE WERE ADEQUATE FOR A CATEGORY 3 FOR A CATEGORY 3 STORM, BUT…STORM, BUT…

GUIDELINES FOR GUIDELINES FOR COORDINATION OF COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AND OPERATIONS AND COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FEDERAL, BETWEEN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL STATE, AND LOCAL OFFICIALS WERE OFFICIALS WERE INCOMPLETE FOR INCOMPLETE FOR THE KATRINA – THE KATRINA – FLOOD DISASTER.FLOOD DISASTER.

FLAWS IN PREPARATIONFLAWS IN PREPARATION

NEW ORLEANS’ NEW ORLEANS’ EVACUATION PLAN EVACUATION PLAN REMOVED 80 REMOVED 80 PERCENT OF THE PERCENT OF THE METROPOLITAN METROPOLITAN AREA’S 1,4 MILLION AREA’S 1,4 MILLION PEOPLE, BUT…PEOPLE, BUT…

FAILED TO EMPTY FAILED TO EMPTY THE CITY OF THE CITY OF THOUSANDS WHO THOUSANDS WHO WERE FORCED TO WERE FORCED TO REMAIN FOR REMAIN FOR VARIOUS REASONS VARIOUS REASONS IN NEIGHBORHOODS IN NEIGHBORHOODS SUSCEPTIBLE TO SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING.FLOODING.

PHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTSPHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS

THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS OF HOMES AND HOMES AND BUILDINGS WERE BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED ALONG DESTROYED ALONG 150 MILES OF THE 150 MILES OF THE GULF COAST BY A GULF COAST BY A STORM SURGE STORM SURGE REACHING 30 FEET REACHING 30 FEET OR MORE. OR MORE.

THOUSANDS OF HOMES THOUSANDS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS OF ALL AND BUILDINGS OF ALL TYPES WERE TYPES WERE DESTROYED IN A WIDE DESTROYED IN A WIDE AREA BY HIGH AREA BY HIGH VELOCITY WINDS, VELOCITY WINDS, LEAVING 10,000 TO LEAVING 10,000 TO 20,000 (???) DEAD AND 20,000 (???) DEAD AND MILLIONS WITHOUT MILLIONS WITHOUT HOMES AND JOBS.HOMES AND JOBS.

PHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTSPHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS

HOSPITALS AND HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL FACILITIES MEDICAL FACILITIES WERE DAMAGED WERE DAMAGED AND/OR FLOODED AND/OR FLOODED AND LEFT WITHOUT AND LEFT WITHOUT SUPPLIES. SUPPLIES.

HOSPITALS AND HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL MEDICAL PERSONNEL WERE PERSONNEL WERE OVERWHELMED OVERWHELMED WITH THE NEEDS WITH THE NEEDS FOR URGENT FOR URGENT HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE, UNTIL OUTSIDE UNTIL OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE ASSISTANCE ARRIVED.ARRIVED.

PHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTSPHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS

80-90 PERCENT OF 80-90 PERCENT OF OIL AND NATURAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION GAS PRODUCTION IN GULF OF MEXICO IN GULF OF MEXICO AND OIL REFINING AND OIL REFINING ALONG THE GULF ALONG THE GULF COAST WAS SHUT COAST WAS SHUT DOWM.DOWM.

WITHOUT POWER WITHOUT POWER AND FUEL, FLOOD AND FUEL, FLOOD WATER CAN NOT BE WATER CAN NOT BE PUMPED OUT OF PUMPED OUT OF NEW ORLEANS, NEW ORLEANS, RESCUE RESCUE OPERATIONS ARE OPERATIONS ARE LIMITED, AND JOBS LIMITED, AND JOBS IMPOSSIBLE.IMPOSSIBLE.

PHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTSPHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS

80 PERCENT OF 80 PERCENT OF NEW ORLEANS WAS NEW ORLEANS WAS UNDER WATER UNDER WATER AFTER THREE AFTER THREE LEVEE BREAKS LEVEE BREAKS FLOODED NEW FLOODED NEW ORLEANS.ORLEANS.

THOUSANDS WERE THOUSANDS WERE STRANDED ON STRANDED ON ROOFTOPS OR IN ROOFTOPS OR IN ATTICS.ATTICS.

THOUSANDS WERE THOUSANDS WERE ALSO STRANDED IN ALSO STRANDED IN THE SUPER DOME, THE SUPER DOME, OR IN THE OR IN THE CONVENTION CONVENTION CENTER.CENTER.

PHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTSPHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS

THE FLOOD PUT THE THE FLOOD PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES FINISHING TOUCHES ON TRANSFORMING ON TRANSFORMING AS MANY AS 1 AS MANY AS 1 MILLION OR MORE MILLION OR MORE PEOPLE INTO PEOPLE INTO REFUGEES.REFUGEES.

REFUGEES WERE REFUGEES WERE TRANSPORTED TO TRANSPORTED TO CITIES IN TWENTY CITIES IN TWENTY OTHER STATES OTHER STATES (E.G., 240,000 TO (E.G., 240,000 TO TEXAS; OTHERS TO TEXAS; OTHERS TO CA, NC, VA, MI, D.C., CA, NC, VA, MI, D.C., ETC)ETC)

PHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTSPHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS

THE DISASTER THE DISASTER DISRUPTED AND DISRUPTED AND SEPARATED MANY SEPARATED MANY FAMILIES.FAMILIES.

FAMILIES ARE BEING FAMILIES ARE BEING REUNITED REUNITED THROUGH EFFORTS THROUGH EFFORTS OF AMERICAN RED OF AMERICAN RED CROSS AND MANY CROSS AND MANY OTHERS OTHERS ORGANIZATIONS.ORGANIZATIONS.

PHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTSPHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS

THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS OF PETS WERE PETS WERE STRANDED OR STRANDED OR ABANDONED.ABANDONED.

PETS ARE BEING PETS ARE BEING RESCUED AND RESCUED AND REUNITED WITH REUNITED WITH OWNERS OR OWNERS OR PLACED IN PLACED IN SHELTERS.SHELTERS.

PHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTSPHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS

LAWLESSNESS AND LAWLESSNESS AND LOOTING WERE LOOTING WERE WIDESPREAD.WIDESPREAD.

40,000 NATIONAL 40,000 NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS GUARD TROOPS WERE DEPLOYED WERE DEPLOYED TO RESTORE AND TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN ORDER.MAINTAIN ORDER.

PHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTSPHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS

PORTS RECEIVING PORTS RECEIVING AND SHIPPING AND SHIPPING GRAIN AND OTHER GRAIN AND OTHER COMMODITIES COMMODITIES ALONG THE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI AND MISSISSIPPI AND GULF COAST AND GULF COAST AND THROUGHOUT THE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD WERE THE WORLD WERE KNOCKED OUT.KNOCKED OUT.

THE FLOW OF THE FLOW OF GOODS AND FUEL GOODS AND FUEL STOPPED.STOPPED.

SOURCES OF HELP SOURCES OF HELP

THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPANIES LARGE COMPANIES LARGE AND SMALL ARE AND SMALL ARE GRAPPLING WITH THE GRAPPLING WITH THE AFTERMATH OF AFTERMATH OF KATRINA AND THE NEW KATRINA AND THE NEW ORLEANS FLOOD.ORLEANS FLOOD.

ASSISTING EMPLOYEES ASSISTING EMPLOYEES WITH JOBS. WITH JOBS.

HELPING OTHERS IN HELPING OTHERS IN NEED.NEED.

RESTORING RESTORING OPERATIONS.OPERATIONS.

ASSESSING DAMAGE ASSESSING DAMAGE AND LOSSES.AND LOSSES.

PLANNING FOR THE PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.FUTURE.

SOURCES OF HELP SOURCES OF HELP

AMERICAN RED AMERICAN RED CROSS IS CROSS IS ASSISTING ASSISTING THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES WITH REFUGEES WITH SHELTER, FOOD, SHELTER, FOOD, WATER, AND WATER, AND MEDICENE, THE MEDICENE, THE LARGEST LARGEST RESPONSE IN ITS RESPONSE IN ITS 125 YEARS. 125 YEARS.

HUNDREDS OF HUNDREDS OF FAITH-BASED FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZATIONS ARE PROVIDING ARE PROVIDING SHELTER, FOOD, SHELTER, FOOD, WATER, MEDICENE, WATER, MEDICENE, AND A NEW LIFE. AND A NEW LIFE.

INTERNATIONAL OFFERS OF HELP INTERNATIONAL OFFERS OF HELP

OVER 50 NATIONS OVER 50 NATIONS HAVE OFFERED TO HAVE OFFERED TO HELP ANY WAY HELP ANY WAY THEY CAN. THEY CAN.

OFFERS OF OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE HAVE ASSISTANCE HAVE COME FROM CUBA, COME FROM CUBA, IRAN, CHINA, AND IRAN, CHINA, AND EVEN NATIONS EVEN NATIONS IMPACTED BY THE IMPACTED BY THE 26 DECEMBER 2004 26 DECEMBER 2004 GREAT SUMATRA GREAT SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE AND EARTHQUAKE AND INDIAN OCEAN INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI. TSUNAMI.

REBUILDING NEW ORLEANS AND REBUILDING NEW ORLEANS AND THE GULF COASTTHE GULF COAST

NEW ORLEANS WAS NEW ORLEANS WAS REBUILT AFTER BEING REBUILT AFTER BEING STRICKEN BY A STRICKEN BY A HURRICANE IN 1715, HURRICANE IN 1715, SHORTLY AFER BEING SHORTLY AFER BEING ESTABLISHED BY ESTABLISHED BY FRANCE. FRANCE.

OTHER CITIES ALONG OTHER CITIES ALONG THE GULF COAST HAVE THE GULF COAST HAVE BEEN REBUILT AFTER BEEN REBUILT AFTER HURRICANES.HURRICANES.

SAN FRANCISCO WAS SAN FRANCISCO WAS REBUILT AFTER 1906 REBUILT AFTER 1906 EARTHQUAKE.EARTHQUAKE.

LOS ANGELES WAS LOS ANGELES WAS REBUILT AFTER RIOTS REBUILT AFTER RIOTS AND 1994 AND 1994 EARTHQUAKE. EARTHQUAKE.

CHICAGO WAS REBUILT CHICAGO WAS REBUILT AFTER THE FIRE.AFTER THE FIRE.

REBUILDING OTHER GREAT CITIES REBUILDING OTHER GREAT CITIES OF THE WORLDOF THE WORLD

LONDONLONDON TOKYOTOKYO KOBEKOBE EL ASNAMEL ASNAM AGADIRAGADIR SPITAKSPITAK

THESE ARE JUST A THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE CITIES FEW OF THE CITIES THAT HAVE BEEN THAT HAVE BEEN REBUILT AFTER REBUILT AFTER GREAT DISASTERS.GREAT DISASTERS.