Topic directory
Disasters
Verified datasets, public-interest software, research publications and organisations addressing disasters.
- Bhukosh
Geological Survey of India's map and geoscience portal for geology, minerals, geochemistry and exploration layers
Data source LandEnvironment India
Go straight to Bhukosh - CHIRPS Rainfall Data
High-resolution rainfall estimates combining satellite observations and gauge data — 40+ years of quasi-global precipitation at 0.05°, updated daily
Data source ClimateAgriculture Global, India
Go straight to CHIRPS Rainfall Data - EM-DAT International Disaster Database
The global reference for disaster impact data — 27,000+ records of natural and technological disasters with deaths, affected people, and damage since 1900
Data source DisastersClimate Global, India
Go straight to EM-DAT International Disaster Database - Global Drought Observatory
The EU's global drought monitoring system — precipitation, soil moisture, vegetation stress, and drought risk indices updated every 10 days at 0.1° resolution
Dashboard ClimateDisasters Global, India
Go straight to Global Drought Observatory - Global Humanitarian Overview
Annual UN OCHA publication on humanitarian need, response plans and global financing for crisis-affected people
Publication DisastersWelfare Global, India
Go straight to Global Humanitarian Overview - Google DeepMind WeatherLab
Interactive AI weather observatory and cyclone tracker showcasing WeatherNext 3, GenCast, and GraphCast global forecasts
Dashboard ClimateDisasters Global, India
Go straight to Google DeepMind WeatherLab - Google Flood Hub
Daily AI forecasts of riverine flooding up to seven days ahead, with gauges, water trends, alerts and inundation maps worldwide
Dashboard DisastersWater Global, India
Go straight to Google Flood Hub - Humanitarian Data Exchange
UN OCHA's open repository of crisis and development data, including administrative boundaries for most countries
Data source DisastersWelfare Global
Go straight to Humanitarian Data Exchange - IDMC Global Report on Internal Displacement
Annual global accounting of internal displacement trends, drivers and policy impacts across conflict, climate and development shocks
Publication MigrationDisasters Global, India
Go straight to IDMC Global Report on Internal Displacement - IMF PortWatch
Daily port calls and maritime trade estimates from vessel movements, with disruption monitoring and supply-chain simulations
Data source EconomyTransport Global, India
Go straight to IMF PortWatch - India Meteorological Department
Official weather observations, forecasts, warnings and long-run rainfall records for India
Dashboard ClimateDisasters India
Go straight to India Meteorological Department - India-WRIS
Water resources information system — rainfall, reservoir levels, groundwater, river flows and water quality across India
Data source WaterAgriculture India
Go straight to India-WRIS - NASA Earthdata
NASA's gateway to Earth observation data — fires, vegetation, rainfall, temperature, oceans, ice, and 1,000+ imagery layers through Worldview
Data source ClimateEnvironment Global, India
Go straight to NASA Earthdata - NASA FIRMS
Satellite-detected fires and thermal anomalies in near-real-time — the standard source for tracking forest fires, crop burning, and industrial hotspots
Dashboard EnvironmentClimate Global, India
Go straight to NASA FIRMS - NASA Worldview
Interactive browser for over 1,000 global satellite imagery layers, updated within hours of observation, nearly 30 years back
Tool EnvironmentClimate Global
Go straight to NASA Worldview - NOAA Climate Data Online
NOAA's archive of historical weather — station-level daily summaries, global hourly data, and normals for tens of thousands of stations worldwide
Data source ClimateEnvironment Global, India
Go straight to NOAA Climate Data Online - Open-Meteo
Free open-source weather API — forecasts and historical weather from 1940 using the best global models, with no API key or registration required
Data source ClimateDisasters Global, India
Go straight to Open-Meteo - Operational WeatherBench
Independent daily-scored skill leaderboard evaluating AI and physics-based global weather forecast models
Dashboard ClimateDisasters Global
Go straight to Operational WeatherBench - UNDRR Global Assessment Report
UNISDR/UNDRR flagship assessment of global disaster risk patterns, prevention progress and resilience outcomes
Publication DisastersClimate Global, Asia, India
Go straight to UNDRR Global Assessment Report - WMO State of Global Climate
WMO's annual synthesis of global climate observations, extremes and atmospheric trend indicators
Publication ClimateEnvironment Global
Go straight to WMO State of Global Climate