Climate-related Disasters Frequency

Source: The Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) , Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) / Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Brussels, Belgium – www.emdat.be. Category: Climate and Weather Data series: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL  Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought  Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme temperature  Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood  Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Landslide  Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm  Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Wildfire Climate related disasters frequency, People Affected: Drought  Climate related disasters frequency, People Affected: Extreme temperature  Climate related disasters frequency, People Affected: Flood  Climate related disasters frequency, People Affected: Landslide  Climate related disasters frequency, People Affected: Storm  Climate related disasters frequency, People Affected: Wildfire Climate related disasters frequency, People Affected: TOTAL  Disaster Intensity Metadata: EM-DAT: The International Disasters Database - Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), part of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) www.emdat.be, Brussels, Belgium. Only climate related disasters (Wildfire, Storm, Landslide, Flood, Extreme Temperature, and Drought) are covered. See the CID Glossary for the definitions. EM-DAT records country level human and economic losses for disasters with at least one of the following criteria: i.          Killed ten (10) or more people  ii.         Affected hundred (100) or more people  iii.        Led to declaration of a state of emergency iv.        Led to call for international assistance   The reported total number of deaths “Total Deaths” includes confirmed fatalities directly imputed to the disaster plus missing people whose whereabouts since the disaster are unknown and so they are presumed dead based on official figures. “People Affected” is the total of injured, affected, and homeless people. Injured includes the number of people with physical injuries, trauma, or illness requiring immediate medical assistance due to the disaster. Affected includes the number of people requiring immediate assistance due to the disaster. Homeless includes the number of people requiring shelter due to their house being destroyed or heavily damaged during the disaster. Disaster intensity is calculated by summing “Total Deaths” and 30% of the “People Affected”, and then dividing the result by the total population. For each disaster and its corresponding sources, the population referred to in these statistics and the apportionment between injured, affected, homeless, and the total is checked by CRED staff members. Nonetheless, it is important to note that these are estimates based on certain assumptions, which have their limitations. For details on the criteria and underlying assumptions, please visit https://doc.emdat.be/docs/data-structure-and-content/impact-variables/human/. Methodology: Global climate related disasters are stacked to show the trends in climate related physical risk factors.