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Investigation of superstorm Sandy 2012 in a multi-disciplinary approach |
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M. Kunz, B. Mühr, T. Kunz-Plapp, J. E. Daniell, B. Khazai, F. Wenzel, M. Vannieuwenhuyse, T. Comes, F. Elmer, K. Schröter, J. Fohringer, T. Münzberg, C. Lucas, J. Zschau |
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Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 13, no. 10 ; Nr. 13, no. 10 (2013-10-18), S.2579-2598 |
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250085536
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-13-2579-2013.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
At the end of October 2012, Hurricane Sandy moved from the Caribbean Sea
into the Atlantic Ocean and entered the United States not far from New York.
Along its track, Sandy caused more than 200 fatalities and severe losses in
Jamaica, The Bahamas, Haiti, Cuba, and the US. This paper demonstrates the
capability and potential for near-real-time analysis of catastrophes.
It is shown that the impact of Sandy was driven by the superposition of
different extremes (high wind speeds, storm surge, heavy precipitation) and
by cascading effects. In particular the interaction between Sandy and an
extra-tropical weather system created a huge storm that affected large areas
in the US. It is examined how Sandy compares to historic hurricane events,
both from a hydro-meteorological and impact perspective.
The distribution of losses to different sectors of the economy is calculated
with simple input-output models as well as government estimates. Direct
economic losses are estimated about USD 4.2 billion in the Caribbean and
between USD 78 and 97 billion in the US. Indirect economic losses from power
outages is estimated in the order of USD 16.3 billion. Modelling
sector-specific dependencies quantifies total business interruption losses
between USD 10.8 and 15.5 billion. Thus, seven years after the record
impact of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Hurricane Sandy is the second costliest
hurricane in the history of the United States. |
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