JIANG Tong, TAN Ke, WANG Yanjun, ZHAI Jianqing
Based on the meteorological disaster data of the "Belt and Road" regions from 1980 to 2019, the spatial-temporal characteristics of these regions are analyzed. The results of the analysis are as follows. First, the numbers of meteorological disasters, economic losses and victims in the "Belt and Road" regions from 1980 to 2019 all see an overall upward trend, and reach 54%, 44% and 80% of the global total numbers. Second, South Asia and Southeast Asia are the most seriously affected regions, of which Southeast Asia accounts for 36% of the total number of meteorological disasters, and South Asia accounts for 29%; while in terms of economic losses, South Asia accounts for 40%, Southeast Asia accounts for 39%; in terms of victims, South Asia accounts for 48%, and Southeast Asia accounts for 37%. Therefore, for the "Belt and Road" regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia, one needs to focus on the disaster prevention and mitigation. Third, in the 21st century, the number of meteorological disasters in the 2010s has increased by 2.8 times from that of the 2000s, while the number of deaths has decreased by 76%.
