Lessons from PPP2000: Living with Earth's Extremes-Report from the PPP2000 Working Group to the Office of Science and Technology Policy Subcommittee on Natural Disaster Reduction Page: ii

                                
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Citation for this Report
Cohn, T.A., Gohn, K.K., and Hooke, W.H., eds., 2001, Lessons from PPP2000: Living with Earth's
Extremes-Report from the PPP2000 Working Group to the Office of Science and Technology Policy Sub-
committee on Natural Disaster Reduction: Institute for Business and Home Safety, 119 p. (Also available
online at http://www.usgs.gov/ppp2000/ and at http://www.ibhs.org/)
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Guam Memorial Hospital, shown here, lives with Earth's extremes. More than 25 typhoons have struck the
island in the past 50 years, as well as a magnitude 8.3 earthquake in 1993. Because of the critical service
it provides to 140,000 residents, and because of the high frequency of natural disasters, the hospital is very
proactive in its preparedness and mitigation programs. The structure was designed to experience minimal
or no damage from the next typhoon or earthquake and thus avoid repair or replacement costs. It has since
been estimated that the benefit/cost ratio for this wind- and seismic-resistant construction is 20 to 1. FEMA.
Surrounding Images (Clockwise from Left)
* Hurricane Fran, September 1996. NASA RSD Image Library.
* Tornado, Alfalfa, OK, May 22, 1981. NOAA Photo Library.
* Flooded water treatment plant, Grand Forks, ND, April 1997. Photo courtesy of Advanced Engineering,
Inc., Grand Forks.
* Wildfire near Sula, MT, August 2000. John McColgan, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska Fire Service.
* San Francisco's Marina District after Loma Prieta earthquake, October 1989. J.K. Nakata, U.S. Geological
Survey.
* Damage due to waterborne debris from Hurricane Georges, Dauphin Island, AL, September 1998. FEMA
PUB 338.
* Fire-resistant walls and roof of this house helped it survive a California wildfire. Photo courtesy of Decra
Roofing Systems.
* Tornado Safe Room, Sioux City, IA. Dave Gatley, FEMA.
* Power system upgrades, St. Thomas, VI. A robust system limited power outages to only 15% of the island
after Hurricane Georges struck in September 1998. FEMA.
* Shaded fuel break near residential property, Shingleton, CA, 1993. FEMA.
* A stainless-steel paddlewheel framing entrance to rebuilt Town Square, Grand Forks, ND. FEMA.
* Seismic improvement project protects critical aqueduct that carries water for 1.2 million people. Photo
courtesy of East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA.
* St. Croix students walk to undamaged gymnasium after Hurricane Georges, September 1998. Following
Hurricane Marilyn in September 1995, most public buildings had been strengthened to withstand sustained
winds of 110 mph. FEMA.
* Pumps and canals ensure adequate stormwater drainage in the context of tidal variation and level topography
in Miami and Dade Counties, Florida. FEMA.
* Proper pile embedment and setback protected house during Hurricane Georges, Dauphin Island, AL, Sep-
tember 1998. Photo courtesy of American Red Cross.
* Arching lava fountain on East Rift Zone of Kilauea Volcano, HI, February 1983. J.D. Griggs, USGS.