Natural Disasters 1970-2021

Global Frequency of Natural Disasters

Since the 1970s, the frequency of natural disasters has increased worldwide. Click around to explore what types of disasters have been most frequent over the years.

Global Cost of Natural Disasters (Billions of USD)

The natural disasters have grown increasingly expensive. Take a look at the below graph to examine the costs. Please note that "G" represents Billions.

Regional Overview of Storms

Below, you can see the presence of different storms in various regions. Each bar indicates that there was at least one of the storm type in that year.

References
Data Source: All Natural Disasters 1970 - 2021 /EOSDIS - See License
Data Source: EM-DAT Economic Data by Natural Disaster Type With major processing by Our World in Data. Licensed CC BY.