Map of Central America showing frequency of volcano hazards on a 2.5 minute grid. This hazards map is based on data from the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) Volcano Database spanning the period of 1979 through 2000. Click image to enlarge.
We’ve added 8 new global datasets on volcano and landslide natural hazards to [...]
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Map showing a 2.5 minute grid of global flood mortality risks calculated over the 20 years between 1981 and 2000. Click image to enlarge.
We’ve added 8 new global datasets on issues related to flood and drought natural hazards to our TerraViva! GeoServer as part of our work with the Socioeconomic Data and Applications [...]
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Map showing the frequency of global earthquake events exceeding 4.5 on the Richter scale during the time period 1976 through 2002. Click image to enlarge.
We’ve added 11 new global datasets on issues related to earthquake and cyclone natural hazards to our TerraViva! GeoServer as part of our work with the Socioeconomic Data and [...]
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Global map showing Annual Evapotranspiration from the UN World Water Development Report II (WWDRII).
We’ve added 20 new datasets on issues related to natural hazards and water to our TerraViva! GeoServer as part of our work with the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), at the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia [...]
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