Climate: Most of increase in disasters due to improved reporting

Jun 16, 2025

Our World in Data on X: “Most of the increase in natural disasters in the late 20th century is due to improved reporting— Tracking the occurrence of natural disasters can save lives by helping countries prepare for future ones. In our work on natural disasters, we visualize data from EM-DAT, the most https://t.co/6mhkv2CCFk” / X

Most of the increase in natural disasters in the late 20th century is due to improved reporting—

Tracking the occurrence of natural disasters can save lives by helping countries prepare for future ones.

In our work on natural disasters, we visualize data from EM-DAT, the most… pic.twitter.com/6mhkv2CCFk
— Our World in Data (@OurWorldInData) June 16, 2025