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  • Severe Weather - Montreal, Québec, Canada

    12 minutes ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Kerinci, Indonesia

    14 minutes ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 5.0 - 3 km N of Abepura, Indonesia

    15 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Freezing Rain - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    17 minutes ago WARNING

  • Flood - Lafayette, LA Region, United States

    22 minutes ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - SE of Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar

    22 minutes ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SW of San Pa Tong, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    22 minutes ago INFORMATION

  • Winter Storm - Upper Midwestern, United States

    24 minutes ago WARNING

  • Flood - Limbe, Sud-Ouest, Cameroon

    39 minutes ago WARNING

  • Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Southern Asia and Western Asia

    39 minutes ago WARNING

  • Flood - Rufiji Basin, Great Ruaha and Rufiji Rivers, Tanzania

    39 minutes ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Canavieiras, Bahia, Brazil

    39 minutes ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador

    39 minutes ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Nova Vicosa, Bahia, Brazil

    39 minutes ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Wabag, Enga, Papua New Guinea

    39 minutes ago WARNING

  • Tropical Cyclone - Gabrielle

    1 hour ago WATCH

  • Flood - SE of Mahakam Basin, Indonesia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Cauvery Basin, Sri Lanka

    39 minutes ago WARNING

  • Flood - Po Basin, Italy and San Marino

    39 minutes ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Vardar Basin, Albania and Greece

    39 minutes ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Sandakan, Labuan and Sabah, Malaysia

    39 minutes ago WARNING

  • Tropical Cyclone - Freddy

    58 minutes ago INFORMATION

  • Floods - Southern, United States

    58 minutes ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Villarrica, Chile

    54 minutes ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - San Miguel, El Salvador

    54 minutes ago ADVISORY

  • Drought - Northwestern United States

    55 minutes ago WARNING

  • Drought - High Plains United States

    55 minutes ago WARNING

  • Drought - Southwestern United States

    56 minutes ago WARNING

  • Drought - Hawaii, United States

    56 minutes ago WARNING

  • Flood - Slidell, LA Region, United States

    1 hour ago WARNING

  • Drought - Federated States of Micronesia

    58 minutes ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Karangetang, Indonesia

    1 hour ago WARNING

  • Tornado - Jackson, MS WFO Region, US

    1 hour ago WARNING

  • Tornado - Jackson, MS WFO Region, US

    1 hour ago WATCH

  • Tornado - Lake Charles, LA WFO Region, US

    1 hour ago WATCH

  • Highsurf - Advisory (Hawaiian Islands)

    2 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Earthquake - 5.1 - 1 km E of Nurhak, Turkey

    12 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Reidsville, GA Region, United States

    2 hours ago WARNING

  • Highwind - Advisory (Hawaiian Islands)

    2 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Highwind - Warning (Hawaiian Islands)

    2 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX Region, United States

    2 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Sabancaya, Peru

    2 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Popocatepetl, Mexico

    2 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Fuego, Guatemala

    3 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Chikurachki, Russia

    3 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Sangay, Ecuador

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Tornado - New Orleans, LA WFO Region, US

    4 hours ago WATCH

  • Volcano - Suwanosejima, Japan

    5 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

    5 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Extreme Heat - Western Australia

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Snowfall - Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Freezing Rain - North Bay, Ontario, Canada

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • High Wind - S of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    6 hours ago WARNING

  • Snowfall - Quebec, Québec, Canada

    6 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Congo Basin, Middle Africa and Eastern Africa

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Merowe, Northern and River Nile, Sudan

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Aral Sea Basin, E of Syr Darya River, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Cameta, Pará, Brazil

    7 hours ago WARNING

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

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Xique-Xique, Bahia, Brazil

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Tocantins Basin, Tocantins and Araguaia Rivers, Brazil

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Laranjal do Jari, Amapá, Mato Grosso and Pará, Brazil

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Parana Basin, South America

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Remanso, Northeast Brazil

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Amazon Basin, Mamore and Guapore Rivers, Brazil and Bolivia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Sao Luis, Maranhão, Brazil

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Maroni Basin, Brazil and French Guiana

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Camooweal, New South Wales, Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Derby, Northern Territory and Western Australia, Australia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Halls Creek, Northern Territory and Western Australia, Australia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Karumba, Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Aral Sea Basin, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Brahmaputra Basin, Eastern Asia and Southern Asia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Indus Basin, India and Pakistan

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Murray Basin, Murray, Darling and Murrumbidgee Rivers, Australia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Yellow River Basin, China

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Karachi, Sind, Pakistan

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ganges Basin, Godavari and Damodar Rivers, India and Bangladesh

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Mekong Basin, South-eastern Asia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Incomati Basin, Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Chao Phraya Basin, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Karachi, Sind, Pakistan

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Mae Klong Basin, Myanmar and Thailand

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Irrawaddy Basin, Bangladesh and Myanmar

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Sukkur, Baluchistan, Punjab and Sind, Pakistan

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Irrawaddy Basin, W of Sittang River, Myanmar and Thailand

    7 hours ago WARNING

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

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Yanbu al Bahr, Al Madinah and Makkah, Saudi Arabia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Shatt Al Arab Basin, Iran and Iraq

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Al Wajh, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Karachi, Sind, Pakistan

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Okavango Basin, Middle Africa, Southern Africa and Eastern Africa

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Benin City, Bayelsa, Delta and Edo, Nigeria

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Chad Basin, Middle Africa and Western Africa

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Lake Turkana Basin, Ethiopia and Kenya

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Zambezi Basin, Middle Africa, Southern Africa and Eastern Africa

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Extreme Cold - Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Extreme Cold - Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ogooue Basin, Middle Africa

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Volta Basin, W of White Volta River, Ghana and Togo

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Niger Basin, Niger and Bani Rivers, Mali

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Nile Basin, SW of Atbara River, Eritrea and Sudan

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Nile Basin, Eastern Africa

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Adigrat, Tigray, Ethiopia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Ati, Batha, Chad

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Eyl, Nugaal, Somalia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Quelimane, Zambezia, Mozambique

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Congo Basin, Tanzania

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Orange Basin, Southern Africa

    7 hours ago WARNING

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

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Zambezi Basin, Mozambique

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Tsiribihina Basin, Madagascar

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Rufiji Basin, Mozambique, Malawi and Tanzania

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Conakry, Conakry, Guinea

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Niger Basin, Nigeria

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Lamu, Lamu, Kenya

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Biak, Papua and Papua Barat, Indonesia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Amazon Basin, Brazil, Colombia and Peru

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - La Paz, Baja California, Baja California Sur and Sonora, Mexico

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Baoding, Hebei, China

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Storms - Northern India

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Drought - South Korea

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Floods - Fiji

    8 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SE of Bossangoa, Ouham, Central African Republic

    9 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - N of Bor, Jungoli, South Sudan

    9 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - W of Am Timan, Salamat, Chad

    9 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - E of Malakal, Upper Nile, South Sudan

    9 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - E of Foumban, Ouest, Cameroon

    9 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NE of Kaga Bandoro, Nana-Grébizi, Central African Republic

    9 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NE of Ouadda, Haute-Kotto, Central African Republic

    9 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NE of Ouadda, Haute-Kotto, Central African Republic

    9 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Storms - Eastern South Africa

    9 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Mahakam Basin, Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Landslides - Cianjur Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia

    1 day ago INFORMATION

  • Flood - Lufkin, TX Region, United States

    10 hours ago WARNING

  • Winter Storm - Northern Israel

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 5.0 - 142 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

    11 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Aira, Japan

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 5.5 - 38 km NNW of Guanaja, Honduras

    12 hours ago WATCH

  • Wildfire - NE of Nyaunglebin, Pegu, Myanmar

    12 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - W of Shwebo, Sagaing, Myanmar

    12 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - N of Angol, La Araucanía, Chile

    14 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SW of Chillan, Bío, Bío, Chile

    14 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - S of Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile

    14 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - S of Tolten, La Araucanía, Chile

    14 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Earthquake - 5.4 - 18 km N of Gölbaşı, Turkey

    16 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Snowfall - Terrace, British Columbia, Canada

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • High Wind - Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - NE of East Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia

    17 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Winter Storms - Eastern Spain

    18 hours ago WARNING

  • Tornado - Cilacap Regency, Central Java, Indonesia

    18 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SW of Collipulli, La Araucanía, Chile

    20 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Flood - E of Pungwe Basin, Mozambique and Malawi

    20 hours ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - N of Yakossi, Mbomou, Central African Republic

    21 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NE of Rumbek, Lakes, South Sudan

    21 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NW of Dembi Dolo, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    21 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - S of Ndele, Bamingui-Bangoran, Central African Republic

    21 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SW of Kontcha, Adamaoua, Cameroon

    21 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - S of Kontcha, Adamaoua, Cameroon

    21 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SW of Nasir, Upper Nile, South Sudan

    21 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Extreme Cold - Bosnia and Herzegovina

    22 hours ago WARNING

  • Avalanche - Alberta, Canada

    23 hours ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Southern Vietnam

    23 hours ago WARNING

  • Storms - Brazil

    23 hours ago WARNING

  • Avalanches - Eastern Switzerland

    23 hours ago WARNING

  • Extreme Cold - Germany

    23 hours ago WARNING

  • Extreme Cold - Serbia

    23 hours ago WARNING

  • Extreme Cold - Slovakia

    23 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Jackson, AL Region, United States

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - NW of Fang, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    1 day ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - S of Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar

    1 day ago INFORMATION

  • Flood - SW of Kismaayo, Jubbada Hoose, Somalia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Danube Basin, Eastern Europe and Southern Europe

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Atamyrat, Chardzhou, Turkmenistan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Aral Sea Basin, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Aral Sea Basin, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Landslides - Southern Peru

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Avalanches - Northern India

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Drought - Tuvalu

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Floods - Banggai Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

    1 day ago INFORMATION

  • Volcano - Sheveluch, Russia

    1 day ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Amazon Basin, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Tecuala, Nayarit, Mexico

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Palapye, Central, Botswana

    1 day ago WARNING

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

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Mahanadi Basin, W of Mahanadi River, India

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Yancheng, East China

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Golmud, Qinghai, China

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Mekong Basin, Cambodia and Vietnam

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Penner Basin, India

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Rosso, Trarza, Mauritania

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Abhe Bad Basin, Eastern Africa

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Niger Basin, E of Niger River, Mali and Niger

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Rukwa Basin, Rungwa, Momba and Songwe Rivers, Tanzania and Zambia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Tamale, Northern, Ghana

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Amazon Basin, Bolivia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Limpopo Basin, Southern Africa and Eastern Africa

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Tornado - Boyolali Regency, Central Java, indonesia

    1 day ago INFORMATION

  • Winter Storm - Central China

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Sri Lanka

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Storms - Peninsular Malaysia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Storms - Eastern Malaysia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Santa Maria, Guatemala

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 7.5 - 4 km SSE of Ekinözü, Turkey

    2 days ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 6.0 - 5 km NE of Göksun, Turkey

    2 days ago WARNING

  • Winter Storms - Greece

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Floods - Southeastern Mexico

    2 days ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 6.7 - Central Turkey

    2 days ago WARNING

  • Floods - Madagascar

    2 days ago INFORMATION

  • Floods - Central-Southern Zambia

    2 days ago INFORMATION

  • Floods - Auckland, New Zealand

    2 days ago INFORMATION

  • Drought - Uruguay

    2 days ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Semeru, Indonesia

    3 days ago WARNING

  • Drinking Water - SE of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada

    3 weeks ago ADVISORY

  • Cholera - Haiti

    2 months ago WARNING

  • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Africa

    9 months ago WARNING

  • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Middle East

    9 months ago WARNING

  • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - North America

    9 months ago WARNING

  • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Asia Pacific

    9 months ago WARNING

  • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Latin America/Caribbean

    9 months ago WARNING

  • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Europe

    9 months ago WARNING

  • Ebola Virus - Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

    5 months ago WARNING

  • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Hawaii

    9 months ago WARNING



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