Hello!
Disaster Ledger is a website created mainly as a project aimed at documenting both man-made disasters and natural disasters that have occurred since the very start of the year until April. This idea behind our website to provide quick and easy access to disaster related news, all the while allowing for smooth navigations between world events, with the intended purpose of being purely a-political in a somewhat informal way.
Goals
My main goal is to offer clear, quick access to critical information — whether it is on recent natural catastrophes or accidents that led to humanitarian crises, as well as giving myself a platform to challenge myself and learn/test different concepts. All in all, I aim to:
- Compile reliable sources and news into a single platform
- Ensure smooth, intuitive navigation across various disaster types
- Support awareness and education through clean presentation
Inspirations
This site was inspired by many sources and platforms like Wikipedia, local/global humanitarian agencies/organizations like the WHO and espeically news sites like Reuters or the BBC. I find that the purpose of their sites to quite underrated in our modern times where information plays such an important role. However, at the same, I find that because of how much they are trying to present at the same times, it tends to get to overwelming when trying to navigate around. In contrast to this, I find that websites designed by/for artists, either as a porfolio or simply a landing page for providing information about them, to always be an fun time to look through. The way the pages flow and the informations presented on websites like this and this (or even this) are very always nice on the eyes. As such, this site is a combination of many ideas and inspirations in attempts to learn and improve by deconstructing my inspirations, all the while following the intended goal of easing the pain of navigation by serving as the bridge to getting quick and esay information, purely focusing on the event themselves.
FAQ
Q: Where do you get your information?
A: We compile data from reputable news agencies, government sources, NGOs, and verified reporting platforms. Each event links to its original source.
Q: Why are some disasters chosen over others?
A: Most of the events chosen are done baased on the severity, availability of information and overall convenience. This is the reason as to why, even though there have been typhoon that have occured and done their own varying levels of damage
(Cyclone Alfred, Cyclone Garance, etc.), I've decided to leave them out of the calender due to how much they overlap with other events, how much space they take up on the calendar and how hard it is to quantify their severity compared to other events.
Along with that, it should also noted that personal bias can also contribute toward certain disasters being highlighted over another (likely due to their proximity to me).
Q: Is this site updated in real-time?
A: While not in real-time, we do update regularly and aim to capture events from January through April in our current version.
Q: Why only January to April?
A: This site is part of a semester-long project. Future expansions may include continuous updates depending on scope and interest.