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Data Viz and Storytelling

Part 2 — An Overview of Indonesia’s Natural Disasters Trends and Insights Over the Last 21 Years

Explore the big pictures of disasters in Indonesia through data visualization with Plotly

In Part 1, we have already discussed the general overview of Indonesia’s natural disaster trends from 2000 to 2021, including some tragic and unforgettable incidents. In this part, we will delve into more granular data and aim to understand the characteristics of disasters, provinces, and districts in Indonesia in terms of victims and property losses. In most cases, the insights gained from visualizations are connected to the previous findings, as they provide a holistic understanding of the phenomenon, reinforcing each other and capturing the big picture.

Statistically, the disasters that have occurred over the last 21 years in Indonesia resulted in a total of 2,051 victims and 3,916 property losses, with floods, landslides, and tornadoes being the major contributors

In the figure below, we have created four quadrants that describe the characteristics of disasters based on…