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  • Wildfire - NW of Douglas-Daly, Northern Territory, Australia

    27 minutes ago INFORMATION

  • Volcano - Sangay, Ecuador

    54 minutes ago ADVISORY

  • Extreme Heat - Deer Lake, Ontario, Canada

    1 hour ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Popocatepetl, Mexico

    1 hour ago WARNING

  • Typhoon - Mawar

    2 hours ago WARNING

  • Air Quality - Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada

    2 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Sabancaya, Peru

    3 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Vila Velha, Amapá, Brazil

    3 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Semeru, Indonesia

    3 hours ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - NW of Molepolole, Kweneng, Botswana

    4 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Volcano - Suwanosejima, Japan

    5 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Cotopaxi, Ecuador

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 5.7 - southwest of Africa

    6 hours ago WATCH

  • Flood - Congo Basin, Dem Rep of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Kribi, Sud, Cameroon

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Dolbeau, Québec, Canada

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Suchiate Basin, Coatan and Suchiate Rivers, Guatemala and Mexico

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Magdalena Basin, SW of Magdalena River, Colombia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Bella Union, Artigas, Uruguay

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Comondante Luis Piedrabuena, Santa Cruz, Argentina

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Viana, Maranhão, Brazil

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Burylbaytal, Almaty, Qaraghandy and Zhambyl, Kazakhstan

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Dulan, Qinghai, China

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Stoeng Treng, Stœng Trêng, Cambodia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Kura Basin, Eastern Europe, Western Asia and Caspian Sea

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Yangtze Basin, China and Taiwan

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Izmayil, Odessa, Ukraine

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Danube Basin, Western Europe, Southern Europe and Eastern Europe

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 5.8 - Volcano Islands, Japan region

    8 hours ago WATCH

  • Wildfire - SE of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

    10 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Air Quality - Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada

    10 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Air Quality - Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

    13 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Congo Basin, Middle Africa and Eastern Africa

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Dryden, Manitoba and Ontario, Canada

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Geraldton, Ontario, Canada

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Senegal Basin, Mauritania

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Tecuala, Nayarit, Mexico

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Parana Basin, South America

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Trois Rivieres, Ontario and Québec, Canada

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Dolores, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Amazon Basin, Ecuador and Peru

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Gualeguaychu, Entre Ríos, Argentina

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Pedro Luro, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Griffith, New South Wales and Victoria, Australia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Bulungan Basin, Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Bengawan Solo Basin, Indonesia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Mahakam Basin, Indonesia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Raba, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Langsa, Aceh and Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Brahmaputra Basin, China, India and Myanmar

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ganges Basin, NE of Brahmani River, India and Bangladesh

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ca Mau, Cà Mau, Vietnam

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Pakchan Basin, Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Irrawaddy Basin, Bangladesh and Myanmar

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Brahmaputra Basin, Eastern Asia and Southern Asia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Yancheng, East China

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Indus Basin, India and Pakistan

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Nile Basin, Eastern Africa, Middle Africa and Northern Africa

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Har Us Nuur Basin, China, Russia and Mongolia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Volta Basin, NE of Volta River, Ghana and Togo

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Bolama, Bolama, Guinea-Bissau

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Lamu, Lamu, Kenya

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Lake Turkana Basin, Eastern Africa

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Zambezi Basin, E of Shire River, Mozambique and Malawi

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Montreal, Québec, Canada

    14 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - NE of Adigrat, Tigray, Ethiopia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Niger Basin, Nigeria

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Antsiranana, Antsiranana, Mahajanga and Toamasina, Madagascar

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Nile Basin, Egypt

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Chad Basin, Middle Africa and Western Africa

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Zambezi Basin, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Karachi, Baluchistan and Sind, Pakistan

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Jubba Basin, W of Shabelle River, Ethiopia and Somalia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Orange Basin, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Bandama Basin, Côte dIvoire, Guinea and Liberia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Aral Sea Basin, Southern Asia and Central Asia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of El Manteco, Bolívar, Venezuela

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - McCook, NE Region, United States

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Air Quality - La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada

    15 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Earthquake - 5.0 - Vanuatu region

    15 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Frost - Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

    15 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Frost - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    15 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Hailey, ID Region, United States

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Yerington, NV Region, United States

    17 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Reventador, Ecuador

    17 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Huron, SD Region, United States

    19 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Amursk, Far Eastern Russia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Buaale, Jubbada Dhexe, Somalia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Ibu, Indonesia

    1 day ago WATCH

  • Flood - Indore, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, India

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Volga Basin, Russia, Kazakhstan and Caspian Sea

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Tuban Basin, Eastern Africa

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Val dOr, Ontario and Québec, Canada

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Eldorado, Sinaloa, Mexico

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Marathon, Ontario, Canada

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Kinabatangan Basin, Philippines

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Pontianak, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Nizamabad, Telangana, India

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Pati, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Vardar Basin, Albania and Greece

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Yangtze Basin, Yangtze, Yuan Jiang and Xiang Jiang Rivers, China

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Lewotolo, Indonesia

    1 day ago WATCH

  • Wildfire - SE of Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada

    1 day ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Aira, Japan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Rincon de la Vieja, Costa Rica

    2 days ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Sheveluch, Russia

    2 days ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia

    3 days ago WARNING

  • Drinking Water - NW of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

    3 days ago ADVISORY

  • High Water Level - SE of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

    3 days ago ADVISORY

  • Extreme Heat - Dominican Republic

    3 days ago WARNING

  • Floods - Somalia

    4 days ago INFORMATION

  • Landslides - Vietnam

    3 days ago WARNING

  • Tornado - Asahan Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia

    3 days ago INFORMATION

  • Landslides - Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

    3 days ago INFORMATION

  • Extreme Heat - Mexico

    3 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Central America

    3 days ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - South Island, New Zealand

    3 days ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Tonga

    3 days ago WARNING

  • Floods - Algeria

    3 days ago INFORMATION

  • Severe Weather - Bangladesh

    3 days ago INFORMATION

  • Drought - Northwestern United States

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - High Plains United States

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Southeastern United States

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - US Virgin Islands, United States of America

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Puerto Rico, United States of America

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Floods - Central Afghanistan

    4 days ago INFORMATION

  • Severe Weather - Vietnam

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Storms - Eastern Malaysia

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Storms - Peninsular Malaysia

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Vietnam

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Central Africa

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Southern Africa

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Central Asia

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Heavy Snow - Central Asia

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Tuvalu

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Uruguay

    1 week ago WARNING

  • Marburg Virus Disease - Tanzania

    3 weeks ago WARNING

  • Measles - American Samoa

    1 month ago WARNING

  • Cholera - Haiti

    6 months ago WARNING

  • Drought - Djibouti

    2 months ago WARNING

  • Cholera - Mozambique

    3 months ago WARNING

  • Ebola Virus - Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

    9 months ago WARNING

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