Transcript Protecting Houston’s Economic and Ecologic Future Photo Jim Olive The SSPEED Center Funding From Houston Endowment SSPEED Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters.

Protecting Houston’s Economic and
Ecologic Future
Photo Jim Olive
The SSPEED Center
Funding From Houston Endowment
SSPEED
Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (est. 2007)
Galveston
Hurricane
1900
Hurricane Ike
Category 2
$24 billion in damages
4th costliest in U.S. History
112 deaths
2.6 million lost power
Hurricane Ike
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Chinese FY1-D MVISR
September 12, 2008 at 6:18 PM CDT
Hurricane Ike Path and Surge
Galveston Bay Coastal Protection System
Galveston Bay Coastal Protection System
Galveston Bay Coastal Protection System
Galveston Bay Coastal Protection System
Houston Ship Channel Industrial
Complex
150,000 jobs
$178 billion in economic output
$5 billion in tax revenue
Photo Jim Olive
Original Landfall
GIS UT Dr. Clint Dawson
landfall near
San Luis Pass
GIS UT Dr. Clint Dawson
100-Year Storm Surge Levels
Slide Courtesy Hal Needham, Louisiana State University
25 ft Surge
2794 tanks out of 3320 located in industrial facilities
Toxic Release Sources
GIS Dr. Hanadi Rifai
Photo Jim Olive
Proposed Solution
HSC Gate and Levee
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ORANGE COUNTY
HURRICANE IKE
STORM SURGE INUNDATION
ORANGE COUNTY
HURRICANE LEVEE PROTECTION SYSTEM