Table 2.
The shift in number of affected provinces in a single natural disaster in China, 1985–2014.
| Disasters | NumberAP | 1985–1989 | 1990–1994 | 1995–1999 | 2000–2004 | 2005–2009 | 2010–2014 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Es(%) | Es(%) | Es(%) | Es(%) | Es(%) | Es(%) | Es(%) | ||
| Floods | 1 | 13(59.1) | 10(45.5) | 9(37.5) | 26(61.9) | 36(62.1) | 11(22.4) | 105(48.6) |
| 2–5 | 7(31.8) | 7(31.8) | 9(37.5) | 11(26.2) | 17(29.3) | 24(49.0) | 75(34.7) | |
| 6–9 | 1(4.5) | 3(13.6) | 3(12.5) | 2(4.8) | 3(5.2) | 8(16.3) | 20(9.3) | |
| 10~ | 0(0) | 0(0) | 2(8.3) | 2(4.8) | 1(1.7) | 2(4.1) | 7(3.2) | |
| Uncertain | 1(4.5) | 1(4.5) | 1(4.2) | 1(2.4) | 0(0) | 4(8.2) | 8(3.7) | |
| Total | 22(100) | 22(100) | 24(100) | 42(100) | 57(100) | 49(100) | 216(100) | |
| Storms | 1 | 19(70.4) | 26(66.7) | 20(60.6) | 19(50.0) | 21(44.7) | 14(28.0) | 119(50.6) |
| 2–5 | 7(25.9) | 13(33.3) | 11(33.3) | 16(42.1) | 20(42.6) | 24(48.0) | 91(38.7) | |
| 6–9 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 3(6.4) | 3(6.0) | 6(2.6) | |
| 10~ | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
| Uncertain | 1(3.7) | 1(2.6) | 2(6.1) | 3(7.9) | 3(6.4) | 9(18.0) | 19(8.1) | |
| Total | 27(100) | 40(100) | 33(100) | 38(100) | 47(100) | 50(100) | 235(100) |
Note: NumberAP denotes the number of affected provinces; Es denotes the frequency of disaster episodes.