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There are no serious national events at this time.

Multiple dangerous escalations are occurring simultaneously across Middle East, Ukraine, and maritime regions with potential for rapid deterioration within days or weeks. Critical infrastructure vulnerabilities, energy supply disruptions, and active military threats create significant near-term risks to global stability and US civilian interests.

LAST UPDATED 07-22-2026 @ 03:34PM (CDT)

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Urgent

The most severe events and alerts

extr Afghanistan: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 5 years ago ---

warn Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Effective 17 min ago Presque Isle, ME (Aroostook County) US

warn Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Effective 19 min ago Lincoln, ME (Penobscot County) US

warn Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Effective 33 min ago Presque Isle, ME (Aroostook County) US

warn Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Effective 35 min ago Lincoln, ME (Penobscot County) US

Alerts

The most recent alerts

warn Special Marine Warning

Dahlgren, VA
Effective 4 min ago Expires in 1 hr

advi Special Weather Statement

Greenville, ME
Effective 5 min ago Expires in 41 min

warn Special Marine Warning

Long Beach, MD
Effective 5 min ago Expires in 56 min

warn Flash Flood Warning

Moab, UT
Effective 6 min ago Expires in 3 hr

warn Special Marine Warning

Hull, MA
Effective 7 min ago Expires in 56 min

Events

The most recent events

ok M 2.6 - 11 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska

Cohoe, AK Effective 21 min ago

Financial

The latest global financial data
Cardano (ADA)
0.174
0.35%
Coinbase
Bitcoin (BTC)
65773.97
-1.12%
Coinbase
Dogecoin (DOGE)
0.07241
-1.28%
Coinbase
Ethereum (ETH)
1923.7
-0.27%
Coinbase
Solana (SOL)
77.62
-0.60%
Coinbase
DOW
52218.58
-0.01%
Yahoo Finance
FTSE 100
10716.97
1.24%
Yahoo Finance
DAX
25155.41
0.58%
Yahoo Finance
S&P 500
7498.96
-0.14%
Yahoo Finance
Nikkei
66115.6
-0.18%
Yahoo Finance
Volatility Index
16.85
-1.17%
Yahoo Finance
Crude Oil
86.46
2.51%
Yahoo Finance
Gold
4136.2
1.47%
Yahoo Finance
DOW Futures
52454
0.02%
Yahoo Finance
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - National
4.001
3.79%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - East Coast
3.924
4.22%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - New England
4.011
4.15%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Central Atlantic
4.098
4.41%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Lower Atlantic
3.791
4.09%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Midwest
3.78
3.22%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Gulf Coast
3.588
4.82%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Rocky Mountain
3.956
3.48%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - West Coast
4.983
3.13%
US EIA
Cryptocurrency markets show weakness with Cardano down 1.50%, Dogecoin down 1.39%, Bitcoin down 0.94%, Solana down 1.13%, and Ethereum down 0.66%. Major equity indices demonstrate mixed performance with the S&P 500 up 0.89%, DOW up 0.74%, DAX up 0.66%, and FTSE 100 up 0.58%, while the Nikkei is down 0.18%. Notably, crude oil prices have increased 2.36% to $86.33 per barrel, and gasoline prices have surged across all U.S. regions by 3.1-4.8%, with the Gulf Coast seeing the largest increase at 4.82% and prices ranging from $3.59 to $4.98 per gallon nationally. Gold has increased 1.06% to $4,119.50, and the Volatility Index has declined 8.58% to 17.05, indicating reduced market uncertainty.

Data

The latest global data
Togo
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Singapore
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Eswatini
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Afghanistan
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
The Kyrgyz Republic
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bhutan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Spain
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cuba
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Australia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Georgia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cameroon
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Nicaragua
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Moldova
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Latvia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Paraguay
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Geomagnetic Storm
none
NOAA SWPC
Radio Blackout
none
NOAA SWPC
Solar Radiation
none
NOAA SWPC
Current DEFCON Level
DEFCON 5 - GREEN
DEFCON Warning System
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Argentina
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saint Lucia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Eswatini
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Haiti
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Malta
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Niger
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
French Guiana
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Malaysia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Federated States of Micronesia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Federated States of Micronesia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Montserrat
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Thailand
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Samoa
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ghana
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Indonesia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Turks and Caicos Islands
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Gabon
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Norway
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Pakistan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Malawi
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Burkina Faso
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kuwait
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Oman
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Venezuela
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Russia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
El Salvador
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
El Salvador
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Vietnam
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Vietnam
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Jamaica
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Jamaica
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Afghanistan maintains a Level 4 'Do Not Travel' advisory, representing the most severe travel warning status due to ongoing security concerns. Nicaragua is at Level 3 'Reconsider Travel' status, indicating significant but somewhat less critical travel restrictions. Multiple countries including Spain, Cuba, Togo, Eswatini, Cameroon, and Moldova are at Level 2 'Exercise Increased Caution' status. Most other monitored countries including Singapore, Australia, Georgia, Latvia, and Paraguay maintain Level 1 'Exercise Normal Precautions' status. All space weather monitoring indicates normal conditions with no geomagnetic storms, radio blackouts, or solar radiation events occurring.

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