OWENSBORO: LIVING WITH EARTHQUAKES IN THE NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE OWENSBORO: LIVING WITH EARTHQUAKES IN THE NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE WALTER HAYS GLOBAL INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE WALTER HAYS GLOBAL INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
CENTRAL UNITED STATES CENTRAL UNITED STATES OWENSBORO NEEDS TO PREPARE FOR A POTENTIAL EARTHQUAKE DISASTER UNLIKE ANY PAST DISASTER IN THE UNITED STATES
OWENSBORO: LIVING WITH AN EARTHQUAKE THREAT LOW ANNUAL PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE, BUT... A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A CATASTROPHE
COMMUNITY LEADERS NEED TO KNOW THE KINDS OF SITUATIONS THEIR COMMUNITY IS LIKELY TO FACE IN THE FUTURE AND THE OPTIONS FOR PREVENTING A DISASTER
WHAT FIRST RESPONDERS NEED TO KNOW WHERE ARE FUTURE EARTHQUAKES MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR? HOW BIG WILL THEY BE? HOW OFTEN WILL THEY OCCUR? WHERE ARE FUTURE EARTHQUAKES MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR? HOW BIG WILL THEY BE? HOW OFTEN WILL THEY OCCUR?
WHAT FIRST RESPONDERS NEED TO KNOW WHAT ARE THE LIKELY PHYSICAL EFFECTS AND SOCIETAL CONSEQUENCES? WHAT ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO REDUCE THESE CONSEQUENCES ? WHAT ARE THE LIKELY PHYSICAL EFFECTS AND SOCIETAL CONSEQUENCES? WHAT ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO REDUCE THESE CONSEQUENCES ?
RULES ABOUT FAULTS AND SEISMICITY RULES ABOUT FAULTS AND SEISMICITY ALTHOUGH NOT A LONG FAULT, THE NEW MADRID FAULT CAN GENERATE A GREAT EARTHQUAKE
SEISMIC WAVE ATTENUATION SEISMIC WAVE ATTENUATION
REGIONAL DEFORMATION EARTHQUAKE TSUNAMI VIBRATION FAULT RUPTURE FOUNDATION FAILURE AMPLIFICATIONLIQUEFACTION LANDSLIDEAFTERSHOCKSSEICHE DAMAGE/LOSS DAMAGE/ LOSS DAMAGE/LOSS
GROUND SHAKING
LIQUEFACTION LIQUEFACTION
RISK MANAGEMENT PREVENTION MITIGATION PREPAREDNESS PREDICTION AND WARNING INTERVENTION EMERGENCY RESPONSE RECOVERY RISK MANAGEMENT PREVENTION MITIGATION PREPAREDNESS PREDICTION AND WARNING INTERVENTION EMERGENCY RESPONSE RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY BASE REDUCTION OF COMMUNITY VULERABILTY POSTDISASTER INVESTIGATIONS RESEARCH
SITUATIONS OWENSBORO MAY FACE
BUILDING DAMAGE AND MASS CASUALTIES
LIQUEFACTION AND LOSS OF FUNCTION
LOSS OF FUNCTION: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
LOSS OF FUNCTION: AIRPORT
DAM FAILURE
FIRE
SEARCH AND RESCUE