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A Multihazard Perspective for the Central U.S.
The central United States has experienced major flooding and periodic catastrophic earthquakes. This chapter explores the effects on central U.S. communities when two Midwest hazards occur near one another. It considers only one to two major effects for each event. The first scenario involves the largest of the historic New Madrid earthquakes and a flood in Shelby County, Tennessee. The second and third scenarios involve major earthquakes and tornados in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The last scenario couples a major earthquake event with the extreme cold that periodically occurs in St. Louis. The usefulness of public education for earthquakes coupled with other hazards may be compromised by the rarity of such events. However, these four scenarios show that despite expected higher levels of damage, preparing for and responding to multiple hazards is fortunately not necessarily beyond the resources of the emergency management and response community.
A Multihazard Perspective for the Central U.S.
The central United States has experienced major flooding and periodic catastrophic earthquakes. This chapter explores the effects on central U.S. communities when two Midwest hazards occur near one another. It considers only one to two major effects for each event. The first scenario involves the largest of the historic New Madrid earthquakes and a flood in Shelby County, Tennessee. The second and third scenarios involve major earthquakes and tornados in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The last scenario couples a major earthquake event with the extreme cold that periodically occurs in St. Louis. The usefulness of public education for earthquakes coupled with other hazards may be compromised by the rarity of such events. However, these four scenarios show that despite expected higher levels of damage, preparing for and responding to multiple hazards is fortunately not necessarily beyond the resources of the emergency management and response community.
A Multihazard Perspective for the Central U.S.
Schneider, Philip J. (author)
CDRM Seismic Hazard Workshop ; 2012 ; Memphis, Tennessee, United States
2014-06-10
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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