Hurricane Hugo, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Charleston, South Carolina, September 17-22, 1989.

AND RECOMMENDATIONSReferences; 3 Emergency Planning and Response in Puerto Rico ; INTRODUCTION; OPERATIONS OF THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN JUAN; Reasons for WSFO Success/Effectiveness; U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DECISION-ARC METHODOLOGY; EVACUATIONS; FATALITIES AND HOMELESSNESS; DAMA...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1993.
Temas:
1989
Hurricane Hugo, 1989 > Natural disaster effects > South Carolina.
Hurricanes > Puerto Rico > Natural disaster effects.
Hurricanes > United States Virgin Islands > Natural disaster effects.
Hurricanes > Puerto Rico.
Buildings > South Carolina.
Buildings > United States Virgin Islands.
Buildings.
Constructions > Caroline du Sud.
Constructions > Îles Vierges américaines.
Constructions.
architecture (object genre)
Buildings
Hurricanes
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
United States Virgin Islands
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:AND RECOMMENDATIONSReferences; 3 Emergency Planning and Response in Puerto Rico ; INTRODUCTION; OPERATIONS OF THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN JUAN; Reasons for WSFO Success/Effectiveness; U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DECISION-ARC METHODOLOGY; EVACUATIONS; FATALITIES AND HOMELESSNESS; DAMAGE AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS; COMPARISON OF WSFO AND SLOSH METHODOLOGIES; DISASTER-RELATED PROGRAMS; Sheltering; WATER AND POWER SUPPLIES AFTER HUGO LANDFALL; El Carraizo Dam; Autoridad de Energia Electrica; RECOMMENDATIONS; References; 4 Surface Wind Speeds and Property Damage ; INTRODUCTION.
Notas:Shoreline descriptions.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (296 pages)
Bibliografía:SOURCES OF DATAASSESSMENT OF SURFACE WIND SPEEDS; St. Croix; St. Thomas; Vieques; Culebra; Puerto Rico; DESIGN WIND SPEEDS; U.S. Virgin Islands; Puerto Rico; Caribbean Region; SUMMARY OF MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS; PROPERTY DAMAGE; St. Croix; St. Thomas; Vieques; Culebra; Puerto Rico; SUMMARY; References; 5 Lifelines ; INTRODUCTION; ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; COMMUNICATIONS; WATER SUPPLIES; The Flooding of El Carraizo Pumping Plant; AIRPORTS; OTHER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; OTHER LIFELINE SYSTEMS; SUMMARY; References; 6 Coastal Processes ; INTRODUCTION; STORM SURGE AND SHORE PROCESSES.
ISBN:9780309555913
0309555914

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