GLIDE Disaster Events: U.S. Disaster Records with Unique Global Identifiers

GLIDE disaster event records for the United States provide a standardized global identifier (GLIDEnumber) for each disaster. The data is published by the GLIDE Initiative and was last updated on 2026-06-23. It is used by organizations including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, IFRC, and the European Commission for cross-source disaster information interoperability.

Use Cases

• Link disaster impact data from different organizations based on the common GLIDEnumber.
• Map disaster events geographically based on the available GEOJSON format.
• Analyze disaster frequency and type trends in the United States based on the event registry.

Strengths

• Provides a globally standardized identifier (GLIDEnumber) for disaster events.
• Data is interoperable across multiple major disaster information sources, including UN agencies.
• Available in both GEOJSON and CSV formats, offering flexibility for analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-06-23 23:57:56.384621.

Provenance

Source

GLIDE Initiative

Collection Method

Registered disaster records from multiple sources.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:57:56.384621

Geography

United States of America