Extended Data Fig. 9: Comparison of the DFO and Em-Dat databases. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 9: Comparison of the DFO and Em-Dat databases.

From: Satellite imaging reveals increased proportion of population exposed to floods

Extended Data Fig. 9

We find moderate temporal correlation, greater representation of events in DFO than in Em-Dat in USA, Australia and Russia, and a smaller catalogue of events in DFO than in Em-Dat in Africa and Latin America. a, Annual flood events in DFO and Em-Dat. b, Number of flood events in DFO minus that in Em-Dat for each country. Base map: Natural Earth, tmap R package51.

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