as presented on April 17, 2009 at Gulf Coast Green - www.gulfcoastgreen.org

1. HURRICANE IKE – SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

6. Sept 12 on at 22nd & Strand Sept 12 at 22nd & Strand

8. Hurricane Ike Chinese FY1-D MVISR September 12, 2008 at 6:18 PM CDT

9. Storm Surge Captured by Spaceborne Radar Canadian RADARSAT 2 September 12, 2008, at 7:39:14 PM CDT Synthetic aperture radar data processed by the UT Center for Space Research Storm Surge in Progress

10. Synthetic aperture radar data processed by the UT Center for Space Research Storm Surge Captured by Spaceborne Radar European ESA ENVISAT ASAR September 12, 2008, at 11:23:04 PM CDT Ike Storm Surge in Progress

11. Storm Surge Captured by Spaceborne Radar Canadian RADARSAT 2 September 13, 2008, at 7:10:06 PM CDT Synthetic aperture radar data processed by the UT Center for Space Research Residual Storm Surge

32. F GALVESTON ISLAND GULF OF MEXICO West Bay San Luis Pass Development as of 2000

41. I CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA

42. SURGE SIMULATION Hurricane Carla September 5-11, 1961 A large, slow-moving storm that made landfall near Port Lavaca Sustained winds of 150 mph (Category 4) Peak wind gusts of 175 mph Storm surge of 22 feet (Matagorda Bay) 18.5 feet (Port Lavaca), 14.5 feet (Port O’Connor), 14.8 feet (Houston Ship Channel) Rainfall of 16.49 inches (Galveston), 6.25 inches (Victoria), 5.15 inches (Corpus Christi) 34 Deaths in Texas $400,000,000 of storm damage (1961 dollars) MODELING PREPARED BY U.T. CENTER FOR SPACE RESEARCH

43. Hurricane Carly Houston-Galveston Study Area Landfall

44. Hurricane Ike Chinese FY1-D MVISR September 12, 2008 at 6:18 PM CDT

45. Houston-Galveston Study Area Mean Sea Level HOUSTON Texas City Galveston La Porte League City Alvin Baytown JSC

46. HOUSTON Texas City Galveston La Porte League City Alvin Hurricane Carly 4/22 at 0800 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 4.8 Feet Baytown JSC

47. HOUSTON Texas City Galveston La Porte League City Alvin Hurricane Carly 4/22 at 1200 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 10.6 Feet Baytown JSC

48. HOUSTON Texas City Galveston La Porte League City Alvin Hurricane Carly 4/22 at 1700 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 17.9 Feet Baytown JSC

49. HOUSTON Texas City Galveston La Porte League City Alvin Hurricane Carly 4/22 at 2000 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 22.4 Feet Baytown JSC

50. Houston-Galveston Study Area Mean Sea Level HOUSTON La Porte Pasadena Baytown Webster Bacliff Deer Park JSC

51. Hurricane Carly 4/22 at 0800 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 4.8 Feet HOUSTON La Porte Pasadena Baytown Webster Bacliff Deer Park JSC

52. Hurricane Carly 4/22 at 1200 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 10.6 Feet HOUSTON La Porte Pasadena Baytown Webster Bacliff Deer Park JSC

53. Hurricane Carly 4/22 at 1700 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 17.9 Feet HOUSTON La Porte Pasadena Baytown Webster Bacliff Deer Park JSC

54. Hurricane Carly 4/22 at 2000 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 22.4 Feet HOUSTON La Porte Pasadena Baytown Webster Bacliff Deer Park JSC

55. Estimated Total Wind Damage from Hurricane Carly Hurricane Carly Houston-Galveston Study Area Landfall Counties Affected: 31 Population Affected: 5,425,334 Households Affected: 1,913,906 Residences Destroyed: 119,626 Debris Generated: 124,023,000 tons Damage Amount: $73,612,335,000

62. EVACUATION ZONE POPULATION PROJECTIONS ZONE 2005 2020 2035 A 104,159 131,129 166,144 B 297,467 384,850 474,065 C 622,292 747,933 921,388

64. Hazardous Waste

65. Landfills - (White) Closed / (Grey) Open

66. Radioactive Sites

67. Outfalls – Municipal/Commercial (Green)

68. FLOOD PLAINS AND CRITICAL FACILITIES

70. Hurricane Carly 4/22 at 2000 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 22.4 Feet HOUSTON La Porte Pasadena Baytown Webster Bacliff Deer Park JSC

72. Galveston Flooding Behind Seawall 4 ft rise in Galveston Bay

73. FUTURE OF U.S. 87?

74. FUTURE OF U.S. 87?

76. THE IKE DIKE

77. Bolivar Roads

78. Maeslant Barrier

79. Animation of the closing of a Maeslant Barrier

80. When the gates have closed, the barrier drops down

81. San Luis Pass

84. BOLIVAR NATIONAL SEASHORE?

85. EXPAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

86. HARDEN CRITICAL AREAS

87. New Haz Waste and Storage Regulations Best Land Management Regulations and $ Expanded Wildlife Refuges Bolivar National Seashore and $ Strict Development Regulations Conceptual Future $

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