ADAM Tropical Storm Event: Madagascar, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Jan-Feb 2025

WFP’s Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system collected and mapped geospatial and socio-economic information following a tropical storm from January 30 to February 3, 2025. The event affected Madagascar, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe, with the storm center located near latitude -19.14, longitude 51.38. The dataset is available in SHP and CSV formats and was last updated on May 21, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map the storm's geographic impact area based on the provided center coordinates and affected countries.
• Analyze socio-economic vulnerability for disaster response planning based on the description of collected information types.
• Model storm track and intensity for similar future events based on the recorded date range and location.
• Integrate with other humanitarian datasets for multi-hazard risk assessment based on the structured ADAM system output.

Strengths

• Data originates from WFP's operational ADAM system, designed for sudden-onset emergencies.
• Specific event dates (Jan 30 2025-Feb 03 2025) and precise storm center coordinates (-19.14, 51.38) are provided.
• Available in common geospatial (SHP) and tabular (CSV) formats for interoperability.

Limitations

• Row count and sample data are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Collected, analysed and mapped by the ADAM system following a sudden onset humanitarian emergency.

Time Range

Event period: Jan 30 2025 - Feb 03 2025. Data updated: 2026-05-21.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:04:37.553068; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Madagascar, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Storm center near lat -19.14, lon 51.38.