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Historical Natural Disaster Frequency Data
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Tracks global natural disaster events, their frequency, and geographic distribution across more than a century. This data provides essential historical context for researchers monitoring trends related to increased societal resilience, climate change impacts, and humanitarian response needs. High-quality data of this type assists in seeing critical patterns necessary for efforts aimed at reducing future disaster risks.
Columns
- Entity: Represents the geographical or grouping scope of the record, such as specific countries or aggregated categories like 'All disasters'. This field has 14 unique values.
- Year: Indicates the specific year of the recorded events. The recorded range spans from 1900 to 2024.
- Disasters: Records the quantitative count of disaster events for the given entity in that particular year. Values range from 1 to 441.
Distribution
The data is available as a CSV file titled
disaster-events new.csv, with a file size of approximately 31.89 kB. It features 1144 valid records (rows) across its structure. All three columns are fully populated, with no reported missing or mismatched entries. The dataset is expected to be updated annually.Usage
Ideal for studying how the frequency of specific natural disaster types has shifted over time on a global scale. This information is valuable for creating econometric models assessing the human and economic impacts of major events. It is applied widely in research focused on policy development related to climate change mitigation and disaster preparedness tracking.
Coverage
The temporal scope ranges from the year 1900 through to 2024, providing extensive historical depth. Geographic coverage includes multiple entities, encompassing country-specific records and broader aggregates. Users should be aware that, due to the nature of disaster reporting, limitations and potential biases exist in the records, especially regarding event quantification and completeness in earlier periods.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Academic researchers studying long-term historical trends in natural hazard occurrences.
- Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) focused on humanitarian response and risk reduction planning efforts.
- Governmental bodies monitoring the efficacy of climate adaptation strategies and resource allocation for emergency response.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Global Annual Disaster Events
- Historical Natural Disaster Frequency Data
- EM-DAT Derived Disaster Records
- Tracking Disaster Trends (1900-2024)
- International Disaster Trends
Attributes
Original Data Source: Historical Natural Disaster Frequency Data
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