An Asia Pacific Natural Hazards and Vulnerabilities Atlas

An Asia Pacific Natural Hazards and Vulnerabilities Atlas http: //atlas. pdc. org Chris Chiesa Director, Data and Information Resources Division Pacific Disaster Center 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) cchiesa@pdc. org

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

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?

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

Active Tropical Storms

Historical Tropical Storms

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 > 30 mph) for 2 or more 6 hour periods

Earthquakes

Earthquakes 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

Volcanoes

Volcanoes 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.

Wildfires

Wildfires 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

Hawaii Hazards and Vulnerabilities Atlas

Hawaii Hazards and Vulnerabilities Atlas 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

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

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