Floods, droughts, storms and fires around the world
238 events from the last 30 days, 164 still under way, from official sources. Open a country for its six-month outlook.
Dot size shows the level: advisory, serious, severe. Hollow dots have ended. Droughts cover wide areas; the dot marks the centre.
Not an official alert. For warnings, follow your national weather service. Sources: GDACS, NASA EONET, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service. Credits · RSS
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Flood in Indonesia
GDACS alert level: Green. Started 24 October 2026.
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Flood in Ecuador
GDACS alert level: Green. Started 15 September 2026. Ended 7 November 2026.
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Flood in United States
GDACS alert level: Green. Started 19 May 2026. Ended 6 November 2026.
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Flood in Italy
GDACS alert level: Green. Started 7 October 2026.
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Tropical cyclone Four near Cook Islands
GDACS alert level: Green. Started 15 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,773 ha. Started 31 October 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 46,970 ha. Started 1 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 7,694 ha. Started 1 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 10,881 ha. Started 1 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,286 ha. Started 1 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Brazil
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 8,042 ha. Started 2 November 2026.
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Wildfire in India
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 10,393 ha. Started 3 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 19,346 ha. Started 3 November 2026.
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Wildfire in India
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 8,538 ha. Started 4 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 38,079 ha. Started 4 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,067 ha. Started 4 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,689 ha. Started 5 November 2026.
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Wildfire in India
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,992 ha. Started 5 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 12,038 ha. Started 5 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,197 ha. Started 5 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 18,292 ha. Started 5 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Sudan and South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,077 ha. Started 6 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 7,832 ha. Started 6 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Central African Republic, South Sudan and Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 8,507 ha. Started 6 November 2026.
Central African Rep. outlookS. Sudan outlookSudan outlookGDACS
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 17,855 ha. Started 6 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,323 ha. Started 6 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,840 ha. Started 6 November 2026.
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Wildfire in India
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,984 ha. Started 7 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,007 ha. Started 7 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,073 ha. Started 7 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 43,561 ha. Started 7 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan and Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,585 ha. Started 7 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Brazil
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,184 ha. Started 7 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Mozambique
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 7,383 ha. Started 7 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 21,589 ha. Started 7 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Chad
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,326 ha. Started 8 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,932 ha. Started 8 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,836 ha. Started 8 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 8,186 ha. Started 8 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Botswana
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 8,518 ha. Started 8 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 8,719 ha. Started 8 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 12,202 ha. Started 8 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 12,215 ha. Started 8 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 12,978 ha. Started 8 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 13,748 ha. Started 8 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Botswana
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 14,405 ha. Started 8 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 15,403 ha. Started 8 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 21,455 ha. Started 8 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 23,488 ha. Started 8 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 25,816 ha. Started 8 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Central African Republic
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,373 ha. Started 8 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,348 ha. Started 9 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Central African Republic
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 10,036 ha. Started 9 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Chad
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 9,990 ha. Started 9 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 9,599 ha. Started 9 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Central African Republic
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 8,021 ha. Started 9 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 7,970 ha. Started 9 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 7,907 ha. Started 9 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 7,832 ha. Started 9 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 7,509 ha. Started 9 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Central African Republic and Chad
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 7,396 ha. Started 9 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Bolivia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,877 ha. Started 9 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Chad
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,770 ha. Started 9 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,343 ha. Started 9 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Botswana
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,787 ha. Started 9 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 10,537 ha. Started 9 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,342 ha. Started 9 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,225 ha. Started 10 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,603 ha. Started 10 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 12,993 ha. Started 10 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 8,584 ha. Started 10 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Botswana
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,509 ha. Started 10 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,405 ha. Started 10 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 10,253 ha. Started 10 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 10,274 ha. Started 10 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Argentina
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,291 ha. Started 10 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,199 ha. Started 10 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan and Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,045 ha. Started 10 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,020 ha. Started 10 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,281 ha. Started 10 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Nigeria
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,819 ha. Started 10 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 11,177 ha. Started 10 November 2026.
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Wildfire in South Sudan and Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 13,701 ha. Started 10 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Sudan and South Sudan
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,430 ha. Started 11 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Bolivia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,416 ha. Started 11 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,299 ha. Started 11 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,218 ha. Started 11 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Nigeria
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 6,145 ha. Started 11 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Australia
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 5,240 ha. Started 11 November 2026.
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Wildfire in Central African Republic
GDACS alert level: Green. Burned area: 8,680 ha. Started 11 November 2026.
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Drought in United States
GDACS alert level: Green. Area affected: 212,854 km2. Started 21 August 2025. Ended 13 November 2026.
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Drought in New Zealand
GDACS alert level: Green. Area affected: 46,791 km2. Started 21 July 2026.
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Drought in Madagascar
GDACS alert level: Green. Area affected: 70,447 km2. Started 21 November 2025. Ended 13 November 2026.
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Drought in India
GDACS alert level: Green. Area affected: 411,829 km2. Started 21 June 2026. Ended 13 November 2026.
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Drought in China, Kazakhstan and 2 more countries
GDACS alert level: Green. Area affected: 328,031 km2. Started 21 June 2026. Ended 13 November 2026.
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Drought in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 12 more countries
GDACS alert level: Orange. Area affected: 1,451,032 km2. Started 21 May 2026. Ended 13 November 2026.
Burundi outlookDem. Rep. Congo outlookCentral African Rep. outlook+11 moreGDACS
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Drought in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and 4 more countries
GDACS alert level: Green. Area affected: 1,594,763 km2. Started 21 March 2026. Ended 13 November 2026.
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Drought in Brazil
GDACS alert level: Green. Area affected: 116,747 km2. Started 21 September 2022. Ended 13 November 2026.
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Drought in Belize, Costa Rica and 9 more countries
GDACS alert level: Orange. Area affected: 977,982 km2. Started 21 April 2026. Ended 13 November 2026.
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Drought in Bangladesh, Bhutan and 6 more countries
GDACS alert level: Green. Area affected: 634,227 km2. Started 21 May 2026. Ended 13 November 2026.
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Drought in Aruba, Brazil and 6 more countries
GDACS alert level: Orange. Area affected: 1,735,191 km2. Started 21 September 2022.
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Drought in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 4 more countries
GDACS alert level: Green. Area affected: 342,294 km2. Started 21 December 2025. Ended 13 November 2026.
Angola outlookDem. Rep. Congo outlookCongo outlook+3 moreGDACS
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Drought in Andorra, Albania and 27 more countries
GDACS alert level: Orange. Area affected: 2,099,822 km2. Started 21 December 2025. Ended 13 November 2026.
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Unhealthy air forecast in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Reading: AQI 273 on 2026-11-15. Started 14 November 2026.
Saudi Arabia outlookCopernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
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Unhealthy air forecast in Biratnagar, Nepal
Reading: AQI 224 on 2026-11-15. Started 14 November 2026.
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Unhealthy air forecast in Kolkata, India
Reading: AQI 211 on 2026-11-16. Started 14 November 2026.
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Unhealthy air forecast in Beijing, China
Reading: AQI 278 on 2026-11-14. Started 14 November 2026.
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Unhealthy air forecast in Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Reading: AQI 225 on 2026-11-15. Started 14 November 2026.
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Unhealthy air forecast in Khulna, Bangladesh
Reading: AQI 202 on 2026-11-16. Started 14 November 2026.
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Unhealthy air forecast in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Reading: AQI 204 on 2026-11-16. Started 14 November 2026.
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Tropical cyclone Cempaka near Japan
GDACS alert level: Green. Started 6 November 2026. Ended 11 November 2026.
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Tropical cyclone Pena
GDACS alert level: Green. Started 6 November 2026.
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Severe storm
Reading: 30 kts. Started 6 November 2026.
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Severe storm
Reading: 65 kts. Started 7 November 2026.
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Tropical cyclone 02
GDACS alert level: Green. Started 7 November 2026. Ended 8 November 2026.
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Tropical cyclone In near Marshall Islands and Japan
GDACS alert level: Green. Started 25 October 2026. Ended 5 November 2026.
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Tropical cyclone Murasu near India
GDACS alert level: Red. Started 1 November 2026. Ended 3 November 2026.
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Tropical cyclone Vance
GDACS alert level: Green. Started 21 October 2026. Ended 30 October 2026.
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Tropical cyclone Arnab near India
GDACS alert level: Red. Started 26 October 2026. Ended 28 October 2026.
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Tropical cyclone Agueda near Seychelles
GDACS alert level: Green. Started 20 October 2026. Ended 23 October 2026.
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Tropical cyclone Three
GDACS alert level: Green. Started 25 October 2026. Ended 27 October 2026.
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Tropical cyclone Champi near Guam, Philippines and 3 more countries
GDACS alert level: Red. Started 14 October 2026. Ended 25 October 2026.
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Tropical cyclone Josephine near Canada and United States
GDACS alert level: Green. Started 21 October 2026. Ended 22 October 2026.
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Tropical cyclone Trudy near Mexico
GDACS alert level: Green. Started 13 October 2026. Ended 20 October 2026.
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Tropical cyclone Wati near French Polynesia
GDACS alert level: Green. Started 16 October 2026. Ended 19 October 2026.
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Tropical cyclone Simon near Mexico
GDACS alert level: Orange. Started 7 October 2026. Ended 16 October 2026.
The Pacific is 2.46 °C warmer than normal
How this El Niño compares
| Event | Peak index | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–16 | +2.59 °C | 20 |
| 2026–26 Now | +2.46 °C | 5 so far |
| 1997–98 | +2.37 °C | 12 |
| 1982–83 | +2.14 °C | 14 |
| 2023–24 | +1.99 °C | 11 |
The five strongest El Niños since 1979 by peak Oceanic Niño Index. Source: NOAA Climate Prediction Center.
The next six months
Every country has a page with the odds of a wetter, drier or warmer season, a daily air-quality forecast for its main cities and what past El Niños did there.
- Australia and New Zealand
- Caribbean
- Central America
- Central Asia
- Eastern Africa
- Eastern Asia
- Eastern Europe
- Melanesia
- Micronesia
- Middle Africa
- Northern Africa
- Northern America
- Northern Europe
- Polynesia
- South America
- South-Eastern Asia
- Southern Africa
- Southern Asia
- Southern Europe
- Western Africa
- Western Asia
- Western Europe
Next updates
| El Niño status (NOAA) | 10 December 2026 |
|---|---|
| Seasonal outlook (Copernicus) | Around the 10th, monthly |
| Air-quality forecast (Copernicus) | Daily |
Know when the outlook changes
Country alerts start in December 2026. Until then, the status page lists the next official update dates.