Disaster History: Significant Data on Major Disasters Worldwide, 1900-Present

摘要

The Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Disaster History provides information on major disasters which have occurred around the world since 1900. Information is more complete on events since 1964 - the year the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance was created - and included details on all disasters to which the Office responded with assistance. No records are kept on disasters which occurred within the United States and its territories. All OFDA 'declared' disasters are included, i.e., all those in which the Chief of the U.S. Diplomatic Mission in an affected country determined that a disaster existed which warranted U.S. government response.