How useful and reliable are disaster databases in the context of climate and global change? A comparative case study analysis in Peru

Huggel, C.; Raissig, A.; Rohrer, M.; Romero, G.; Diaz, A.; Salzmann, N.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-475-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-475-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-475-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 3

Research article

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09 Mar 2015

Research article |

| 09 Mar 2015

How useful and reliable are disaster databases in the context of climate and global change? A comparative case study analysis in Peru

C. Huggel, A. Raissig, M. Rohrer, G. Romero, A. Diaz, and N. Salzmann

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Short summary

Three different disaster databases are analyzed for detection of decadal spatiotemporal changes in the Andes of Peru. We find large variations in the disaster metrics depending on the database. We recommend that the type, method and source of documentation should be carefully evaluated for any analysis of disaster databases; reporting criteria should be improved and documentation efforts strengthened.