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Presentation Objectives:
Story of Determination, Resiliency &
Overcoming
Governments Role; Struggles After Katrina
Share Hard Lessons Learned
Importance Of Timely Investment/Preparedness
HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORM
“The Bowl”
• Levees Divert River Sediments; Land Subsidence• New Orleans Bowl Shaped Topography• 80% Under Water; Manual Pumps• Storm Surge In Other States
HURRICANE KATRINA: IMPORTANT REALITY
Primary Line of Defense Eroding
• Coast & Marsh Are Also Key
• 5 Km. Subsides Surge 1 Meter
• Since 1930, 731 Sq. Km Lost, 4.5 Brussels
• 75 Sq. Km Yearly, 390 Sq. Km By 2050
• 500 Yr. Protection Partially Funded
HURRICANE KATRINA: COASTAL PROTECTION
Hurricane Betsy: 40 Yrs. Earlier
• “Billion Dollar Betsy” – 76 Fatalities • Birth of U.S. Hurricane Protection Program
• Construction Incomplete As Katrina Hit
• $85M Initially Allocated; Grew To $253M
• Today’s Dollars $1.5B; $15B After Katrina
• Total Gov’t Outlay $45B, 3,000% Higher
• Smarter to Invest Now!
HURRICANE KATRINA: HISTORY LESSON
Super Storm Katrina:
Extremely Deceptive; Zigzag
Saturday – 24 Hours Before – Family Dinner
– Max Mayfield, “The Big One; 17 Meter Surge”
First Ever Mandatory Evacuation
96% Got Out – Historic – Individual Decisions
HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORM
Katrina Hits New Orleans
HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORM
HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORMS
HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORMS
Shelters of Last Resort
HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORM
The Ultimate Challenge
80% Underwater; Modern Day Atlantis
Core Infrastructure Destroyed; S&WB
Schools Virtually Destroyed
All Hospitals Shuttered
Electric Company Bankrupt
Economy Down; 44 States, “Refugees”
HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORM
Recovery/Planning Process
Debris/City Services-Safety, Sanitation,
Signs/Lights
Phased Repopulation – 1 Meter or Less
Bring New Orleans Back Commission
Citizen Empowerment ; Town Hall Meetings
First to Submit Formal Plan
HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORM
Funding Delays/Improvisation:• Stretch - $40 Million Revolving Fund• 17 Target Zones - $1 to $188
HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORM
Key Urban Recovery Focus:• Rebuilding – J Curve• Tourism • International Trade – Gateway to Americas – Panama
Canal
HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORM
HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORM
Katrina’s Rainbows:
• Population
• Upgraded Housing – Homeownership - Green
• School Reforms – $2+ Billion Schools - Test Scores
• Wages - Unemployment
• Tourism – Film Industry - Ports
• Bio-Medical Research District
• Evacuation System - Pets
• Infrastructure – Hurricane Protection – Economic
Boom
HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORM
COMPREHENSIVE PROTECTION: $15 BILLION COST
Conclusions:
Invest Now or Pay Big Later! Maybe 3,000%
More.
Disaster Trends – Natural + Man-made = Chaos
Preparedness Involves All Levels
Super Storms Protection Depends On Timely
Investments Made Now.
HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORM
We Recovered, So Can You!HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORM