Table 1 Overview of the different data types and sources used in this research, including the intensity units, years available and whether dynamic hazard data is available.
From: A new method to compile global multi-hazard event sets
Hazard class | Hazard type | Acronym | Name and source | Intensity unit | Years available | Dynamic hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geophysical | Earthquake | eq | ShakeMaps Earthquake Catalogue34 | Richter Magnitude [–] | 1900–present | No |
Volcanic eruption | vo | Global Volcanism Program35 | Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) [–] | 1345 BCE–present | No | |
Landslide | ls | Global Fatal Landslide Database36 | [–] | 2004–2017 | No | |
Meteorological | Tropical cyclone | tc | IBTrACS37 | Saffir-Simpson Scale | 1850–present | No |
The Willis Research Network Global Tropical Cyclone Wind Footprint dataset38 | [ms−1] | 1989–2020 | ||||
Coldwave | cw | ERA-539 | Kelvin | 1979–Present | Yes | |
Heatwave | hw | ERA-539 | Kelvin | 1979–Present | Yes | |
Extreme wind | ew | ERA-539 | [ms−1] | 1979-Present | Yes | |
Hydrological | Tsunami | ts | Global Historical Tsunami Database40 | Wave height [m] | 2000 B.C.–present | No |
Flood | fl | The Global Flood Database41 | [-] | 2000–2018 | No | |
Climatological | Drought | dr | Global Drought Observatory42 | SPI-3 | 1981–2022 | Yes |
Wildfire | wf | Global Wildfire Dataset43 | [–] | 2000–present | Yes |
