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84,588 natural disasters recorded worldwide in the last 30 days, most of them wildfires (30,225). Pick a type for its live map, today's list and its archive.
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Wildfire
Uncontrolled vegetation fires in forest, bush, grass or peat.
30,225 in 30 days · 50,298 recorded
Earthquake
Sudden ground shaking from tectonic movement, measured on the moment-magnitude scale.
16,743 in 30 days · 57,491 recorded
Storm
Severe thunderstorms, windstorms, hail and winter storms.
16,272 in 30 days · 26,929 recorded
Flood
River, flash, urban and coastal flooding events.
14,365 in 30 days · 22,273 recorded
Cyclone / Hurricane
Tropical cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons with damaging wind and surge.
2,239 in 30 days · 2,842 recorded
Drought
Prolonged rainfall deficit driving water shortage, crop failure and food insecurity.
1,590 in 30 days · 2,542 recorded
Landslide
Downslope movement of rock, soil or debris, often rain- or quake-triggered.
1,098 in 30 days · 2,114 recorded
Cold Wave
Extreme low temperatures causing deaths, crop loss and infrastructure failure.
928 in 30 days · 1,041 recorded
Tornado
Violently rotating columns of air producing concentrated destruction.
271 in 30 days · 364 recorded
Heat Wave
Extended extreme heat with excess mortality and infrastructure stress.
243 in 30 days · 1,928 recorded
Volcanic Eruption
Eruptions producing ash, lava, pyroclastic flows and lahars.
218 in 30 days · 564 recorded
Avalanche
Rapid snow-mass movement down a slope, often triggering burials and road closures.
195 in 30 days · 249 recorded
Tsunami
Ocean waves generated by earthquakes, landslides or eruptions.
120 in 30 days · 195 recorded
Space Weather
Geomagnetic storms and solar activity that disrupt power grids, aviation, navigation and satellites.
81 in 30 days · 147 recorded
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Storm — Así fue el fuerte aguacero en Medellín y el Valle de Aburrá con granizo en Laureles y tormenta eléctrica
Minor
Drought — Parts of Utah emerge from moderate drought for first time in 7 months
Minor
Flood — Kerr Co. flood survivors call for help after individual federal funding denied
Minor
Earthquake in Panama — M3.8 Earthquake — PANAMA
Minor
Earthquake — M3.4 Earthquake — 177 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska
Minor
Earthquake in Indonesia — M3.0 Earthquake — SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Minor
Earthquake in Colombia — El Valle del Cauca traza una ruta para transformar su economía y duplicar su PIB por habitante: 'De la reconstrucción por el terremoto al desarrollo'
Minor
Earthquake in Indonesia — M3.3 Earthquake — MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Minor
Storm — ¡Pronóstico cumplido! Registra Parral Tormenta eléctrica este viernes
Minor
Storm — 渔船回港、列车停运、人员转移 台风“蔷琵”逼近各地多举措应对
Minor
Earthquake — 西藏巴青县地震前后遥感图发布 暂未见大面积房屋严重损毁
Minor
Storm in Mexico — Entregan casi 800 documentos oficiales a familias afectadas por tormenta Rachel en Ensenada
Moderate
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