Abstract

Visualizing Hurricane and Storm Surge Risk
Track: Atmospheric, Climate and Weather
Authors: Olga Wilhelmi

Hurricane risk information, including forecasts of storm surge, presented in a manner that allows people to visualize and personalize this information at a local scale can help communicate potential impacts and damages. In this presentation, we discuss new approaches for visualizing hurricane and storm surge risk focus on space-time dimensions of a hurricane hazard, including forecast uncertainty, and potential impacts on the population and infrastructure.