India may have dodged a bullet as Cyclone Phalin strikes Bay of Bengal 12 October 2013. Cyclone Phalin is one of the most powerful cyclones in history, yet the death toll reported as of 14 October only 21. 900,000 residents were evacuated to shelters in schools and government offices. Authorities also moved food and medicine close to affected areas before the storm. Those preparations now are credited with the huge reduction in casualties compared with 1999's Cyclone Orissa, which killed 10,000 and caused more than $2 billion in damage. The comparatively low mortality this time may be result of effective strategic planning and collaboration (i.e., working together on a common goal) for becoming cyclone disaster resilient

1. INDIA

3. INDIA DODGES A BULLET AS
CYCLONE PHALIN STRIKES
BAY OF BENGAL
OCTOBER 12, 2013

4. NATURAL AND TECH. HAZARDS THAT
HAVE CAUSED DISASTERS IN INDIA
FLOODS
GOAL: PROTECT PEOPLE
AND COMMUNITIES
SEVERE WINDSTORMS
EARTHQUAKES
HIGH BENEFIT/COST FROM
BECOMING DISASTER
RESILIENT
POWER BLACKOUTS
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

5. Natural Phenomena That Cause
Disasters
Interactions of
Planet Earth’s
atmosphere and
hydrosphere
causes
situations
favorable for
CYCLONES

6. STRATEGIC COLLABORATION
(I.E., WORKING TOGETHER ON A
COMMON GOAL)
FOR BECOMING CYCLONE
DISASTER RESILIENT

7. CYCLONE RISK
•QUAKE HAZARDS
•PEOPLE & BLDGS.
•VULNERABILITY
•LOCATION
DATA BASES
AND INFORMATION
ACCEPTABLE RISK
RISK
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
INDIA’S
GOAL: CYCLONE
DISASTER RESILIENCE
COMMUNITIES
POLICY OPTIONS
HAZARDS:
GROUND SHAKING
GROUND FAILURE
SURFACE FAULTING
TECTONIC DEFORMATION
TSUNAMI RUN UP
AFTERSHOCKS
• PREPAREDNESS
•PROTECTION
•EARLY WARNING
•EMERGENCY RESPONSE
•RECOVERY and
RECONSTRUCTION

8. MOVING TOWARDS CYCLONE
DISASTER RESILIENCE
RISK ASSESSMENT
• VULNERABILITY
• COST
• EXPOSURE
CYCLONES
• EVENT
EXPECTED
LOSS
• BENEFIT
•CONSEQUENCES
POLICY ASSESSMENT
POLICY
ADOPTION

9. CYCLONE PHALIN
(One of the Most Powerful
Cyclones in History)
MADE LANDFALL OVER GOLPALPUR
ON SATURDAY, OCT. 12, WITH WINDS
OVER 200 kph (125 mph), HEAVY
RAINFALL AND SURGING WAVES
FROM THE BAY OF BENGAL

10. CYCLONE PHALIN: GOPULPAR
BEACHBAY OF BENGAL

12. 500,000 EVACUATED

15. CYCLONE PHALIN”S IMPACT
AREA

16. CYCLONE PHALIN”S IMPACT
AREA

17. EMERGENCY RESPONSE
OPERATIONS BEGIN
(Sunday, October 13, 2013)
EM response began early Sunday with the
military and relief workers making their
way throughout the region in helicopters
and trucks

18. AT PRESENT, ONLY 9
DEATHS REPORTED