Our World in Data - Natural Disasters Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems https://ourworldindata.org/ 2025-12-15T17:55:00.000Z We’ve updated our charts with the latest data on natural disasters https://ourworldindata.org/weve-updated-our-charts-with-the-latest-data-on-natural-disasters 2025-12-15T17:55:00.000Z Pablo Rosado
]]> Bangladesh has become much more resilient to cyclones, saving many lives https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/bangladesh-has-become-much-more-resilient-to-cyclones-saving-many-lives 2025-10-27T05:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Most of the increase in natural disasters in the late 20th century is due to improved reporting https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/most-of-the-increase-in-natural-disasters-in-the-late-20th-century-is-due-to-improved-reporting 2025-06-16T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> How can the world reduce deaths from extreme heat? https://ourworldindata.org/how-can-the-world-reduce-deaths-from-extreme-heat 2024-07-22T09:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Is the number of natural disasters increasing? https://ourworldindata.org/disaster-database-limitations 2024-06-03T10:04:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> How are extreme weather events and the climate evolving in the United States? https://ourworldindata.org/us-weather-climate 2024-05-20T10:16:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> The world has become more resilient to disasters, but investment is needed to save more lives https://ourworldindata.org/the-world-has-become-more-resilient-to-disasters-but-investment-is-needed-to-save-more-lives 2024-05-20T08:21:34.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Weather forecasts have become much more accurate; we now need to make them available to everyone https://ourworldindata.org/weather-forecasts 2024-03-12T10:34:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs/climate-action 2023-07-18T14:12:00.000Z Our World in Data team
]]> Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs/sustainable-cities 2023-07-18T14:11:00.000Z Our World in Data team
]]> Natural Disasters https://ourworldindata.org/natural-disasters 2022-12-07T23:02:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo RosadoMax Roser
]]> A century of global deaths from disasters https://ourworldindata.org/century-disaster-deaths 2022-02-15T08:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> What were the world's deadliest earthquakes? https://ourworldindata.org/the-worlds-deadliest-earthquakes 2018-10-05T12:00:57.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Not all deaths are equal: How many deaths make a natural disaster newsworthy? https://ourworldindata.org/how-many-deaths-make-a-natural-disaster-newsworthy 2017-07-19T11:00:00.000Z Sandra Tzvetkova
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