Ko te korenga o te papuni me te rerenga ngaru o te waipuke¶
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Na te korenga o te papuni kino, te pakaruhanga o te awa, te Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) ranei ka tukuna he miriona ki te rau miriona mita pūtoru o te wai kua mau i roto i nga meneti, ka puta te ahua o te tai taiwhenua ngaru waipuke e whiu ana i nga awaawa awa katoa ki raro ki te toka. Kaore i rite ki nga waipuke o te awa o te tau ka piki henimita ma te henimita i roto i nga haora, i nga ra ranei, ka pakaru te papuni, ka rahua mai i te hiku o te maina, ka pakaru mai ranei te kirikiri hukapapa ka puta te pakitara wai, paru, toka, rakau kapohia, me nga whare pakaru 3 ki te 30 mita (10 ki te 100 putu) teitei mo ia haora (10 ki te 100 maero) te teitei haere i te 0 kiromita mo ia haora. haora). Na te mea ko tenei ngaru parapara kua kaha ake ki te rua te kiato o te wai mania me te pakaru i te anga rakau me nga whare pereki i runga i te paanga, ko te whakamarumaru ki roto i te kainga, ka piki ranei ki runga i te tuanui o te whare noho i roto i te rohe waipuke ka tino mate: ka ora te oranga i runga i te rerenga tika ki runga i nga pakitara o te raorao ki te whenua teitei kei runga ake o te pareparenga.
KAUA e piki ki runga i te tuanui o te whare, ki roto ranei i te tuanui i te wa e pakaru ana te papuni, GLOF ranei
I roto i te waipuke ua puhoi, ka tohutohu nga tari whakaora i nga kainoho kua mau ki te nuku ki te papa o runga (kaua rawa he tuanui kati kaore he putanga o te tuanui). I te pakaruhanga papuni kino, ka hinga te parepare hiku, te Waipuke o Glacial Lake Outburst Flood ranei, e kore koe e ora i te tuanui o te whare noho. Ko te mata matua o te ngaru pakaru he pakitara teitei o te raima wai, nga katua rakau katoa, nga waka, me nga toka e kutikuti katoa ana nga whare i o ratou turanga i roto i te hēkona. Mena ka tukuna he Whakatupato Rahunga Paa, ka rongo ranei koe i te haruru o te miihini jet-engine o te ngaru waipuke e tata mai ana, whakarerea tonutia te whare ka rere tika ki runga i te taha pukepuke tata, te taiepa raorao ranei.
Mahia tenei inaianei¶
- Whakahekea tika tonu ki te hongere o te awa (tika ki runga i te taha o te awaawa, kaua rawa ki te awa whakarunga, ki raro ranei). Kaua e moumou 5 meneti ki te tapaki peeke, raka tatau, me te ngana ki te oma atu i te ngaru waipuke ma te huarahi wharua-raro e whai ana i te awa. Titiro ki te whenua i tetahi taha o te riu ka piki tika ki runga i te taha puke tino pari, pari, hiwi ranei i te koki 90-tohu te tawhiti atu i te hongere awa tae noa ki te iti rawa 15 ki te 30 mita (50 ki te 100 putu) kei runga ake i te papa riu (kei runga ake ranei i to rohe Raina Waiwai Waia).
- Haere tonu ma te hikoi mena ka kati nga rori riu, ka purua e te horo whenua, ka whiti nga piriti ranei. Ka haere te ngaru waipuke, ko te GLOF ranei i te 20 ki te 65 kiromita ia haora (12 ki te 40 maero ia haora) ka whakangaro i nga piriti awa iti i te tuatahi. Mena ka mutu te haere o nga waka, kei roto ranei koe i roto i te 5 kiromita (3 maero) o te papuni kua hinga, te awaawa, te hongere awaawa hukapapa ranei, whakarerea tonu to waka ka hikoi tika ki runga i te taha puke ma te hikoi. Tekau mēneti o te piki tere ka eke koe ki te 60 ki te 100 mita poutū (200 ki te 330 putu) ki runga ake i te awaawa, karekau e taea e nga ngaru katoa.
- Mohiotia nga tohu whakatupato taiao e 4 ina rahua nga matohi ahokore me nga hatere. Ka hinga te papuni, ka puta nga GLOF i nga po, i nga rū whenua, i nga wa ua nui rawa ranei ka turaki i nga pourewa pūkoro i te tuatahi. Whakanuia ki te whenua teitei tonu mena ka kite koe: (a) he wiri haere tonu, he iti noa te wiri o te whenua me te haruru turi he rite te ahua o te tereina utauta iti e rere ana, he ope rererangi jet ranei e heke iho ana i te awaawa; (b) te maturuturunga iho ohorere, te toreretanga i te taiao, i te paheketanga o te paru i te wai o te awa; © te haunga o te whenua katahi ano ka pakaruhia, te whanariki, me nga rakau paina/hita kua mahangatia ka mau i te hau makariri i te riu; ranei (d) he ru nui, he toka toka whakarunga ranei ina noho koe i raro i te papuni, roto hukapapa ranei.
- Kaua rawa e peia, e hikoi ranei i roto i te wai waipuke neke, i te piriti ranei i runga i te awa e pupuhi ana. Na 15 henimita (6 inihi) o te wai tere ka turaki i te pakeke i o ratou waewae, me 30 ki te 60 henemita (1 ki te 2 putu) o te wai rere ka maanu, ka tahia atu nga taraka pikau me nga SUV. I tua atu, kaua rawa e whiti i te piriti i te wa e tata mai ana te waipuke ki te papa o te piriti, e tukituki kaha ana ranei i te taha o nga pou: ka rere nga otaota kiato tiketike, ka putu te piriti tukituki toka mai i raro i te haupapa hekona i mua i te hinganga o te huarahi.
- Mena kei te noho koe i muri i te pari oneone ka timata te "kopu-kirikiri," ka rehu wai paru, ka heke ranei, katahi ka wehe i mua i te pakarutanga. I mua i te pakarutanga o te parepare oneone, te parepare pareparenga ranei, ka puta mai he puna o te wai paru me te onepu kei runga i te taha o te wai paru me te onepu i te taha o te wai pehanga nui i raro i te oneone ranei. Ahakoa he mea noa te puhoi o te wai maamaa, te wai paru, ki tonu i te paraka e pupuhi mai ana i te whewhe kirikiri, he kapiti ranei ka kitea i runga i te karauna o te awa, ko te tikanga ko te horo o roto kei te wehea te taha ki waho o roto me te pakarutanga o te hohonutanga o roto i nga meneti. Waea atu ki to nama ohorere a rohe (911 i te United States me Canada, 112 puta noa i te Kotahitanga o Europi, 999 i te United Kingdom, tirohia katoa ranei tau ohorere) ka haere tonu atu.
- ** Me noho ki te whenua teitei i muri i te paahitanga o te ngaru tuatahi: nga ngaru tuarua, ka hinga te peeke, ka whai te paru paitini.** He maha nga rahunga wai me nga GLOF ka puta i roto i nga nga ngaru maha na te horo whakamuri ka whanui te pakaruhanga, nga roto hukapapa tuarua me nga parepare whenua ka pakaru whakarunga. Ahakoa i muri i te hekenga o te wai, noho ki waho o te riu o te awaawa katahi ano ka werohia: ka hinga nga pakitara o te awaawa ki te kura tuarua. horo whenua, me nga hiku maina me te paru waipuke o te ahumahi he rite tonu te mahi ki te quicksand kua herea ki nga konganuku taumaha, cyanide, parapara, me nga raina tuku ngaohiko teitei.
Ko te korenga o te papuni, te pakaru o te awa, me te rakau whakatau oranga GLOF¶
Whakamahia tenei mahere rerenga whakatau tere i te wa ka whiwhi koe i te Maataki / Whakatupato Dam, ka kite koe i te whewhe kirikiri, ka rongo ranei i te haruru o te awaawa o runga.
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TimeCheck -->|"TE HUNGA KAUPAPA (Hekona ki te <15 Mins)<br/>Ka tangi te tangi, te matohi ohorere, te haruru ranei."| RunUpSlope["WHAKAARO I NGA HANGA ME NGA WAA KI TE KAUPAPA:<br/>Oma ma te waewae i te 90 nga nekehanga PERPENDICULAR ki te awa awa<br/>Piki tika ki runga i te taha pukepuke tata, te pari, te taiepa raorao ranei<br/>Me whai ki te >= 15 ki te 30 mita poutū (50 ki te 100 putu) ki runga ake o te wharua."]
RunUpSlope --> TrappedCheck{"Kei te karapotia katoatia koe e te wai<br/>i runga i te mania wai papatahi me nga puke kore?"}
TrappedCheck -->|"Kao: I tae ki te whenua teitei"| StayHigh["Me noho ki runga ki te whenua teitei mo nga ngaru maha<br/>KAUA e heke ki te whakaora taonga, ki te pa ki te paru"]
TrappedCheck -->|"Ae: Papa papatahi, kua tae mai nga ngaru inaianei"| VerticalLastResort["TE WHAKAMAHI TUATAHI WHAKATAUTANGA:<br/>Kakehia te teitei rawa atu o te raima-a-rawa, te whare raima whakakaha ranei (3+ korero)<br/>A ape i nga whare hanga rakau, nga kaainga waea, me nga piriti<br/>Me kawe mai he taputapu rererangi; kaua rawa e kati koe i roto i te tuanui kati"]
TimeCheck -->|"WHAKATOKANGA MOATA (30 meneti ki te maha o nga haora)<br/>FEMA / Ratonga Huarere 'Matataki Puke', Matapae Whakanuia ranei o te Revele"| VehicleEvac["1. Hopukia a Go-Bag, rongoa, mokai, me te whanau tonu<br/>2. Peia ki runga, ki WHAWE hoki o te Rohe Waihanga Paawai kua mapi<br/> ma te whakamahi i nga rori teitei (KAUA KA peia i nga rori o raro o te awa, i runga ranei i nga piriti iti)<br/>3. Mena ka pakaru nga waka ki roto i te riu, tu atu ki waho o te huarahi ka hikoi ma te hikoi"]
VehicleEvac --> LeveeInspect{"I kite koe i te 'Sand Boil', i te repo paru<br/>kei te take o te paawaawa tata ranei?"}
LeveeInspect -->|"Ae: Te wai paru e pupuhi ana"| ReportPiping["KAUPAPA KAUPAPA KAUPAPA KAUPAPA KAUPAPA KAUPAPA:<br/>Kaua koe e ngana ki te mono i te poka i a koe ano.<br/>Whakaputaina i te awaawa tonu ka waea atu ki 911 / 112 / 999<br/>ki te whakaatu i te waahi GPS tika o te whewhe kirikiri paru."]
LeveeInspect -->|"Kao"| StayOutZone["Tirohia me te whanau i waho o te rohe waipuke<br/>Aroturuki NOAA Weather Radio / National Emergency Broadcasts"]
Te whakatairite i nga momo e 4 o nga rahua o te hopukanga kino¶
Ehara i te mea he rite te ahua o nga rahunga parepare me nga arai. Tata tonu ka hinga nga parepare kikorangi raima penei i te taika wai e pahū ana, ka horo haere nga parepare whenua i roto i te 20 ki te 90 meneti, ka puta nga roto hukapapa i nga otaota kapi ki nga toka ka rere ki raro i nga awaawa o te maunga, ka tukuna mai e nga parepare maina maina nga awa o te paru paitini.
| Kāwai Rahunga | Me pehea te Rahunga o te Arai | Tere o te Waahi Hanganga | Te ahua o te Ngaru Waipuke | Nga Tohu Whakatupato Tauhira i mua i te Tiango |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ko te Awa Raima, Te Kaha, te Paa Paawai ranei i Rahua (Te Ngaru Ngaru Whakaoho Whenua ranei) | Ka reheke te turanga o te hanganga, te pakaru o te ru, te korenga o te toka tautoko, te horo whenua nui ranei o te maunga ka taka ki roto i te puna wai ka pakaru te ngaru-mega ki runga i te matawai. | ** Inamata ki te < 10 meneti** (te katoa o te pakitara raima, te monolith ranei ka puta i te wa kotahi). | Paepa tata-poutū o te wai (10 ki te 50+ mita [30 ki te 165+ waewae] te roa i roto i nga awaawa whaiti) e neke ana i te 40 ki te 80 km/h (25 ki te 50 mph). | Te ru nui; he kapiti hou, he hononga raima kore ranei i runga i te mata parepare; ka pupuhi nga rere wai pehanga teitei mai i te toka abutment ka tutaki te papuni ki te pakitara awaawa. |
| 2. Pāpuni Papa Whenua, Toka Toka ranei me te Rahua o te Taumata (Te Whakapaipa, te Paipa Roto ranei) | (a) Te Whakanuia: Ka ringihia te wai-waipuke ki runga i te tihi paru ka whakairohia he awaawa ahua-V ki raro i te pikitanga o muri. (b) Paipa / Horohanga Roto: Nga kauhanga wai i te taha o te paipa kua tanumia, te rua kararehe, te paparanga oneone ranei kia hinga ra ano te tuanui. |
15 meneti ki te 3 haora ka timata te pupuhi kaha, te paipa paru paru ranei (ka tere tere i te whanui o te kakari-V). | Ka tere te piki o te wai tiakarete-parauri me te whenua kua horo i te tihi i roto i te 15 ki te 60 meneti ka noho teitei mo nga haora, ra ranei i te wa e rere ana te puna. | Ko te onepu paru ka pupuhi ake i te taha o te matimati o raro; nga poka totohu, kapiti roa ranei i runga i te huarahi o runga o te papuni; nga rakau e titaha ana ki te taha whakararo; te wai e ringihia ana ki runga i te kaokao. |
| 3. Te Waipuketanga o te roto o Glacial Lake (GLOF) / Jökulhlaup | Ka tere te rewa o nga hukapapa alpine ka puta he roto nunui kei muri i nga puranga koretake o nga toka me te hukapapa (nga parepare moraine) kei raro ranei i te hukapapa hukapapa. Na te ** huka/toka toka e parai ana ki roto i te roto**, te ua nui, te wera wera, te wera puia iti ranei. | Miti (ka eke te papuni moraine ki runga, ka horo tonu; ka pakaru te awa hukapapa). | Ko te rere o te otaota nui (tae atu ki te 60% toka, toka, poraka tio, me te rakau ma te rōrahi; kiato \(1.8\text{ ki }2.2\text{g/cm}^3\)) e neke ana i te 20 ki te 60 km/h (12 ki te 37 mph) mo nga tekau kiromita ki raro i nga awaawa maunga. | Ka pakaru te kaha o te whatitiri i runga i nga maunga (te toka/tio horo); te ngaru o te paru i roto i te awa maunga marama noa; te wiri o te whenua ka kitea e nga pukoro ruri o te raorao. |
| 4. Kua Tiango te Paawa o Mine Tailings (I Rahua) | Ko nga parepare i hangaia i te awa i hangaia mai i te toka makuku keri makuku (nga hiku) ka uru ki te pateko, ruru wai ranei: ka huri ohorere te paru ahua totoka ki te wai taumaha i raro i te ahotea, i te ua nui ranei. | ** Inamata (< 1 meneti)** me te kore e eke i mua. | Ngaru paru paitini teitei (te paru o te silica purakau, te rino/konukura/te parapara koura, arsenic, mercury, mata, cyanide ranei) e tanu ana i nga awaawa ki roto i nga mita o te paru rite raima e whakamau ana, e mau tonu ana te kirikiri tere. | Ko nga wahi maku ("tangi"), he pupuhi, he kapiti raina makawe ranei i runga i te pikitanga o nga hiku; te wai karekau i roto i nga awaawa; inclinometer/radar whakaoho aunoa. |
Te mohio ki nga taumata matohi ohotata me te papuni whaimana¶
I roto i te United States (National Weather Service / FEMA / US Army Corps of Engineers), Canada, United Kingdom (Environment Agency), te European Union, me Himalayan/Andean GLOF whatunga aroturuki, ka whakamahi nga mana whakahaere i nga taumata piki ake. Ma te mohio ki te rereketanga i waenga i te Matataki me te Whakatupato ohorere kei a koe he haora, hekona ranei:
- Matataki Puke / Taumatau (He Tohutohu, Tikanga B ranei: Ka Rahua Te Whakatupu):
- He aha te tikanga: Ko nga wai waipuke kei muri i te papuni, i te tahataha ranei e tata ana ki te kaha kino, kei te rere nga rerenga awhina i runga i te reiti teitei, kua kitea ranei e nga miihini te he o te hanganga (pērā i te rehu, te heke iti ranei) e ka taea e te kore e taka ki te kino nga ahuatanga.
- Me aha koe INAIANEI: Whakaohia to Puke-Puke ohorere, utaina nga mema o te whanau, kohungahunga, me nga mokai ki roto i to waka, nekehia nga kararehe ki nga waahi teitei, me te whakatahia wawe i te rohe waipuke i te wa e maroke tonu ana nga rori me nga piriti.
- Whakatupato mo te Waipuke mo te Rahua o te Paawai / Waahitanga o te Taumata (Taahua A: Tata, Rahua Hohe ranei):
- He aha te tikanga: Ko te parepare, te awaawa ranei kei te ngaro haere i tenei wa, ka whakapumautia ranei ka pakaru i roto i nga meneti. Ko nga Matohi Ohotata Waeakore (WEA) i runga waea pukoro ka tangi te tangi whakaoho nui ki te pane "FLASH FLOOD WARNING: DAM FAILURE" or "EXTREME EMERGENCY: EVACUATE TO HIGH GROUND."
- Me mahi koe inaianei: Tukuhia nga mea katoa ka neke tonu ki te whenua teitei. Kaua e kohia nga rawa; kapohia nga tangata e tata ana ki a koe ka piki ki waho o te papa riu.
- Whakatupato Whakatupato Tukunga Runga-Tiki (Te Waipuke-Kaore i Te Waahi):
- He aha te tikanga: Kia kore e eke rawa te papuni oneone kia kore e pakaru rawa atu i te wa o te ua o mua (penei i te wa o te awhiowhio, i te awa o te rangi), ka akiakihia nga kaiwhakahaere o te papuni ki te whakatuwhera i nga keeti ohotata, i te awhi awhina ranei ki te tuku i te nui o te wai ki raro i te hongere o te awa.
- Me aha koe inaianei: Whakanuia nga kaainga iti katoa i te taha o te awa, nga papa puni, me nga maawai waipuke tonu, i te mea ka piki ake nga taumata o te awa 3 ki te 10 mita (10 ki te 33 putu) i roto i te haora kotahi ahakoa kaore ano te papuni i pakaru.
Ngaru Waipuke Wā Taenga, Te Tere, me te Mana Paanga ma te Tawhiti ki Raro¶
Ma te mohio ki te hurihanga o te ngaru pakaru, GLOF ranei i a ia e heke ana ki raro i te awaawa ka awhina koe ki te whakatau i te maha o nga meneti ka piki koe ki te haumaru:
| Te Tawhitinga Whakararo mai i te Dam / Glacial Lake | Te Waa Ngaru Taenga Arahi | Te teitei o mua ngaru (Narrow Canyon vs. Wide Valley) | Terenga Rere Puke | Te Mana Whakakino Hanganga |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ki te 5 kiromita (0 ki te 3 maero) (Te Awa / Rohe Tailrace) | 1 ki te 8 meneti (Karekau he wa whakatupato hangarau) | 10 ki te 30+ mita (33 ki te 100+ waewae) i roto i nga awaawa; 4 ki te 10 mita (13 ki te 33 putu) kei runga papa. | 35 ki te 65+ km/h (22 ki te 40+ mph) | Ka pau katoa: Ka werohia te oneone ki raro ki te toka; ka tahia nga piriti raima, nga tipu hiko, me nga whare katoa o te hongere. |
| 5 ki te 20 kiromita (3 ki te 12 maero) (Reach Raorao Waenganui) | 10 ki te 35 meneti | 5 ki te 15 mita (16 ki te 50 putu) i roto i nga awaawa; 2 ki te 6 mita (6.5 ki te 20 putu) i runga i nga papa waipuke. | 20 ki te 40 km/h (12 ki te 25 mph) | Raukaha: Ka mau i nga mano tini o nga rakau kapohia, nga toka, me nga waka hei patu patu; ka turaki i nga whare rakau me nga whare pereki, ka eke ki runga i nga piriti huarahi. |
| 20 ki te 50+ kiromita (12 ki te 31+ maero) (Te Manui Waipuke Raro me te Poahi Kowhai) | 40 meneti ki te 3+ haora | 1.5 ki te 4 mita (5 ki te 13 putu) e hora ana kiromita te whanui puta noa i nga whenua papatahi. | 8 ki te 20 km/h (5 ki te 12 mph) | Ka kaha te waipuke: Ka waipukehia nga papa tuatahi me te tuarua o nga whare, ka tanumia nga taone ki roto i te 1 ki te 3 mita o te paru, ka tapahia nga huarahi katoa ki waho mo nga ra. |
Me pehea te kite i tetahi parepare oneone kua ngoikore ranei: Te ture "Clear vs. Muddy Seepage"¶
E hia miriona nga tangata e noho ana i muri tonu mai i nga tahataha o te waipuke, nga pareparenga o nga awaawa, nga pareparenga o te paamu, nga parepare wai ranei. Mena kei te tirotirohia e koe he paanui, he parepare oneone ranei i te wa e nui ana te wai, ka whakamahia e nga miihini a-iwi tetahi whakamatautau ataata ngawari ki te wehe i te rerenga wai kino mai i te pakaruhanga mate:
- ** Maamaa Te Wai Maamaa = Kia Mataara, Ka iti te Morearea Ka pakaru wawe**: Ka tu te wai ki runga i te papa whenua mo nga ra maha, ka kukū te oneone, ka rere te werawera, ka rere puhoi ranei te wai marama ki te taha o raro. Mena he *maamaa te wai me te tere o te rere, kei te mau tonu te anga whenua o roto o te taiapa (he maha nga wa e tangihia ana e nga miihini ki te kara hiiho o nga peke kirikiri hei hiki ake i te upoko pehanga-muri).
- Ko te Puku, Ko te Paru, Ko te Wai Puku, Ko te Pupupuke ranei = WHAWHAI KAUPAPA (Active Piping): Mena ko te wai e pupuhi mai ana i te whenua, e rere ana ranei i te taha o muri o te parepare he kapua, he parauri, he paru, he putu ranei he onepu me te kirikiri penei i te puia puia iti (a"), he wai kohuke (a"), he wai kohuke (a") puta mai i roto i te parepare. He mea huna ki raro i ou waewae, he kauhanga kei raro (pipa) kei te kai whakamuri ki te puna wai. Ina pakaru ana taua kauhanga ki te taha o te awa, ka nui ake te poka i roto i nga hēkona, ka hinga te tihi o te taiawa, ka pakaru te hohonutanga. Kaua rawa e hīkoi ki runga i te pae e hūpeke ana, e koropupū ana rānei, kaua rawa e ngana ki te mono i te whewhe paru e pupuhi ana ma te maka paru ki roto i te rua, ka waea atu ki 911 / 112 / 999 i a koe e wehe ana.
Te Rore Whakarunga o te Whenua Horoi-Dam i roto Mountain Canyons
I muri i te nui rū whenua, te ahi ahi, te ua awha nui ranei i nga whenua maunga, he maha nga miriona taranata toka me te paru ka paheke mai i te pakitara awaawa ka aukati katoa i te awa maunga, ka hangai he klzzwxh:0054 mo te wa poto. Mena kei te noho koe ki raro i te taha o te awa unga ka kite koe ka heke ohorere te wai o te awa i te wa o te tupuhi, i muri ranei te tupuhi**, KAUA e hikoi ki raro ki te awa, KAUA hoki e noho ki to kainga riu. Ko te wai o te awa e ngaro ana e hoki ana ki roto i te roto nui i muri i te aukatinga o te horonga o te awa; i roto i nga haora, i nga ra ranei, ka eke te roto ki runga i te puranga paru, ka tapahia i roto i nga meneti, ka tukuna he pakitara kino o te wai me nga toka e haruru ana ki raro i te awa maroke. Whakanuia ki nga waahi teitei ka waea atu ki nga ratonga ohorere ki te whakaatu i te heke ohorere o te rere o te awa.
Te ahupūngao ora ina mau i te tuwhera, i roto ranei i te waka¶
If you are caught in a valley when a dam breach or GLOF wave arrives and cannot reach the upper valley wall in time:
- Me whiriwhiri i nga wa katoa he pari hiwi maaori ki runga i TĒTAHI hangahanga i hangaia e te tangata: Ahakoa te 10 mita (33-waewae) te toka toka taiao, te taha pukepuke paru ranei kua mau ki te whenua, e kore e taea te turaki i te ngaru waipuke, engari ko te whare pereki 3-papa e noho ana i waenganui o te papa o te raorao ka pakaru ona turanga, ka taka ki te awa.
- Mena karekau he taha pukepuke (te maania papaa), whiriwhiria te whare whakatahi poutū tika:
- Whakarerea: Nga whare papatahi, nga whare anga rakau, nga kaainga waea/karavan, nga whare pereki kore whakakaha, nga whare putunga whakarewa, me nga waka.
- Kake: He papa maha (3+ korero) kua whakakahangia te whare raima-raima, te hanga maitai ranei (penei i te hohipera, te whare wananga, te karati waka raima, te hotera hou ranei). Nuku ki te 3 papa teitei ake ranei ka noho ki te taha whakararo o roto o te whare kei tawhiti atu i nga matapihi e anga atu ana ki te ngaru e haere mai ana.
- Kaua koe e mau ki roto i te tuanui kati kaore he toki, he pao o te tuanui ranei: Ki te kaha te piki o te wai ki runga i te arawhata o tetahi whare, kaua rawa e piki ki roto i te tuanui kua oti te kati mena kaore he matapihi hikoi, he pao o te tuanui, kei te kawe ranei koe i te toki / hamati taumaha ka taea e koe te pakaru i roto i te tuanui rakau me te kowhatu. E hia rau nga patunga o te waipuke kua toremi ki raro o to ratou ake tihi o te tuanui.
- Ki te kapohia ki roto i te wai: Kaua kaore ka ngana ki te kauhoe ki te au, ki te tu ranei i roto i te wai tere haere (ma te tuku o waewae ki raro ki te wai waipuke toka ka mahanga to waewae i waenga i nga toka i te wa e panaia ana e te au to rama ki mua, ka kopaki koe i raro i te wai: waewae waewae). Hurihia to tuara me o waewae e anga ana ki raro i te awa** ka u ki runga ki te mata ki te karo i nga toka me nga rakau maanu, whakakokihia to tinana ki te 45-tohu koki waka ki te tahataha o te takutai, te taha pukepuke tata ranei, ka eke ki runga i te pareparenga i te wa e pa ana koe ki te wai i te piko o roto o te riu.
Whakamahere-mua: Me pehea te panui i to Mapi Waipuketanga o to rohe me te Mahere morearea a GLOF¶
Mena kei te noho koe, kei te mahi, kei te puni ranei koe i roto i te riu awa, i te takutai moana, i te awaawa alpine ranei, tangohia 10 meneti i mua i te ohorere ki te tirotiro i to paanga:
- Tirohia te National Dam Inventory and Inundation Maps:
- United States: Rapua te US Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID) (
nid.sec.usace.army.mil) ranei to tauranga haumaru papuni o te kawanatanga (penei i nga Mahere Whakatairanga i te Waipuke o California DWR Dam Breach) hei tiro i te tika o te tiriti-a-te-tiriti Sunny-Day Breach me Flood-Induced Breach polygons inundation and times arrival wave (e.g., "15-meneti te wa o te taenga ngaru" vs. "2-haora taenga mai"). - United Kingdom & Europe: Tirohia te UK Environment Agency ** Reservoir Flood Maps** (
check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) ranei nga huarahi whakamarumaru a-motu mo te whakamarumaru hau. - Alpine & Mountain Regions (Himalayas, Andes, Alps, Rockies, Alaska, Iceland, New Zealand): Tirohia te rangahau matawhenua a-rohe Glacial Lake Inventory me te GLOF Hazard Maps i mua i te hīkoi me te puni i nga awaawa awaawa; Kaua rawa e whakatu teneti ki runga i te papa kirikiri iti, te papaa awa ranei i roto i te riu hukapapa, ahakoa i te po raumati paki.
- Tautuhia nga huarahi e rua mo te Whakahekea Waewae: Haere ki waho o to kuaha o mua ka tohu i te huarahi tere ma te hikoi (ma te arawhata hikoi, te ara hiwi, te ara tiriti tiriti ranei) e piki ana ** tika atu i te awa** ki te teiteitanga i runga ake i te rohenga waipuke kua mapi. Whakangunguhia te hikoi ki te taha o to whanau kia kitea e te katoa i roto i te pouritanga i te wa o te pango.
Pātai auau¶
How fast does a dam-break flood wave or Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) travel, and can I outrun it in a car down the valley highway?
In a steep mountain canyon or narrow river valley below a dam or glacial lake, the flood wave travels at 30 to 65 kilometers per hour (20 to 40 miles per hour), and on flatter floodplains it still advances at 10 to 25 kilometers per hour (6 to 15 miles per hour). Trying to outrun the wave by driving downstream along a winding valley road that follows the river is often a fatal mistake: a single traffic jam, washed-out bridge, or rockslide traps you directly in the path of the wall of water; instead, you should always travel perpendicular (at a 90-degree angle) away from the river straight up the nearest valley hillside, on foot if necessary.
Why does a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) happen even on a clear, sunny summer day with zero rain?
As mountain glaciers shrink and retreat due to warming temperatures, meltwater collects in massive deep lakes trapped behind unstable piles of loose gravel, boulders, and buried ice cores called terminal moraines. On a warm, sunny afternoon, a huge slab of overhanging glacier ice or sun-warmed cliff rock high above the lake can suddenly calve off and plummet into the water; this impact generates a giant displacement wave inside the lake that splashes over the loose moraine dam, slices it open within minutes, and unleashes millions of tons of water and boulders down the valley under blue skies.
What is a "sand boil" behind a levee, and why is it so dangerous?
A sand boil occurs when high-pressure river water finds a weak seam or sandy layer underneath an earthen levee and tunnels through to burst upward on the dry landward side, creating a bubbling fountain surrounded by a ring of deposited sand that looks like a miniature volcano. If the water trickling out is clear, the levee core is still intact; however, if the sand boil is gushing muddy, brown, silt-filled water, the underground flow is actively washing out the structural dirt foundation of the levee (internal piping erosion), meaning the entire levee wall above it can collapse into a catastrophic breach within minutes.
Why is a mine tailings dam collapse even more deadly than a regular water reservoir dam failure?
A mine tailings dam does not hold plain water; it holds millions of tons of wet, pulverized rock flour, heavy metals, and chemical processing sludge left over from mining iron, copper, gold, coal, or phosphate. When a tailings dam suffers liquefaction failure, the resulting flood wave has the density of wet cement (roughly twice as heavy as water), demolishes reinforced concrete bridges and buildings effortlessly, and then solidifies or remains as deep, inescapable quicksand across the entire valley floor, making swimming impossible and burying survivors alive.
What does it mean if a mountain river suddenly dries up or drops to a trickle during or right after a heavy rainstorm or earthquake?
If a normally rushing mountain river suddenly drops to a trickle during a storm or after an earthquake, it is a classic warning sign that a massive landslide, rockfall, or avalanche has crashed into the canyon upstream and temporarily plugged the river channel (creating a natural landslide dam). Behind that unstable pile of dirt and rock, the river is rapidly filling a deep temporary lake; once the water overtops the blockage (often within hours), the entire dirt dam gives way at once, sending a devastating wall of water and boulders down the dry riverbed. Evacuate to high ground immediately and alert emergency authorities.
Why shouldn't I walk out onto the dried mud flats after a dam-break or tailings flood wave passes to look for my belongings?
Freshly deposited flood silt, glacial rock flour, and mine tailings behave as thixotropic non-Newtonian fluids (quicksand): a thin crust dries on top in the sun and looks solid enough to walk on, but underneath lies 1 to 5 meters (3 to 16 feet) of water-saturated liquefiable mud. The moment a person steps onto the crust, the vibration liquefies the mud underneath and sinks them waist- or chest-deep in seconds, where suction force makes it impossible to pull your legs out without specialized rescue boards and fire department winches.
Kua tirohia nga puna¶
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA, United States) and United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Emergency Action Planning for Dam Owners (FEMA P-64), National Inventory of Dams (NID), and Levee Seepage and Sand Boil Field Manual.
- United States Geological Survey (USGS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA / NWS, United States): Debris-Flow, Landslide-Dam Outburst, and Dam-Break Flood Wave Hydraulics and Warning Protocols.
- International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), and World Meteorological Organization (WMO): Early Warning Systems and Evacuation Guidelines for Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, Andes, and European Alps.
- Ko te Komihana o te Ao mo nga Papuni Nui (ICOLD) me te Kaupapa Taiao o te Kotahitanga o nga Whenua o te Ao (UNEP): Paerewa Ahumahi Ao mo te Whakahaere Tailings (GISTM) me nga akoranga whakahianga ohorere mai i nga rahuatanga o te wairere o te papuni.
- Taiao Taiao (United Kingdom): Mahere Waipuke Waipuke me te Mahere Ohotata Hapori mo nga Rohe Waipuke Waipuke.