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Atlantic Storm Impact Data
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Statistical information detailing hurricanes that impacted the North American continent between the years 2000 and 2023. This resource tracks critical metrics such as peak wind speeds, accrued rainfall amounts, associated financial damage (in US dollars), and the resulting loss of life, offering essential data for climate modelling and disaster risk analysis. The dataset specifically focuses on storms that affected the specified continent.
Columns
The data includes eight key attributes detailing each storm event:
- Year: The calendar year in which the hurricane occurred.
- Name: The designated name of the storm.
- Category: The official classification of the hurricane, including Tropical Storm (TS) and Categories 1 through 5, based on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
- Rain Inch.: The measured amount of rain that fell, recorded in inches.
- Highest Wind Speed: The maximum wind speed achieved by the hurricane during its existence.
- Damage(USD): The estimated monetary cost of damage caused by the storm, expressed in US dollars.
- Fatalities: The total recorded amount of deaths attributed to the hurricane.
- Areas Affected: A description of the geographical regions impacted by the storm.
Distribution
The data file is provided in CSV format and contains information on 125 unique storm records. The file size is approximately 16.74 kB. While most fields are fully populated, data concerning rainfall (Rain Inch.) is missing for 1% of the records, and damage estimates (Damage(USD)) are missing for 11% of the entries. The temporal coverage spans from the year 2000 up to 2023.
Usage
This resource is ideally suited for researchers studying historical climate trends and the relationship between storm intensity and impact. It can be applied by government agencies involved in disaster mitigation, for example, to analyse past severity and frequency patterns to improve future response strategies. It is also valuable for financial analysts and actuaries calculating insurance exposure and modelling risks related to catastrophic weather events.
Coverage
The geographic scope includes hurricanes that affected the North American continent and surrounding areas from 2000 to 2023. Specific affected zones documented include the Southeastern United States, the Yucatán Peninsula, Cuba, Louisiana, Mississippi, and parts of the Caribbean, such as Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. The dataset is static, with no expected future updates.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Climatologists: For validating long-term atmospheric and oceanic interaction models.
- Disaster Risk Managers: To assess regional vulnerability and develop evacuation and preparedness protocols based on historical precedents.
- Insurance Analysts: For developing accurate risk models related to property and infrastructure loss due to severe weather.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- North American Hurricane Statistics 2000–2023
- Atlantic Storm Impact Data
- Post-Millennium Severe Weather Registry
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Original Data Source: Atlantic Storm Impact Data
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