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PROBABILISTIC-BASED HURRICANE RISK ASSESSMENT AND ...

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List of FiguresFigure 1.1:Simulation histogram of annual damage losses in year 50 ............................... 8Figure 1.2: Generalized Schematic of Power System ....................................................... 21Figure 2.1: Expected annual damage at each location, assuming changes in wind speed of-5%, 0%, 5%, and 10% over 50 years............................................................. 56Figure 2.2: Expected cumulative damage at each location, assuming changes of -5%, 0%,5% and 10% in wind speed over 50 years ...................................................... 57Figure 2.3: Percentage change at each exposure site in cumulative damage cost in 50years from the case of no change in wind speed to changes in wind speed (-5% to 10%) ..................................................................................................... 59Figure 2.4: Cumulative damage cost to single-family units in Miami-Dade County underdifferent changes in wind speeds .................................................................... 60Figure 2.5: Simulation histogram of annual damage losses in year 50 ............................ 61Figure 2.6: Net benefit for adaptation strategy 1 over 50 years ........................................ 69Figure 2.7: Net benefit for adaptation strategy 2 over 50 years (5% increase in windspeed) .............................................................................................................. 70Figure 2.8: Net benefit for adaptation strategy 3 over 50 years ........................................ 71Figure 2.9: Net benefit for adaptation strategy 4 over 50 years (5% increase in windspeed) .............................................................................................................. 72Figure 2.10: Net benefit for adaptation strategy 5 over 50 years (5% increase in windspeed) .............................................................................................................. 73Figure 2.11: Net benefit for adaptation strategy 5 over 50 years (0% increase in windspeed) .............................................................................................................. 74Figure 2.12: Combinations of C st and n in which the net benefit is zero over 50 years foreach of the adaptation strategies assuming (5% increase in wind speed) ....... 75x

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