Data field · Event

Fatality cause

The hazard agent or mechanism to which event fatalities are attributed.

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NOAA National Centers for Environment…

NOAA NCEI/WDS Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database

Ongoing global historical database of significant volcanic eruptions from 4360 BC to present. An event qualifies if it caused fatalities, caused moderate damage (about USD 1 million or more), had VEI 6+, generated a tsunami, or was associated with a significant earthquake. HazEL emits event timing, volcano identity/location, VEI, fatality agents, direct eruption effects, combined associated effects, comments, and association IDs. It is not the complete GVP catalogue, a current-alert feed, or a prospective hazard model.

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Historical catastrophe loss patterns

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