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NASA VIIRS true-color satellite image of snow cover across the western United States on February 8, 2016, during the 2015-16 El Niño, from the Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe to the Wasatch and Colorado Rockies
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Hawk Fire 2026: Evacuations on Reno's Doorstep in a Week When Wildfire Was 80% of Everything
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August 26, 2026

Hawk Fire 2026: Evacuations on Reno's Doorstep in a Week When Wildfire Was 80% of Everything

Hawk Fire 2026: five EVACUATE NOW alerts in ten hours as a wind-driven grass fire ran to 15,000 acres five miles from downtown Reno — areas holding ~19,000 homes alerted at the peak, in a week when wildfire was 80% of all confirmed events.
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Verified Severe Convective Storm Intelligence
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August 11, 2026

Verified Severe Convective Storm Intelligence

A warning doesn't mean severe weather occurred — warnings are forecasts. How each historic storm is reconstructed from observed evidence: verified hail, confirmed tornadoes with EF ratings, measured winds, complete provenance.
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Typhoon Dolphin 2026: Okinawa Strike, Then a China Landfall — 47 Advisories and Counting
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August 7, 2026

Typhoon Dolphin 2026: Okinawa Strike, Then a China Landfall — 47 Advisories and Counting

Typhoon Dolphin 2026 crossed Okinawa as a Cat 1, restrengthened to Cat 2 over the East China Sea, and is projected to hit China's Zhejiang coast ~Aug 9. The full 47-advisory intelligence trail, in a 2,166-event week.
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Anatomy of a Cascade: Kyushu's M7.1 Earthquake Becomes Tsunami Alert, Building Collapse, and Aftershock Sequence — Four Ha...
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July 30, 2026

Anatomy of a Cascade: Kyushu's M7.1 Earthquake Becomes Tsunami Alert, Building Collapse, and Aftershock Sequence — Four Hazard Types From One Event in a 2,196-Event Week

One quake, four hazards in 90 minutes: Japan's M7.1 Kyushu quake became tsunami alerts, a fatal Kumamoto collapse, and a running aftershock sequence — 3.4M exposed. Plus 1,853 wildfires and Afghanistan's deadly floods.
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Two Heat Domes, One Holiday Weekend: 767 Agency Heat Alerts Across 40 Countries as Europe Peaks and the Eastern US Heads I...
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July 1, 2026

Two Heat Domes, One Holiday Weekend: 767 Agency Heat Alerts Across 40 Countries as Europe Peaks and the Eastern US Heads Into July 4

Two heat domes, one holiday weekend: 767 agency heat alerts across ~40 countries — 4x the June 16 brief. Europe peaks now; a second dome hits the eastern US for July 4. Plus 1,468 wildfires, the Canada smoke cascade, and Venezuela's quake doublet.
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Satellite view of Venezuela's La Guaira coast and Caracas, where the June 24, 2026 earthquake doublet did its heaviest damage, with the Ávila mountains rising between the sea and the capital
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June 30, 2026

Venezuela's June 2026 Earthquake Doublet: Why It Was So Deadly

On June 24, 2026, an M7.2 earthquake inland was followed 32 seconds later by an M7.5 off the La Guaira coast, in one rupture roughly 200 km long that ran east beneath the coast. Why that geography, and the buildings, made it so deadly.
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Heat Belt Closes Around the Northern Hemisphere: 185 Heat Alerts Across Five Continents in 10 Days, Canada Leads with 8 WA...
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June 17, 2026

Heat Belt Closes Around the Northern Hemisphere: 185 Heat Alerts Across Five Continents in 10 Days, Canada Leads with 8 WARNINGs

Heat belt closes around the Northern Hemisphere: 185 heat alerts in 10 days — 26 WARNINGs, 34 WATCHes, 125 ADVISORIES. Canada 8 ECCC WARNINGs. Switzerland 11 MeteoSwiss WATCHes. Plus 855 wildfires, Etna at WARNING.
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Mindanao M7.8 + Cuba M6.1: Two Hemispheres Shake in 19 Hours, Pacific Tsunami Protocols Activate and Stand Down
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June 8, 2026

Mindanao M7.8 + Cuba M6.1: Two Hemispheres Shake in 19 Hours, Pacific Tsunami Protocols Activate and Stand Down

Two unconnected earthquakes 19 hours apart: M7.8 off Mindanao exposing 10.9M people, 24 aftershocks M5–6.5, and four Pacific tsunami advisories that activated and cleanly stood down. Plus M6.1 Cuba felt across Florida; 84 wildfires; 16 volcanoes.
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The Heat Behind the Fire: Extreme-Temperature WARNINGs Now Cover a Quarter-Billion People — and Europe Is Next
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May 27, 2026

The Heat Behind the Fire: Extreme-Temperature WARNINGs Now Cover a Quarter-Billion People — and Europe Is Next

Heat behind the fire: five Extreme Heat WARNINGs enclose ~250M people across three continents (Pakistan alone 215M at 47–50°C) — and formal heat warnings are now spreading across Europe. Plus a persisting fire belt and 13 active volcanoes.
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The Global Fire Belt Widens: Two Weeks Into Northern-Hemisphere Fire Season, 820 Wildfire Events Across Six Continents
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May 20, 2026

The Global Fire Belt Widens: Two Weeks Into Northern-Hemisphere Fire Season, 820 Wildfire Events Across Six Continents

Two weeks into Northern Hemisphere fire season, the Fire Belt has widened. 820 named wildfire events across six continents in 10 days, 212 at WARNING; heat WARNINGs overlay fire-active geography in Mexico, the Sahel, Central Asia.
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Northern Hemisphere Fire Season Is Back — All At Once: 1,352 Active Wildfire Perimeters Across Five Continents in a Single...
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May 7, 2026

Northern Hemisphere Fire Season Is Back — All At Once: 1,352 Active Wildfire Perimeters Across Five Continents in a Single 24 Hours

Northern Hemisphere fire season is back — all at once. In the last 24 hours, DisasterAWARE detected 1,352 active wildfire perimeters and 9,444 thermal hotspot cells across five continents — about 1.5 million acres of burning footprint.
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Severe Convective Storms: How a Single Week Spread Insurance Claims Across a Third of the Country
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April 27, 2026

Severe Convective Storms: How a Single Week Spread Insurance Claims Across a Third of the Country

Severe Convective Storms hit a third of the country in a single week: 157 tornado warnings, 784 severe thunderstorm warnings, 78 confirmed tornadoes, an EF4 in Oklahoma, 4.5" hail in Arkansas — insurance claims across 15 states.
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172 Satellite-Confirmed Wildfires, a Measles Crisis, and 13 Active Volcanoes: What DisasterAWARE Is Tracking This Week
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April 22, 2026

172 Satellite-Confirmed Wildfires, a Measles Crisis, and 13 Active Volcanoes: What DisasterAWARE Is Tracking This Week

172 wildfires across 25+ countries, Bangladesh measles epidemic killing children, DRC triple outbreak, 13 active volcanoes, Japan earthquake sequence, and conflict across five theaters.
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Wildfire Season Is Coming. The Biggest Threat Isn't the Fire — It's the Smoke.
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April 17, 2026

Wildfire Season Is Coming. The Biggest Threat Isn't the Fire — It's the Smoke.

Ten fires, 2 million acres burned — but the smoke covered 7.5 million km². DisasterAWARE's smoke intelligence fuses satellite, atmospheric models, and sensor data into actionable air quality intelligence.
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April's First Major Outbreak: 39 Tornadoes, 785 Hailstorms, and the Intelligence That Makes It Actionable
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April 16, 2026

April's First Major Outbreak: 39 Tornadoes, 785 Hailstorms, and the Intelligence That Makes It Actionable

April 13-14 severe weather outbreak: 39 tornadoes (EF3 max), 785 hail reports (6-inch max), 21 NWS offices. Two interactive maps show the outbreak scope and single-storm intelligence depth.
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When Everything Happens at Once: Typhoon, 74 Wildfires, Four Conflict Zones, and 14 Volcanoes
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April 14, 2026

When Everything Happens at Once: Typhoon, 74 Wildfires, Four Conflict Zones, and 14 Volcanoes

Typhoon Sinlaku (Cat 4), 74 satellite-confirmed wildfires, armed conflict across Gaza, Ukraine, Nigeria and Sudan, 14 active volcanoes, Afghanistan compound disaster, Turkey school shooting.
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Two Major Earthquakes, 72 Active Wildfires, Middle East Conflict, and 16 Volcanoes
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April 7, 2026

Two Major Earthquakes, 72 Active Wildfires, Middle East Conflict, and 16 Volcanoes

Weekly intelligence brief: M7.4 Indonesia + M7.3 Vanuatu earthquakes, 72 satellite-confirmed wildfires, US-Iran conflict escalation, 16 active volcanoes, confirmed flooding across 6 countries.
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Cyclone Narelle: The Storm That Crossed an Entire Continent
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March 30, 2026

Cyclone Narelle: The Storm That Crossed an Entire Continent

TC Narelle traversed Australia over 11 days, reaching Cat 4 twice, forcing LNG plant shutdowns, and devastating Exmouth. DisasterAWARE issued 179 intelligence products.
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Hawaii's Unrelenting Deluge: Back-to-Back Kona Lows Push Damage Past $1 Billion
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March 23, 2026

Hawaii's Unrelenting Deluge: Back-to-Back Kona Lows Push Damage Past $1 Billion

A second Kona Low system devastated Hawaii just days after the first, pushing total damage past $1 billion with 233 rescues, 32 road closures, and dam failure fears.
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March 2026 Kona Low: Historic Flooding Hits Every Hawaiian Island
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March 17, 2026

March 2026 Kona Low: Historic Flooding Hits Every Hawaiian Island

A 6-day Kona low unleashed catastrophic flooding across all Hawaiian Islands. 166 flash flood warnings. 96 stream gauges surging. Records shattered. Roads collapsed. The full story in data.
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Tornado funnel cloud descending from dark storm clouds over open farmland in the Central United States
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March 12, 2026

March 2026 Tornado Outbreak: 11 Significant Tornadoes Across Seven States

March 5–10, 2026: 11 significant (EF2+) tornadoes across seven states killed 11 people and injured at least 46. Three reached EF3, including Union City, Michigan's strongest tornado since 1977.
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GOES-16 satellite view of Hurricane Ian approaching Florida as a Category 4 storm
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March 9, 2026

2026 Hurricane Season Outlook: What Risk Managers Need to Know Now

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1. Key preparedness steps, historical trends, and how to protect assets before the season begins.
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