Disaster news refers to reports on events that bring calamity and suffering to humanity. These reports typically cover catastrophic incidents caused by natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes, floods, typhoons, tsunamis) and man-made accidents (e.g., plane crashes, maritime disasters, fires, traffic accidents, wars, terrorist attacks).

  Disaster news holds significant news value due to its characteristics of suddenness, destructiveness, wide-ranging impacts, and emotional intensity. As crucial data sources and case studies for disaster economics research, disaster news facilitates economic loss assessments and predictions of post-disaster economic recovery trajectories. Second, disaster reporting may influence public economic behavior and psychological expectations. For instance, disasters may lead to changes in household savings patterns or fluctuations in consumer demand. By examining these changes, researchers can explore the mechanisms through which disasters affect individual economic behaviors and psychological expectations. Finally, studies on disaster news can promote interdisciplinary integration between economics and other fields, such as geography, sociology, and psychology, enabling comprehensive analyses of disaster impacts on economies and underlying social/psychological factors.

  To support related research, CnOpenData has compiled nearly 20,000 entries of foreign disaster news texts, containing news titles, sources, content, industry classifications, country information, and publication dates.

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2010.11.1-2024.7.22

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