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Service Group Sort descending	Service Name	Credit
Exposure	All types of power plants	United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (2018). Asia-Pacific Energy Portal. Accessed in September 2018
Exposure	Solar and wind power plants	United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (2018). Asia-Pacific Energy Portal. Accessed in September 2018
Exposure	Coal, oil, hydropower plants	United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (2018). Asia-Pacific Energy Portal. Accessed in September 2018
Exposure	Global Electricity Transmission Lines	World Bank (2020). Derived Map Of Global Electricity Transmission And Distribution Lines. Accessed in February 2021
Hazard	Cyclone wind 100-year return periods	UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) (2017). Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) Atlas Risk Data Platform Accessed in November 2020
Hazard	Peak ground acceleration PGA 250-year return periods	UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) (2017). Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) Atlas Risk Data Platform Accessed in November 2020
Hazard	Peak ground acceleration PGA 475-year return periods	UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) (2017). Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) Atlas Risk Data Platform Accessed in November 2020
Hazard	Tsunami hazard (run up) 475-year return periods (metres)	UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) (2017). Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) Atlas Risk Data Platform Accessed in November 2020
Hazard	Tsunami fault traces	UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) (2017). Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) Atlas Risk Data Platform Accessed in November 2020
Hazard	6 months Standardized precipitation index (SPI6) in 2015	The Climate Hazards Center and affiliates. Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS) Accessed in January 2021

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