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NATURAL DISASTERS

source: EM-DAT _ The OFDA/
CRED International Disaster Database
UCL - Brussels, Belgium

www.em-dat.net

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Natural disasters can be split into 3 specific groups:
  • hydro-meteorological disasters: including floods and wave surges, storms, droughts and related disasters (extreme temperatures and forest/scrub fires), and landslides & avalanches;


  • geophysical disasters: divided into earthquakes & tsunamis and volcanic eruptions;


  • biological disasters: covering epidemics and insect infestations (which often to be considered as consequences to meteorological disasters).
Distribution of natural disasters by origin
 1900-1909 2000-2003
Hydro-meteorological 28 1444
Geological 36 152
Biological 5 297
Total 69 1893
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