factor of safety expressed in feet above flood level , and the Medical Center relocated essential operations and services from the facilities ’ lower floors .
Within three weeks of Hurricane Katrina , some training courses were reinstated at Keesler AFB and within three months , the installation was hosting more trainees than it had prior to the hurricane . Keesler AFB was resilient in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and recognizes the importance of re‐establishing operations after future storms to limit the destruction of property and disruption to military operations . Today , Keesler AFB continues to use the same flood prevention construction guidelines that were employed after Hurricane Katrina . The installation also implements measures to maintain the safety of military personal and their dependents during storm events . The Keesler AFB website provides evacuation guidelines , evacuation routes , weather updates , hurricane preparation resources , and recovery information .
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• Keesler AFB is vulnerable to both coastal
• The frequency of tropical storms and hur contributes to flooding .
• Floods can affect the safety of military pe installation ’ s ability to conduct operation
• Floods at Keesler AFB can impact access t
• Keesler AFB has made many improvemen after Hurricane Katrina to prepare for fut flooding on base .
• Environmental Management on Keesler A order , which requires that new developm renovations are constructed above the 5
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Potential for Climate Variab Air Force Base Keesler AFB is vulnerable to lo climate variability including a severity of flooding and storm
The effects of climate variability on the physical increased risk and severity of flooding and storm vulnerability that Biloxi faces is a function of its elevation . The elevation of the installation rang marshes of the Back Bay of Biloxi , to 30 feet abo the southwest area of the base .
Flooding at the Bay Breeze Golf Course during Hurricane Katrina
Increases in sea surface elevation have a direct which can result in increased frequency of flood susceptible on the installation are the lowest ar
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