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The South Carolina Story Safety Summit / AZA Mid-year / Omaha LIFE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY 2 3 4 5 6 7 Nuisance Flooding 8 1980s 5 times a year 2015 37 times 2045 180 times a year 9 A THOUSAND - YEAR STORM 10 12 MEANWHILE,

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The South Carolina Story

Safety Summit / AZA Mid-year / Omaha

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LIFE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY

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Nuisance Flooding

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1980s – 5 times a year 2015 – 37 times 2045 – 180 times a year

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A “THOUSAND-YEAR” STORM

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MEANWHILE, AT THE AQUARIUM…

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Vulnerabilities

  • Location
  • Building design
  • Accessibility
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Vulnerabilities

  • Location
  • Building design
  • Accessibility
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Vulnerabilities

  • Location
  • Building design
  • Accessibility
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Vulnerabilities

  • Location
  • Building design
  • Accessibility
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TAKEAWAYS & IMPACTS

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Cost

  • Damaged storage items
  • Warehouse cleanup
  • Tree replacement and

pruning

  • Salt supply

= $35,000

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Cost

  • Business interruption

> 4 days closed > 2 months depressed tourism

  • Lost labor & collecting
  • Fundraising

= Undetermined

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Key Learnings

  • Prepare for the obvious
  • Prepare for the unexpected
  • Prepare for the worst
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OUR ROLE IN RESILIENCE PLANNING

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SCIENCE

Seas are Rising at Fastest Rate in Last 28 Centuries

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Hurricane Hugo (1989)

  • Category 2
  • 100,000 homeless
  • $10 billion in damages
  • Now 11th costliest
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The Next Hurricane?

  • Category 5?
  • Multiply the population
  • Add a foot of water…
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Resilience Initiative and Coastal Education

Goal: Develop a regional resilience program for the communities and contiguous shoreline of Charleston (SC), Hilton Head (SC) and Savannah (GA). Over a three-year period, the South Carolina Aquarium and its partners will:

  • Develop an advanced storm surge and coastal inundation modeling system for

affected areas, utilizing NOAA imaging data

  • Develop a community planning and training program to engage municipal and

regional planning and policy leaders

  • Develop a comprehensive public engagement and educational awareness

strategy to communicate the importance of resilience.

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Risks

  • Environmental.

> Most coastline lies less than 4 feet above high tide line > Projected sea level rise in next 50-100 years: 4-6 feet > Exponential storm surges

  • Human.

> Low awareness of risks, especially in underserved communities > Property value impacts are estimated in excess of $70 billion

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Community Town Halls

  • Hilton Head/St. Helena Island

(May 14, Penn Center)

  • Savannah/Tybee Island/Chatham

County (June 11, Georgia Coastal Center)

  • Charleston/Tri-counties (July 16,

South Carolina Aquarium)

  • Myrtle Beach/Horry County

(August 20, Myrtle Beach Family Learning Center)

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Thank You!