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1 590 Lipoa Parkway, Suite 259 Kihei, Maui, Hawaii 96753 http://www.pdc.org - Contact@pdc.org 1-808-891-7939 - 1-808-891-0526 (Fax) Pacific Disaster Center An Asia Pacific Natural Hazards and Vulnerabilities Atlas http://atlas.pdc.org Chris Chiesa Director, Data and Information Resources Division Pacific Disaster Center cchiesa@pdc.org

2 Asia Pacific Natural Hazards Atlas Web-based, Geospatial Information Application Supporting Regional Hazard and Vulnerability Assessments Natural Hazards Tropical Storms Wildfires Earthquakes Tsunamis Volcanoes Floods Risk Exposure People Infrastructure http://atlas.pdc.org

3 Atlas Applications What hazards are likely to occur in this region, and with what frequency and intensity? Where are current hazard events and what is their extent? How many people can be, or are, affected? What will be the impacts on the infrastructure of the region?

4 Other Critical Information Layers Hazard Intensity Zones –Tropical Storms –Earthquakes –Volcanoes Vulnerable Resources –Population Density –Transportation Networks Roads Railroads Airports Baseline Cartography –Topography/Bathymetry –Populated Places –Administrative Geography –Land Cover http://atlas.pdc.org

5 Active Tropical Storms

6 Historical Tropical Storms

7 Tropical Storms Active –Current tropical storms in the Pacific and Indian Oceans National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) –Storm positions (current / forecast) updated every 6 hours Historical –1945-2004 for the Western, Eastern, and Southern Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean regions JTWC Unisys Corp. University of Hawaii (UH) –Only storms that were classified above a tropical depression in strength (wind speeds > 30mph) for 2 or more 6 hour periods

8 Earthquakes

9 Recent –Location, magnitude, depth and date of the last 48 hours of worldwide earthquakes (Richter magnitude > 2.0) US Geological Survey's (USGS) National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) –Updated approximately every 15 minutes. Historical –Date and magnitude of more than 5,000 destructive earthquakes NOAA’s National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) –Catalog of Significant Earthquakes »2150 B.C. to the present - moderate damage (approximately $1 million or more) - 10 or more deaths - magnitude 7.5 or greater –Database for Instrumentally Recorded Earthquakes - 1962 to present - Richter magnitude > 4.5

10 Volcanoes

11 Active –Location and status of approximately 124 active volcanoes around the world Southwest Volcano Research Center –Level 1 = Volcano is restless, eruption may occur –Level 2 – 4 = Volcano is in eruption or eruption may occur at any time –Level 5 = Significant eruption is occurring or explosive eruption is expected at any time. –Updated twice a day. Historical –Location of approximately 1500 active volcanoes and their eruptions within past 10,000 years Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program –Volcanoes of the World, Simkin and Siebert.

12 Wildfires

13 Recent Hotspots –Location, duration, size and intensity of “thermal anomalies” including: wildfires, oil/gas refineries and volcanic activity 1-km Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) derived Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) at the University of Hawaii (UH) –Additional spectral processing and spatial clustering – Weekly summary; Updated every six hours. Historical Large Wildfires –Location, duration, size and intensity of historically large wildfires Large wildfires (>2000 acres in size) from March 2000 – October 2004 Derived from UH’s HIGP MODIS thermal anomalies database

14 Hawaii Hazards and Vulnerabilities Atlas

15 Local level data: Hawaii natural hazards and R & V data including: Lava flows, FEMA flood zones, hazardous dams Emergency services including: Police and fire stations, hospitals, shelters Public facilities including: Schools, hotels, banks Transportation networks including: Airports, seaports, bridges Elevation data including: Shaded reliefs, 500 foot contours Imagery including: Cloud-free Landsat, aerial photography

16 Still to come in Atlas 2.0 Analysis & Functional Enhancements –Regional Reporter Tool using Spatial Query Server Provides one-click “drill down” of multiple data layers –Additional hazard query tools –Additional Map Services SE Asia in collaboration with ADPC

17 Tsunami Response Map Viewer http://www.pdc.org/tsunami


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