Earth Alerts. A global map of natural disasters

Last updated on 12 May 2026

Earth Alerts is an updated map almost in real time that lists the great natural disasters, the great tremors of our old planet.

I was introducing you here a few days ago. real-time visualization of pollution peaks, Earth Alerts is interested in older threats by compiling and listing large natural tremors. This includes earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and tropical storms. More recently Earth Alerts has also added wildfires.

An impressive online resource It gathers data from numerous scientific centres in charge of observing and monitoring these phenomena around the world.

Earth Alerts Offer a global visualization in the form of a global map on which will appear small colored icons indicating the different types of threats ongoing. This map, which is manipulated with the tip of your mouse, allows you to zoom in on a specific area of the globe. The background map is provided by Google Maps. You will be able to display either a satellite image or a classic map.

By hovering your mouse pointer over the different alert points on the map, you will have brief and synthetic information about the reason for the alert. Clicking on a bridge gives you access to a much more detailed legend about the current alert with the source of the information.

Walking through the menus at the top of the map, you will discover many other possible visualizations. For example, you will be able to go back in time and display natural disasters that have occurred in recent years. or in the far more distant past. In terms of curiosities, for lovers of volcanoes, a map with all available webcams that film permanently and live the great volcanoes of the planet. Hypnotic.

Earth Alerts is all in English. The service runs on a server a little lazy and therefore a little slow. The idea and the resource are still interesting. for all geography teachers, students and enthusiasts.

Link: Earth Alerts.