Global flood occurence (1985-2011)

Flood occurrences is the number of flood recorded from 1985 to 2011. Flood counts were calculated by intersecting hydrological units with estimated flood extent polygons.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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bbox-north-lat 90
bbox-south-lat -90
bbox-west-long -180
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metadata-date 2020-12-10T20:07:06Z
progress completed
resource-type dataset
responsible-party [{"name": "UNESCO-IHP", "roles": ["originator"]}]
spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, -90.0], [180.0, -90.0], [180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, -90.0]]]}
spatial-reference-system 4326
spatial_harvester true
temporal-extent-begin 1984-12-31T23:00:00+00:00
temporal-extent-end 2011-12-30T23:00:00+00:00
Tags
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • basin
  • exposure
  • flood
  • geo
  • geoss
  • global
  • risk
  • sdg
  • unesco
  • water
isopen False
metadata_created 2025-11-24T19:29:22.735427
metadata_modified 2025-11-24T19:29:22.735432
notes Flood occurrences is the number of flood recorded from 1985 to 2011. Flood counts were calculated by intersecting hydrological units with estimated flood extent polygons.
num_resources 19
num_tags 12
title Global flood occurence (1985-2011)