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    Hurricane Wilma was the most active hurricane season on record, with Wilma becoming a category 5 hurricane and causing major damage across Florida, Mexico, and Cuba in 2005. Preparations included evacuating hundreds of thousands of residents from western Cuba and counties in Florida. The hurricane caused at least 63 deaths and $28 billion in damages across the affected regions through high winds, storm surge flooding, and disruption to infrastructure and agriculture. Reconstruction efforts focused on restoring power, water and repairing damage over several years. Lessons learned included the importance of accurate forecasting, preparations, and further research on hurricane seasons and impacts of climate change.

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    Hurricane Wilma was the most active hurricane season on record, with Wilma becoming a category 5 hurricane and causing major damage across Florida, Mexico, and Cuba in 2005. Preparations included evacuating hundreds of thousands of residents from western Cuba and counties in Florida. The hurricane caused at least 63 deaths and $28 billion in damages across the affected regions through high winds, storm surge flooding, and disruption to infrastructure and agriculture. Reconstruction efforts focused on restoring power, water and repairing damage over several years. Lessons learned included the importance of accurate forecasting, preparations, and further research on hurricane seasons and impacts of climate change.

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    Hurricane Wilma was the most active hurricane season on record, with Wilma becoming a category 5 hurricane and causing major damage across Florida, Mexico, and Cuba in 2005. Preparations included evacuating hundreds of thousands of residents from western Cuba and counties in Florida. The hurricane caused at least 63 deaths and $28 billion in damages across the affected regions through high winds, storm surge flooding, and disruption to infrastructure and agriculture. Reconstruction efforts focused on restoring power, water and repairing damage over several years. Lessons learned included the importance of accurate forecasting, preparations, and further research on hurricane seasons and impacts of climate change.

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    Hurricane Wilma was the most active hurricane season on record, with Wilma becoming a category 5 hurricane and causing major damage across Florida, Mexico, and Cuba in 2005. Preparations included evacuating hundreds of thousands of residents from western Cuba and counties in Florida. The hurricane caused at least 63 deaths and $28 billion in damages across the affected regions through high winds, storm surge flooding, and disruption to infrastructure and agriculture. Reconstruction efforts focused on restoring power, water and repairing damage over several years. Lessons learned included the importance of accurate forecasting, preparations, and further research on hurricane seasons and impacts of climate change.

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    Hurricane : A Case

    Study
    Outline
    ■ Introduction to Hurricanes
    ■ Introduction to Hurricane
    Wilma
    ■ Timeline of Events
    ■ Preparation
    ■ Impact
    ■ Disaster Response
    ■ Reconstruction
    ■ What was learned
    ■ Future recommendations
    Hurricane
    ■ Definition
    ■ Tropical cyclones with winds exceeding 74 mph
    ■ Circulation
    ■ Counterclockwise around center in NH, opposite in
    SH
    ■ Inverse relationship between central pressure and
    wind speed
    ■ Stages of Development
    ■ Tropical Depression
    ■ Tropical Storm
    ■ Hurricane
    Facts about Hurricane wilma

    ■ Set numerous records for strength


    and seasonal activity
    ■ Most active season
    ■ Third category 5 to form in October
    ■ Within top five costliest hurricane
    in Atlantic
    ■ Third costliest storm in U.S. history
    Tropical Depression forming

    Hitting Yucatan Peninsula

    Hitting Florida Dissipating in Atlantic


    Who was Impacted
    ■ Florida
    ■ Collier, Palm Beach, Naples, and Monroe County
    ■ Yucatan Peninsula
    ■ Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, and Cancun
    ■ Cuba
    Preparedness
    ■ Mexico
    ■ Red Alert declared
    ■ Tourists told to return home
    ■ Classes suspended
    ■ Residents advised to take refuge inland
    ■ Cuba
    ■ Preparations to evacuate four western provinces
    ■ More than 368,000 people ordered to evacuate
    ■ Florida
    ■ Mandatory evacuation of Monroe County and Collier County
    residents
    ■ Hurricane shelters opened
    ■ County offices, schools, and courts closed
    ■ Curfews in Lee and Collier counties
    Impact of hurricane
    Deaths Damages
    (In US Dollars)
    Mexico 8 7.5 billion

    Cuba 12 700 million

    Florida 35 20.6 billion

    Total At least 63 At least 28


    billion
    Impact on Economy

    ■ Mexico
    ■ Tourism industry
    affected
    • ■ 7.5 miles of beaches
    destroyed
    ■ Florida
    ■ Sugar crop halted
    ■ Citrus industry
    affected
    Disaster Response
    ■ Mexico
    ■ Red Cross
    ■ Cuba
    ■ USAID/OFDA
    ■ Florida
    ■ National Guardsmen
    ■ Search and Rescue
    ■ Ice, water, and meals trucked in
    ■ Disaster Medical Assistance Teams
    Reconstruction

    ■ Mexico
    ■ Water and power restored in days
    ■ Reflection of growing experience
    ■ Beach repair could take up to 3 years
    ■ Hotels/resorts reopened in 2006

    ■ Florida
    ■ Residents moved back within a week
    ■ New hurricane and weather center opened in March 2006
    in Key West
    What was learned
    ■ Accurate hurricane forecasting
    ■ Time of impact
    ■ Direction of movement
    ■ 2005 peak of cycle b/w high and low
    intensity seasons
    ■ Winds same direction and same speed
    ■ Warm water available
    ■ Possibly caused by global warming?
    Recommendations
    ■ Good preparation and response
    ■ Mandatory evacuation
    ■ Make sure residents leave
    ■ More evacuation routes
    ■ Stages of evacuation?
    ■ More research on hurricane season
    cycle
    ■ Keep extensive data collection
    References
    ■ http://ladeltaweather.com/hurricanecenter/
    ■ http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/11/29/hurricane.season.ender
    ■ http://www.mexiconews.com/mx/miami/15703.html
    ■ http://www.weather.gov/storms/wilma/
    ■ www.bonitanews.com/hurricane/wilma
    ■ http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/h2005_wilma.html
    ■ http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/2005/wilma.html
    ■ http://www.ultimatecitrus.com/Wilma/

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