Storm-Induced Nighttime Blackouts Worldwide (2012–2021)

Storm-induced blackouts worldwide (2012–2021) derived from Black Marble daily nighttime light (VNP46A2). Strom information from the International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS). Knapp K R, Kruk M C, Levinson D H, Diamond H J and Neumann C J 2018 The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): unifying tropical cyclone best track data Bull. Am. Meteor. Soc. 91 363–76 10.1175/2009BAMS2755.1 Urban clusters were identified based on the 2015 European Commission’s Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL), categorized into three groups: High Density Clusters (HDC, cities), Low Density Clusters (LDC, towns and cities), and Rural Clusters (RUR). Schiavina M, Melchiorri M and Pesaresi M 2023 GHS-SMOD R2023A—GHS settlement layers, application of the degree of urbanisation methodology (stage I) to GHS-POP R2023A and GHS-BUILT-S R2023A, multitemporal (1975–2030) (European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)) (available at: http://data.europa.eu/89h/a0df7a6f-49de-46ea-9bde-563437a6e2ba,doi:10.2905/A0DF7A6F-49DE-46EA-9BDE-563437A6E2BA) The income levels of counties were defined based on the World Bank Classification: high income (HI), upper-middle income (UMI), lower-middle income (LMI), and low income (LI). World Bank 2023 The world by income and region (available at: https://datatopics.worldbank.org/world-development-indicators/the-world-by-income-and-region.html)