Newswire built DisasterGlobe, a live map of every major natural hazard on Earth, on one rotating globe. Earthquakes appear within about a minute of being measured, alongside tropical cyclones and their forecast tracks, satellite fire detections, volcanic activity and tsunami messages. Drag to spin the planet, tap any marker for the official source.
The full version, with per-hazard views and an explainer for each, is at disasterglobe.com.
Where the data comes from
Earthquakes come from the United States Geological Survey. Cyclones, floods and named wildfires come from GDACS, the global disaster alert system run by the European Commission and the United Nations, including official storm tracks. Fire detections are satellite heat signatures from NASA, and note that these include routine agricultural burning, not only wildfires. Volcanic activity comes from the Smithsonian and USGS weekly report, and tsunami messages from the NOAA warning centres. Nothing on the globe is a warning service, and it never publishes casualty figures.
New Zealand’s own live maps
For New Zealand in detail, use our live earthquake map, the satellite map, the wind map and the cyclone tracker. When a storm threatens New Zealand, DisasterGlobe links straight through to our tracker pages.