Natural Disaster Hotspots

April 3rd, 2005

By GadgetManiac

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank and Columbia University have collaborated to put together a global natural disaster risk assessment. Their report details mortality and economic losses caused by cyclones, drought, floods, earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides. The riskiest places for mortality are shown below: Red areas have the highest risk, followed by yellow and blue NATURAL DISASTER HOTSPOTS: A GLOBAL RISK ANALYSIS Synthesis Report