Natural Man made
Major
Flood Hurricane Tornado Drought
Earthquake Fires
Se:ng of fires Epidemic
Deforesta?on Pollu?on War
Crop failures
Minor
Cold Wave Thunderstorm Heat Wave Mud Slide Avalanche Hailstorm Storm
Accidents Riots
Terrorism Refugees
Food poisoning Industrial disasters
Pollu?on
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Every natural disaster is man made because we have put ourselves in the path of nature
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Event Date Economic impact Death toll
Bam earthquake, Iran Dec 2003 $3.0B 26,271
Indonesia earthquake & tsunami Dec 2004 $9,900B 227,898
Hurricane Katrina Aug 2005 $150B 1,836
Pakistan earthquake Oct 2005 $7.3B 87,351
Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar May 2008 $10B 138,366
Sichuan earthquake May 2008 $500B 69,180
Hai? earthquake Jan 2010 Over $7.2B 220,000 to 316,000
Chile earthquake Feb 2010 Over $30B 800
Fukushima tsunami Mar 2011 Over $243B 1,607
China floods Sep 2011 Over $6.5B 355
Beichuan floods Jul 2013 $137B 73
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Nov 2013 Over $14B 6,340
Hurricane Sandy Oct 2012 $65B 285
Nepal earthquake April & May 2015 Over $10B 8,019
“Disasters bring disrup?on in the normal social
life, create chaos, tear down social structure
and destroy social order”
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“Disasters provide a realis?c laboratory for
tes?ng the integra?on, stamina, and
recupera?ve of a large scale social systems.”
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How can we prepare before a storm
digitally
to bounce back more quickly acerward?
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South Florida’s Context
• No hurricane since Wilma in 2005 • One million new residents moved to South Florida in the
past 10 years • Massive development boom • Greater urban concentra?on • Rapid growth of coastal communi?es • Rising sea level • Storm surges are responsible for some of the largest losses
of life
• Only 40% of our popula?on is ready for a hurricane
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What can we do to prepare digitally?
Resources are limited
Time counts
Reduce wasted effort
Save lives
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What can we do to prepare digitally?
1. Damage assessment
2. Traffic cop / switchboard
3. Directories
4. Monitoring
5. Influencing
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