Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
MORTALITY RISKS
HIGH MORTALITY RISK
Top 3 Deciles at Risk from:
Drought only
Geophysical only
Hydro only
Drought and hydro
Geophysical and hydro
Drought and geophysical
Drought, hydro and geophysical
*Geophysical hazards include earthquakes and
volcanoes; hydrological hazards include floods,
cyclones, and landslides.
ECONOMIC LOSS RISKS
HIGH TOTAL ECONOMIC
LOSS RISK
Top 3 Deciles at Risk from:
Drought only
Geophysical only
Hydro only
Drought and hydro
Geophysical and hydro
Drought and geophysical
Drought, hydro and geophysical
*Geophysical hazards include earthquakes and
volcanoes; hydrological hazards include floods,
cyclones, and landslides.
Figure 13.16
Natural Disaster Hot Spots.
The top map shows the potential mortality risks if major natu-
ral disasters occur in global natural disaster hot spots, and the bottom map shows the potential
economic risks if major natural disasters occur in natural disaster hot spots.
Courtesy of:
Center
for Hazards and Risk Research at Columbia University and the World Bank, “Natural Disaster
Hotspots—A Global Risk Analysis,” March 29, 2005.
