1. NatCatSERVICE
Weather catastrophes in China 1980 – 2010
Number of events with trend
Number
60
50
40
30
20
10
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Meteorological events Hydrological events Climatological events
(Storm) (Flood, mass (Extreme temperature,
movement) drought, forest fire)
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2. NatCatSERVICE
Significant weather catastrophes in China 1980 – 2010
Costliest and deadliest loss events
Overall Insured
Period Loss event Main loss area losses* losses* Fatalities
US$m,
US$m original values
June – Sept. 1989 Floods Anhui, Hebei, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, 2,700 - 3,000
Jilin, Sichuan, Zhejiang
May - Sept. 1991 Floods Huai (river), middle-lower Yangtze (river), 13,600 410 2,628
Taihu (lake). Anhui, Hubei, Jiangsu
21.6 - 20.9.1993 Floods Various areas, 10 provinces affected 11,000 3,300
27.6 - 13.8.1996 Floods Central China 24,000 445 3,048
May - Sept. 1998 Floods Yangtze (river), Songhua (river) 30,700 1,000 4,159
15.6 - 26.10.1999 Floods Anhui, Guangxi, Hangzhou, Hubei,
, g , g , , 8,000
, 10 800
Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Ningxia, Qinghai,
Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Zhuang
9 -16.8.2006 Typhoon Saomai Fujian, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang 1,400 200 460
18 - 20 9 2007
20.9.2007 Typhoon Wipha Fujian, Zhejiang,
Fujian Zhejiang Shanghai 1,000
1 000 200 7
10.1 - 13.2.2008 Winter damage Anhui, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, 21,100 1,200 129
Jiangxi
6-29.6.2010 Floods, landslides Yangtze region 8,000 150 260
*original values
original
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3. NatCatSERVICE
Natural catastrophes in China 1980 – 2010
Percentage distribution
1,000 Loss events 148,000 Fatalities
8% 18% 3%
29%
37%
60%
37% 8%
Overall losses* US$ 422bn Insured losses* US$ 6 2bn
6.2bn
9% 5%
22% 21%
23%
14%
55%
51%
*in 2010 values *in 2010 values
Geophysical events Meteorological events Hydrological events Climatological events
(Earthquake, tsunami, (Storm) (Flood, mass movement) (Extreme temperature,
volcanic eruption) drought, forest fire)
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4. NatCatSERVICE
Natural catastrophes in China 1980 – 2010
Severity of event
Small-scale/Moderate/Severe
loss events
Major/Devastating/Great
catastrophes*
*Overall losses of
US$ >200m (in 2010 values)
and/or >100 fatalities
Event type
Earthquake
Tropical cyclone
Other storms
River flood
Flash flood,
mass movement
Climatological events
(Heatwave, cold wave,
wildfire, drought)
Typical track direc-
tions of tropical
cyclones in the East
and South China Seas
Major rivers
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5. NatCatSERVICE
Weather catastrophes in China 1980 – 2010
Severity of event
Small-scale/Moderate/Severe
loss events
Major/Devastating/Great
catastrophes*
*Overall losses of
US$ >200m (in 2010 values)
and/or >100 fatalities
Event type
Tropical cyclone
Other storms
River flood
Flash flood,
mass movement
Climatological events
(Heatwave, cold wave,
wildfire, drought)
Typical track direc-
tions of tropical
cyclones in the East
and South China Seas
Major rivers
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