1. TYPHOON VONGFONG HITS JAPAN AND CYCLONE HUDHUD HITS INDIA October 12, 2014
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA 
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2. TROPICAL STORMS, HURRICANES, TYPHOONS, AND CYCLONES
SEVERE WINDSTORMS
TROPICAL STORMS, HURRICANES, TYPHOONS, AND CYCLONES

3. SEVERE WINDSTORMS: HURRICANES
In the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and Eastern Pacific areas cyclonic tropical storms with well-formed central “eyes” and with wind speeds above 74 mph are referred to as HURRICANES.

5. 1325 HURRICANES: DYNAMIC LABORATORIES FOR LEARNING
EACH HURRICANE TEACHES IMPORTANT TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL LESSONS ABOUT DISASTER RESILIENCE.

6. SEVERE WINDSTORMS: TYPHOONS
The exact same phenomenon in the Western Pacific Ocean region is called a TYPHOON.

7. Physics Of A Typhoon

8. SEVERE WINDSTORMS: CYCLONES
The exact same phenomenon in the Indian Ocean region is called a CYCLONE.

9. ELEMENTS OF RISK
HAZARDS
EXPOSURE
RISK
VULNERABILITY
LOCATION

10. HAZARDS OF A SEVERE WINDSTORM

11. HAZARDS OF A SEVERE WINDSTORM (AKA POTENTIAL DISASTER AGENTS)
WIND FIELD (COUNTER CLOCKWISE OR CLOCKWISE DIRECTION; CAT 1 (55 mph) TO CAT 5 (155 mph or greater)
STORM SURGE
HEAVY PRECIPITATION
LANDSLIDES (MUDFLOWS)
COSTAL EROSION
TORNADOES (SOMETIMES)

12. “SEVERE WINDSTORM LABORATORIES”
EACH STORM PROVIDES VALUABLE LESSONS ON DISASTER RESILIENCE

13. WIND PENETRATING BUILDING ENVELOPE
CAUSES OF DAMAGE
WIND PENETRATING BUILDING ENVELOPE
UPLIFT OF ROOF SYSTEM
FLYING DEBRIS
SEVERE WINDSTORMS
STORM SURGE
IRREGULARITIES IN ELEVATION AND PLAN
“DISASTER LABORATORIES”
SITING PROBLEMS
FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES

14. SEVERE WINDSTORM DISASTER RESILIENCE
HAZARD MAPS
INVENTORY
VULNERABILITY
LOCATION
RISK ASSESSMENT
ACCEPTABLE RISK
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
RISK
SEVERE WINDSTORM DISASTER RESILIENCE
DATA BASES AND INFORMATION
COMMUNITY
PREPAREDNESS
PROTECTION
EARLY WARNING
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
RECOVERY and
RECONSTRUCTION
POLICY OPTIONS
HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS

15. TYPHOON VONGFONG: 2014’S 6TH SUPER TYPHOON

16. VONGFONG: A HUGE STORM
On Oct 7, in just 24 hours, Vongfong intensified from a CAT 2 storm to one with, 155 mph wind speeds, and an estimated central pressure of 908 millibars.

17. TYPHOON VONGFONG REACHED OKINAWA
Vongfong, which reached Okinawa on Sunday afternoon, October 12th, is expected to reach Tokyo on Tuesday, but as a much weaker storm

18. TYPHOON VONGFONG: INITIAL REPORTS
35 people were reported injured in Okinawa and Kyushu, where 150,000 people were evacuated.
The typhoon toppled trees, flooded streets and cut power to more than 60,000 homes.

19. CYCLONE HUDHUD ARRIVED: OCT. 12

20. HURRICANE HUDHUD: OCTOBER 12
Hudhud hit the southern port city of Visakhapatnam, location of a major naval base, close to noon.
400,000 people were evacuated earlier from the States of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

21. HURRICANE HUDHUD: INITIAL REPORTS
The States of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh experienced high winds and heavy rainfall.
Six killed.
Power was disrupted and commun-ications collapsed.

22. CONCLUSION: A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IN EVACUATION
India’s Evacuation operations have improved significantly during the past 15 years, with a corresponding reduction in mortality.

23. 1999, 2013, AND 2014
Fifteen years ago, more than 10,000 people were killed when a cyclone hit roughly the same area, which lacked significant evacuation capability.
In October, 2013, Cyclone Phailin resulted in 800,000 being evacuated with few deaths.
October 12, 2014; 400,000 evacuated with 6 deaths