Natural Hazards brings you live natural hazard information: global disaster alerts for earthquakes, tropical cyclones, floods, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires, live river levels in England and the United States, and official flood warnings across England.
Disaster alerts are graded green, orange or red by likely humanitarian impact and come with the countries affected, severity and a link to the full report. River levels show the latest gauge reading for the stations nearest a point, and in England whether the river is below, within or above its usual range. Flood warnings come with severity, area, river or coastline and the full public message.
What you can do
- disaster_alerts — worldwide earthquake, cyclone, flood, volcano, drought and wildfire alerts by level, date and country
- river_levels — latest river levels and flows at the gauges nearest a point in England or the US
- uk_flood_warnings — current flood warnings and alerts in England, by location, county or nationwide
Who it's for
Insurers, supply-chain and logistics teams, humanitarian and travel-risk staff, residents and businesses in flood-prone areas, and local news and emergency volunteers.
How to use it
- Call disaster_alerts with no filters for orange and red alerts worldwide in the last 30 days, or set country, event_types and dates
- Call river_levels with latitude and longitude to see how high nearby rivers are right now
- In England, follow up with uk_flood_warnings for the same point to see any warnings in force
- Read each alert's severity and report link, and each warning's message for advice
Getting started
Call disaster_alerts with no filters to see the most serious hazards happening around the world now.
