Every year floods cause enormous damage all over the world. This study investigates loss of human life statistics for … different types of floods and different regions on a global scale. The OFDA/CRED Database contains data on international … flooding: river floods, flash floods and drainage problems. First, the development of loss of life statistics over time is …

. Using panel data and a two-way fixed effects estimation, the analysis focuses on storms, floods, wildfires, and landslides …

We evaluate whether floods and landslides are more likely when rain falls inside versus outside protected areas (PAs … floods and landslides is affected by whether rain falls inside or outside PAs. We use a two-way fixed effect panel data model … find that shifts in precipitation towards PAs reduce floods significantly. These results were highly robust. We also find …

, we study the dynamic impacts of floods on European manufacturing firms during the period 2007-2018. We find that water …