Global Disaster Monitoring & Early Warning Systems
Many major disasters appear in scientific monitoring systems hours or even days before they reach mainstream news.
The United Nations Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) aggregates data from multiple scientific monitoring networks worldwide including:
• seismic monitoring networks
• weather satellites
• humanitarian impact models
• flood detection systems
• cyclone tracking models
These systems allow analysts, responders, and OSINT researchers to monitor emerging disasters in near real-time.
UN / EU Global Disaster Alert System
GDACS Main Portal
Live Disaster Alerts Dashboard
Detailed Event Reports
Resources and Documentation
About the System
https://www.gdacs.org/about.aspx
Additional Real-Time Disaster Monitoring
USGS Global Earthquake Map
European Earthquake Monitoring
NOAA Hurricane Center
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
GDACS Flood Detection System
https://www.gdacs.org/flooddetection/
Tsunami Warning Center
ReliefWeb Humanitarian Crisis Updates
https://reliefweb.int/
Satellite Monitoring Tools
NASA FIRMS Global Fire Monitoring
ESA Sentinel Satellite Browser
Windy Global Weather Visualization
Global Lightning Detection Map
Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers
GDACS Data Feeds (For OSINT Dashboards)
RSS Feed
CAP Alert Feed
Earthquake Alerts
Cyclone Alerts
Flood Alerts
About GDACS
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) is a joint initiative of the United Nations and the European Commission.
It aggregates disaster data from multiple monitoring systems and evaluates potential humanitarian impact using factors such as:
• event magnitude
• population exposure
• infrastructure vulnerability
• national response capacity
This allows rapid identification of disasters that may require international humanitarian assistance.
If anyone knows additional global disaster monitoring dashboards or OSINT feeds, please share them.
Building a comprehensive real-time disaster monitoring toolkit would benefit everyone tracking global events.
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