Natural Hazards Research Summit 2024: Accelerating the integration of high-fidelity methods for hurricane risk assessment with a unifying damage and loss simulation framework

High-fidelity damage and loss simulations can help identify vulnerabilities in communities with increasing hurricane risk due to urbanization and intensifying storms. Traditional methods for regional-scale analyses use low-resolution models, lacking some details necessary for effective interventions. Several research groups have independently pursued development of more advanced, but disconnected models. We introduce a unifying framework that integrates both conventional models and recent advancements into a cohesive schema. The schema and models are now included in SimCenter’s Pelicun damage and loss simulation engine. By combining these models and ensuring public availability, our framework can help accelerate future research, making regional-scale high-fidelity simulations accessible for all.