1. 2011’S HURRICANE RINA AWAKENS MEMORIES OF 2005’S HURRICANE WILMA October 24-November 30, 2011 Dr. Walter Hays Global Alliance For Disaster Reduction

2. ARLENE, BRET, CINDY, DON, FRANKLIN, GERT, HARVEY, IRENE, JOSE, KATIA, LEE, MARIA, NATE, OPHELIA, PHILIPPE, AND RINA--- FORMED IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN AND GULF OF MEXICO DURING THE 2011 SEASON?

3. 2011’S ATLANTIC BASIN STORM TRACKS

4. TROPICAL STORM RINA FORMED OFFSHORE HONDURAS ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 th and QUICKLY BECAME A CAT 2 HURRICANE

5. OCTOBER 25: HURRICANE RINA HEADED TOWARDS A YUCATAN LANDFALL

6. OCTOBER 26: RINA HEADED TOWARDS A YUCATAN LANDFALL

7. HURRICANE RINA FORECAST A contingent of 82,000 tourists visiting Cancun, Cozumel, and the Maya Riviera and other locales via cruise liners and other modes of travel are at risk. Many are beginning to evacuate these areas, some of which were damaged by Wilma.

8. TOURISTS WAITING TO LEAVE CANCUN

9. HURRICANE RINA FORECAST Hurricane Rina is forecast to make landfall on Thursday, October 27 th. Rina could make a sharp turn to the east and move towards Cuba and Florida, as Hurricane Wilma did in 2005.

10. EXAMPLE: HURRICANE WILMA: THREE COUNTRIES (MEXICO, CUBA, AND USA) FACED A POTENTIAL DISASTER OCTOBER 18 - 26, 2005

11. WILMA’S STORM TRACK

12. Hurricane Wilma was the most intense hurricane ever in the Atlantic basin

13. At least 63 deaths were reported, and damage exceeded $29.1 billion (with $20.6 billion in the USA)

14. MONITORING TECHNOLOGY IS A VITAL PART OF THE SURVIVAL STORY

15. HURRICANE WILMA: 0845 HOURS OCTOBER 18, 2005

16. HURRICANE WILMA: A CAT 5 STORM ON OCTOBER 19, 2005

17. HURRICANE WILMA: OCTOBER 21 CAT 3 LANDFALL AT CANCUN, MX

18. HURRICANE WILMA: ACTUAL LOCATION; OCTOBER 21, 2005

19. HURRICANE WILMA: PREDICTED PATH; OCTOBER 21

20. In Mexico, tourists in the resort city of Cancun and its adjacent islands were told on October 19 th to go home, or head inland with local residents.

21. HAZARDS OF A HURRICANE (AKA POTENTIAL DISASTER AGENTS) WIND FIELD (COUNTER CLOCKWISE DIRECTION; CAT 1 (55 mph) TO CAT 5 (155 mph or greater) STORM SURGE HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND FLOODS LANDSLIDES (MUDFLOWS) COSTAL EROSION TORNADOS (SOMETIMES)

22. HURRICANE WILMA: CAT 3 WINDS; CANCUN, MX

23. HURRICANE WILMA: CANCUN, MX LANDFALL; HEAVY RAIN FALL

24. HURRICANE WILMA: CAT 3 WINDS; CANCUN, MX

25. HURRICANE WILMA: 30,000 STRANDED TOURISTS; CANCUN

26. HURRICANE WILMA: CAT 3 WINDS; PLAYA DEL CARMAN

27. HURRICANE WILMA: 24 IN (60 CM) OF RAIN; PLAYA DEL CARMAN

29. HURRICANE WILMA: MOVING TOWARDS CUBA AND FLORIDA

30. HURRICANE WILMA: OCT 19 PREPARATION; HAVANA, CUBA

31. In Cuba, preparations to evacuate four western provinces, including the Isle of Youth, were made early. In all, over 368,000 people were ordered to evacuate.

32. HURRICANE WILMA: 220,000 EVACUATED IN CUBA; OCT 19

33. HURRICANE WILMA: HAVANA, CUBA

34. HURRICANE WILMA: CUBA Evacuations started early. Two million residents of Havana, Cuba sat in darkness as a result of power outages. Neighborhoods in Havana were inundated with 1 m (3 ft) of water that reached up to four blocks inland.

35. HURRICANE WILMA: CUBA

36. HURRICANE WILMA: PREDICTED PATH; OCTOBER 22

37. HURRICANE WILMA: FLORIDA Wilma, Florida’s eighth hurricane in 15 months, came ashore at 6:30 a.m. ET on October 24 th near Cape Romano, 22 miles south of Naples. FL.

38. HURRICANE WILMA: FLORIDA After landfall, Wilma raced through Florida at about 32 km/hr (20 mi/hr). In the process, Wilma spawned FIVE tornadoes and dropped 25 cm (10 in) of rain.

39. LOSS ESTIMATION TECHNOLOGY IS A VITAL PART OF BEING PREPARED

40. HURRICANE WILMA: EARLY LOSS ESTIMATE Risk Management Solutions estimated that insurance companies would have claims in the range of $6 billion to $10 billion for damage in Florida.

41. HURRICANE WILMA: LOSS ESTIMATE RMS’ estimate was based on onshore damage resulting from wind, a coastal storm surge, business interruption, and increased costs for materials and services needed for repairs.

42. FLORIDA HAD RESOURCES READY TO GO BEFORE WILMA’S LANDFALL

43. In Florida, a mandatory evacuation of residents was ordered for the Florida Keys.

44. HURRICANE WILMA: OCT 21 EVACUATION; SARASOTA FL

45. HURRICANE WILMA: OCT 21 PREPARATION; VENICE, FLORIDA

46. HURRICANE WILMA: OCT 21 PORT CHARLOTTE, FL; PREPARATION

47. HURRICANE WILMA: FLORIDA Winds with gust of over 160 km/hr (100 mi/hr) buffeted heavily populated Miami- Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties on the Atlantic coast.

48. HURRICANE WILMA: FORT LAUDERDALE

49. HURRICANE WILMA: FLORIDA An estimated 6 million homes and businesses across the state experienced power outages.

50. HURRICANE WILMA: FLORIDA Wilma flooded large sections of Key West, including the airport, with 1 to 1 ½ m (3 to 5 ft) water.

51. HURRICANE WILMA: KEY WEST, FL

53. The Lower Florida Keys experienced an unusual flood: it occurred twice, increasing the economic impact.

54. HURRICANE WILMA: FLOODING IN FLORIDA KEYS

55. First, as the storm crossed the Gulf towards the State of Florida it pushed water across the keys from south to north. Second, after the storm made landfall, it pushed the same water back to the sea.

56. HURRICANE WILMA: IMPACTS IN FLORIDA 6 million homes and businesses lost power. The death toll in Flordia from Wilma was low-- 25 people. Insured economic losses in Florida was high-- $10 billion.

57. HURRICANE WILMA: LOSS TO INDUSTRY IN FLORIDA A portion of the total economic loss in Florida was sustained by Florida’s 9.1 billion dollar citrus and sugar industries.