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. 2020 Apr 28;49:101607. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101607

Table 2.

Risk events following Hurricane Maria.

Node ID Description Types Parent Node ID
0 Climate Change Trigger
1 Hurricane Category IV or V hits Puerto Rico Main Risk Event
2 Factory buildings not constructed to withstand Cat. IV or V hurricanes Main Risk Event
3 Employees' housing not built to withstand Category IV or V hurricanes Main Risk Event
4 Utilities company financial status Main Risk Event
5 Baxter (supplier) Main Risk Event
6 Other (suppliers) Main Risk Event
7 Influenza Outbreak Main Risk Event
8 Number of FDA approved sources (suppliers) Intermediate Risk Event 5, 6
9 Factory buildings damaged Intermediate Risk Event 1, 2
10 Employees' housing damaged Intermediate Risk Event 1, 3
11 Electric grid Intermediate Risk Event 1, 4
12 Clean water Intermediate Risk Event 1, 11
13 Roads and bridges Intermediate Risk Event 1
14 Internet and telecommunications infrastructure Intermediate Risk Event 1
15 Banking system Intermediate Risk Event 1, 11, 14
16 Looting and lawlessness Intermediate Risk Event 1
17 Port equipment and facilities Intermediate Risk Event 1, 14
18 Grocery stores Intermediate Risk Event 1, 11, 14, 24
19 Fuel supplies depleted Intermediate Risk Event 11
20 Cash accessibility Intermediate Risk Event 15
21 Employees unable to use EBT cards at grocery stores Intermediate Risk Event 15, 18
22 Transportation system Intermediate Risk Event 13, 19
23 Employees fail to report to work Intermediate Risk Event 10, 14, 20, 21, 22
24 Reduced trucking capacity Intermediate Risk Event 13, 14, 19
25 Diesel shortage for generators Intermediate Risk Event 19
26 Reduced port operations efficiency Intermediate Risk Event 11, 17, 23, 24, 27
27 Increase in inbound cargo from overseas Intermediate Risk Event 1
28 Logistics delays – raw materials inbound Intermediate Risk Event 26
29 Logistics delays – finished goods outbound Intermediate Risk Event 26
30 Lost production days Intermediate Risk Event 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 23, 25, 28
31 Reduced production capacity Intermediate Risk Event 8, 30
32 Increase in demand for product (saline) Intermediate Risk Event 7
33 Product (saline) supply Intermediate Risk Event 29, 31
34 Disruption in hospital supply (saline) Consequence 32, 33

*ID = unique identification number [Node 0: Trigger; Nodes 1–7: Main Risk Events; Nodes 8–33: Intermediate Risk Events; Node 34: Consequence].