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Discover the Science behind Earth's Forces

disastr.xyz tracks active earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, and storms across the globe on a live map — and teaches the physics behind how we stay safe.

🌊 El Niño Watch

A “Godzilla”-class El Niño is strengthening in the equatorial Pacific. Here's the picture right now — and how it stacks up against the strongest events on record.

Pacific Heat Anomaly

Warm-pool span ≈ ¼ of Earth's width
Peak sea temp
Linked disasters across 3 continents
Severity rating
HOW IT COMPARES — PEAK ONI BY EVENT
OCEANIC NIÑO INDEX
vs. +0.5° threshold
+1.5°+3.0°

“Godzilla” class — among the strongest El Niños ever measured.

OUTLOOK
JUN 18 · NOW
“Godzilla” strength flagged
ONI reaches +2.8°, already ahead of the 2015–16 event.
AUG 2026 · PROJECTED
Forecast peak
Models project the warm pool to crest near +3.0°.
Q1 2027 · PROJECTED
Gradual decay
Cooling expected as the trade winds re-establish.

Scientific & Real-time Sources

Where does our natural disaster data come from?

USGS Earthquake Feeds

We query the live United States Geological Survey seismological database, displaying active crustal shifts instantly with real coordinates.

NASA EONET Systems

Active wildfires and volcanic ash plumes are loaded live via the NASA Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker, mapped with real satellite coordinates.

GDACS Global Alerts

Storms, floods, and droughts are tracked worldwide through the Global Disaster Alert & Coordination System, pinpointing each event's live location.

The Virtual Disastr Lab

Play simulator games! Slide a Richter magnitude bar to shake skyscrapers, or discover why glass ash stops flights in our interactive experiments.

🌍 Live Global Tracker

Active natural events being monitored right now, straight from USGS & NASA.

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