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Welcome to Historic Floods, an interactive map for exploring historic flood events.
Database Coverage: 1886–2022 | Geographic Scope: All of Greece
This interactive map is built upon the flood database published in the academic research paper by Evelpidou et al. (2023) in the journal Climate
How to cite:
Evelpidou, N., Cartalis, C., Karkani, A., Saitis, G., Philippopoulos, K., & Spyrou, E. (2023). A GIS-Based Assessment of Flood Hazard through Track Records over the 1886–2022 Period in Greece. Climate, 11, 226. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli11110226 Interactive map available at: https://HistoricFloods.org
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Interactive visualization of flood events.
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How to cite:
Evelpidou, N., Cartalis, C., Karkani, A., Saitis, G., Philippopoulos, K., & Spyrou, E. (2023). A GIS-Based Assessment of Flood Hazard through Track Records over the 1886–2022 Period in Greece. Climate, 11, 226. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli11110226 Interactive map available at: https://HistoricFloods.org
Contribute flood data from your region to expand the Historic Floods database. We welcome submissions from researchers, institutions, and government agencies worldwide.
| Column | Format | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
date_of_commencement |
YYYY-MM-DD | Date when the flood started | 1924-11-04 |
latitude |
Decimal (WGS84) | Location latitude | 37.0384673 |
longitude |
Decimal (WGS84) | Location longitude | 22.1104259 |
location_name |
Text (uppercase) | Administrative region | MESSINIA |
flood_event_name |
Text | Specific place or event name | KALAMATA |
source |
URL or citation | Data source reference | https://example.org |
deaths_toll_int |
Integer | Number of deaths (empty if unknown, 0 if none) | 16 |
cause_of_flood |
Text | What caused the flood (empty if unknown) | Heavy rainfall |
relevant_information |
Text | Additional notes (empty if none) | Bridge collapsed |
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