Emergency Notification System
- 1. Emergency Notification System Muhammad S. Husain
- 4. Tornadoes
- 5. $23.5 Billion In damages caused by twisters & other storms 593 Lives lost within the first 6 months, making it the deadliest tornado year since 1953 160Lives lost in Joplin, MO Recorded as the deadliest single tornado since 1947
- 6. United States - 2011 Annual Tornado Report 7,000 5,250 3,500 1,750 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Number of Tornadoes Total Number of Tornadoes in 2011: 29,996
- 7. Hurricanes
- 8. Hurricane Irene’s path of destruction spanned 1,100 Miles 4 days after the hurricane 4 Milli n People were still without power
- 9. $10 Billion Predicted cost of hurricane damages, putting it in the 10 most expensive disasters
- 10. United States - 2011 Annual Hurricane Report 8 6 4 2 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Number of Hurricanes Total Number of Hurricanes in 2011: 20
- 11. Blizzards
- 12. 8 major natural disasters declared this year due to snowfall 29.5’’ 40’’ A whole winter’s worth of snow fell in CT of snow fell in one Just in January month in Kansas
- 13. $2 & 36 BILLION DEATHS The Groundhog Day blizzard dumped almost 2 feet of snow on Chicago and brought the city to a standstill
- 14. Wildfires
- 15. 53,870 WILDFIRES Recorded as of August 31st 2011
- 16. 6.9 Million Acres Burned across the country in the first 6 months, breaking the record by nearly 1 million acres Southwest wildfire suppression costs estimated at $1 Million Per Day during the spring and summer
- 17. 2,500 FIREFIGHTERS brought in to fight Arizona’s 2nd largest wildfire ever = 100 firemen
- 18. Earthquakes
- 19. 3,161 EARTHQUAKES Recorded as of September 12th 2011
- 20. 13,000 4 - 4.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKES The USGS estimates that several million quakes occur each year. The NEIC now locates about 50 earthquakes each day (about 20,000 a year) worldwide
- 21. More disasters mean more victims
- 22. How can we minimize the damage and lives lost?
- 24. ...reactionary
- 27. So whats the solution?
- 29. Smart Emergency Notification System
- 30. Greater the input = greater the output
- 31. Data Centers FAA Twitter GPS Satellites Weather System Uses Data Disaster Database NASA Facebook NOVA Private FEMA Agencies
- 34. Output
- 36. Benefits
- 37. Reach thousands immediately with critical information
- 39. Send geographically targeted notifications
- 42. Saves millions of dollars
- 43. Saves lives
- 44. ank You