1. 1 Prof. Inês Lima Azevedo, PhD Assistant Research Professor Engineering and Public Policy Department Carnegie Mellon University Executive Director Climate and Energy Decision Making (CEDM) Research on Adaptation and Adaption/Mitigation Interactions at the Climate and Energy Decision Making center

2. Integration of research areas: Hurricane Impacts Characterization of uncertainty in changes in tropical cyclones intensity

3. Integration of research areas: Hurricane Impacts Characterization of uncertainty in changes in tropical cyclones intensity DA assessment of damages with TC modification vs hardening structures Question: Does it make sense to modify tropical cyclones? Finding: modification could reduce net losses from an intense storm more than hardening structures. However, hardening provides “fail safe” protection for average storms that might not be achieved if the only option were modification

4. Integration of research areas: Hurricane Impacts Characterization of uncertainty in changes in tropical cyclones intensity DA assessment of damages with TC modification vs hardening structures Question: Does it make sense to modify tropical cyclones? Question: If TC modification were possible, would the public support it? Study on Public Perceptions

5. Integration of research areas: Hurricane Impacts Characterization of uncertainty in changes in tropical cyclones intensity DA assessment of damages with TC modification vs hardening structures Question: Does it make sense to modify tropical cyclones? Question: If TC modification were possible, would the public support it? Study on public perceptions Work on wind from Apt/Jaramillo Small’s work on risk

6. Integration of research areas: Hurricane Impacts Characterization of uncertainty in changes in tropical cyclones intensity DA assessment of damages with TC modification vs hardening structures Question: Does it make sense to modify tropical cyclones? Question: If TC modification were possible, would the public support it? Study on Public Perceptions Work on wind from Apt/Jaramillo Small’s work on risk Impact of hurricane risk to offshore wind turbines Question: Does the public understand return periods for non-stationary processes Wong-Parodi, Bruine de Bruin and Morgan are starting to work on this problem using a mental models approach