EXCEED - The Extreme Climate Event Database

Extreme Climate Event Database is a picture database intended to induce emotionally salient stimuli reactions in the context of natural hazards associated with global climate change and related extreme events.<br>The creation of the database was motivated by the need to better understand the impact that the increase in natural disasters worldwide has on human emotional reactions.<br>This new database consists of 150 pictures divided into three categories: two negative categories that depict images of floods and droughts, and a neutral category composed of inanimate objects.<br>Each image receives an abbreviation identification letter for the category that it belongs to, followed by a crescent number within the group, the respective attribution credit and creative common (CC) license. <br>The letter N represents neutral pictures (range: N01 to N50), FL designates the flood group (range FL01 to FL50), and DR designates drought pictures (range DR01 to DR50). <br>All pictures are in JPEG format; however, the resolution and dimensions could vary between pictures.<br><br>All EXCEED images are under Creative Common (CC) license, and each image is under specific license according to restrictions of modifications and use in commercial settings.<br><br>When using any image from EXCEED, one must be careful to individual license for each picture as well for the credits for the owner and EXCEED.<br>Access &lt; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0204093 &gt; to read about the development and validation of EXCEED.<br>