I am Esri’s Director of National Government and Public Safety Solutions and am a subject matter expert on geographic information system (GIS) technology for emergency management. I help organizations deploy GIS to improve preparedness and lead the global Disaster Response Program, which provides GIS support during disasters.
flooding as tropical storm Hilary moves through the area on August 20, 2023 in Sun Valley, California. Southern California is under a first-ever tropical storm warning as Hilary impacts parts of California, Arizona and Nevada. All California state beaches have been closed in San Diego and Orange counties in preparation for the impacts from the storm which was downgraded from hurricane status. Catastrophic storms drenched California. A year’s worth of rain fell on Los Angeles in a day.
Leaders of businesses and governments often speak about these events as being unprecedented, unseasonable, and untenable. The reality is these types of events are becoming more common than ever before. What leaders need most is a way to understand this increasing uncertainty. What you’re really doing is trying to imagine layers of information on a map, each combining to aid in your understanding of the location and the emerging situation. And remember, it’s aBut this is the world we now live in. Understanding extreme weather events related to climate change means visualizing connections across space and time, with a dizzying number of potential interactions.
As natural hazards increase in both number and severity, the need to make quick and sound decisions becomes more urgent. First responders need to be able to strategize in the moment, as well as understand how their actions might change over the next few hours or days.
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