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There are no serious national events at this time.

Active US-Iran military escalation with threats to close the Strait of Hormuz creates imminent risk to global energy security and economic stability. Concurrent severe weather across US regions and elevated seismic-volcanic activity worldwide compound preparedness challenges.

LAST UPDATED 07-13-2026 @ 04:04AM (CDT)

World Clock

At time of update

Washington, D.C.

05:04AM

Los Angeles

02:04AM

London

10:04AM

Moscow

12:04PM

Beijing

05:04PM

Urgent

The most severe events and alerts

extr Afghanistan: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 5 years ago ---

warn Volatility Index is up 9.115103%, currently at 16.4

Effective 49 min ago ---

Alerts

The most recent alerts

advi Flood Advisory

Sparta, NC
Effective 2 min ago Expires in 55 min

warn Flash Flood Warning

Shelby, NC
Effective 8 min ago Expires in 2 min

advi Test Message

Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 9 min ago Expires in 45 s

warn Flash Flood Warning

Sparta, NC
Effective 10 min ago Expires in 4 hr

warn Red Flag Warning

Crow Agency, MT
Effective 12 min ago Expires in 55 min

Events

The most recent events

watc M 6.5 - 187 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

Lorengau, Manus Province Effective 11 min ago

ok Green earthquake (Magnitude 4.9M, Depth:10km) in New Caledonia 13/07/2026 07:59 UTC, Few people affected in 100km.

--- Effective 46 min ago

Financial

The latest global financial data
Cardano (ADA)
0.1604
-0.93%
Coinbase
Bitcoin (BTC)
62976.84
-1.20%
Coinbase
Dogecoin (DOGE)
0.07239
-0.40%
Coinbase
Ethereum (ETH)
1785.21
-1.12%
Coinbase
Solana (SOL)
76.42
-0.60%
Coinbase
DOW
52637.01
0.29%
Yahoo Finance
FTSE 100
10485.93
-0.11%
Yahoo Finance
DAX
25076.35
0.04%
Yahoo Finance
S&P 500
7575.39
0.42%
Yahoo Finance
Nikkei
67242.73
-1.92%
Yahoo Finance
Volatility Index
16.4
9.12%
Yahoo Finance
Crude Oil
73.59
3.05%
Yahoo Finance
Gold
4077.3
-0.88%
Yahoo Finance
DOW Futures
52915
0.02%
Yahoo Finance
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - National
3.777
-1.41%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - East Coast
3.7
-1.12%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - New England
3.806
-1.27%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Central Atlantic
3.874
-1.05%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Lower Atlantic
3.562
-1.19%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Midwest
3.531
-2.59%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Gulf Coast
3.343
0.66%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Rocky Mountain
3.661
-1.45%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - West Coast
4.831
-1.79%
US EIA
Cryptocurrency markets show uniform weakness with Bitcoin declining 1.548 percent to $62,753.61, Ethereum down 1.273 percent to $1,782.53, and Cardano down 1.297 percent to $0.1598. Crude oil prices surged 4.383 percent to $74.54 per barrel, the largest commodity movement observed. Equity markets remain mixed, with the S&P 500 gaining 0.421 percent and the Dow up 0.285 percent, while Japan's Nikkei declined 2.303 percent. The Volatility Index decreased 5.114 percent to 15.03, suggesting reduced market uncertainty. National gasoline prices average $3.777, down 1.41 percent, with regional variation across US markets.

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
Argentina
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saint Lucia
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
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
Current DEFCON Level
DEFCON 5 - GREEN
DEFCON Warning System
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
Slovakia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Chad
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bangladesh
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Luxembourg
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Botswana
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Botswana
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Lesotho
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ecuador
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Somalia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Two nations—Afghanistan and Haiti—remain under Level 4 Do Not Travel advisories due to extreme security and stability concerns. Nicaragua is classified at Level 3 Reconsider Travel status. Seven nations including Spain, Cameroon, Cuba, Eswatini, Togo, Moldova, and Saint Lucia maintain Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution designations. Space weather monitoring indicates no active threats from geomagnetic storms, radio blackouts, or solar radiation events at this time.

Headlines

The latest headlines of interest
Escalating US-Iran military confrontation, Strait of Hormuz closure, ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, and severe European natural disasters create multiple concurrent threats to global and US civilian safety.

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