I had seemingly a lot of problems with this assignment. After the initial map delieverable I was unable to both convert the elevation map to meters as well as simply show the land under 2.44m that would be flooded by the 8 foot storm surge. Datum errors plagued me even after trying everything offered on the discussion board; starting up with only elev and trying to convert, checking (and double checking) data properties and consequently this did not allow me to go any further in the assignment. I completed the worksheet to the best of my ability and researched to find out what happened in each situation and hopefully will have better luck next time.
In October of 2005 hurricane Wilma decimated the Florida Keys as a catergory 3 Hurricane. With most of the land in Key West being no more than a few feet above sea level and the storm surge from Wilma over a feet the city prepared for disaster. When the storm surge hit there was massive flooding most of the island with some areas being under almost 4 feet of salt water for days at a time. Many developed areas of land were flooded and destroyed by long standing sea water. The flooding costed billions of dollars in damages to homes and tourist locations and also made it very difficult for resuers to come to their aid. The airport was flooded on the side of the island that was just above sea level in addition to the roads being submerge and canals overflowing. Although a majority of the flooding was done to developed areas the undeveloped areas (barren) and forested areas were also affected in a big way. Ecologically the city was affected as well with swamps, marshes and barrier reefs damaged severely. Long term the island will provide sustainability as a tourst location but the environment may have taken the biggest blow.
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