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There are no serious national events at this time.

Active armed conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran is currently underway with direct military strikes and retaliatory attacks, with military operations projected to last 4-5 weeks or longer. The conflict has expanded regionally to threaten the Strait of Hormuz and critical global energy infrastructure. Global consequences including flight cancellations, oil price surges, and humanitarian risks are already manifesting.

LAST UPDATED 03-03-2026 @ 11:40AM (CST)

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05:40PM

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08:40PM

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01:40AM

Urgent

The most severe events and alerts

extr Somalia: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 55512 years ago ---

extr Iran: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 55485 years ago ---

extr Ukraine: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 6181 years ago ---

extr Mali: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 4177 years ago ---

extr Burma (Myanmar): Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 294 years ago ---

extr North Korea: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 177 years ago ---

Alerts

The most recent alerts

advi Test Message

Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 13 min ago Expires in 3 min

advi Test Message

Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 23 min ago Expires in 13 min

advi Test Message

Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 23 min ago Expires in 13 min

advi Test Message

Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 23 min ago Expires in 13 min

advi Test Message

Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 23 min ago Expires in 13 min

Events

The most recent events

watc M 3.1 - 36 km NE of Trona, CA

Searles Valley, CA Effective 17 min ago

watc M 4.0 - 52 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada

Beatty, NV Effective 17 min ago

ok Green earthquake (Magnitude 4.9M, Depth:10km) in Volcano Islands, Japan Region 03/03/2026 14:55 UTC, No people affected in 100km.

--- Effective 1 hr ago

Financial

The latest global financial data
Solana (SOL)
84.68
-2.26%
Coinbase
Dogecoin (DOGE)
0.08994
-3.87%
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Cardano (ADA)
0.2658
-4.04%
Coinbase
Ethereum (ETH)
1971.48
-2.76%
Coinbase
Bitcoin (BTC)
68048.93
-1.14%
Coinbase
S&P 500
6780.96
-1.46%
Yahoo Finance
FTSE 100
10484.13
-2.75%
Yahoo Finance
DOW
48228.72
-1.38%
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Nikkei
56279.05
-3.06%
Yahoo Finance
DAX
23790.65
-3.44%
Yahoo Finance
Volatility Index
24.06
12.22%
Yahoo Finance
Crude Oil
75.82
6.44%
Yahoo Finance
Gold
5095.3
-4.07%
Yahoo Finance
DOW Futures
48365
-1.19%
Yahoo Finance
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - National
3.015
2.66%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - East Coast
2.882
1.69%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - New England
2.878
0.91%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Central Atlantic
2.967
0.17%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Lower Atlantic
2.83
2.98%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Midwest
2.794
4.45%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Gulf Coast
2.644
4.42%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Rocky Mountain
2.758
3.61%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - West Coast
4.16
1.19%
US EIA
Financial markets exhibit moderate stress indicators with the Volatility Index rising 7.96 percent to 21.44, reflecting elevated market uncertainty. Asian equity markets declined significantly with Japan's Nikkei down 3.06 percent and Germany's DAX down 2.56 percent, indicating regional economic caution. Cryptocurrency markets declined uniformly across major assets, with Cardano down 2.53 percent and Ethereum down 1.27 percent. U.S. equity markets remain relatively resilient with the S&P 500 up 0.04 percent and the DOW down 0.15 percent, suggesting domestic market stability. Energy commodities show upward pressure with crude oil up 2.58 percent and gasoline prices rising 0.44 percent nationally, driven by supply and geopolitical factors.

Data

The latest global data
Somalia
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Iran
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Tanzania
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saudi Arabia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
British Virgin Islands
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Curaçao
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saba
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sint Eustatius
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Dominica
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Uzbekistan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Liechtenstein
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Trinidad and Tobago
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Tuvalu
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cameroon
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ireland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Botswana
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
South Korea
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Australia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Brazil
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Azerbaijan
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Malawi
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Egypt
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mainland China, Hong Kong&Macau
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Guinea
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Angola
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
North Macedonia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cambodia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mauritania
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Brunei
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ukraine
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
El Salvador
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Netherlands
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Eswatini
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mali
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Samoa
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Liberia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
French Polynesia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Morocco
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Serbia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Nicaragua
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Jamaica
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kingdom of Denmark
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Grenada
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Anguilla
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Georgia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Latvia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Fiji
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Nauru
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ghana
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sint Maarten
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Zambia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
French West Indies
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bhutan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Indonesia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mongolia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kiribati
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Iceland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Switzerland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Guyana
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Lithuania
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mozambique
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bangladesh
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Thailand
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Chile
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Greece
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sao Tome and Principe
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Eritrea
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Burma (Myanmar)
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Timor
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Benin
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Slovenia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cote d Ivoire
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Solomon Islands
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Tunisia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Belgium
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Peru
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Portugal
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bermuda
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bermuda
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Argentina
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ethiopia
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Luxembourg
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Malta
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Tajikistan
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Senegal
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Uganda
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Rwanda
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Nepal
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saint Lucia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Gabon
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Palau
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Turkey
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Panama
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Algeria
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
North Korea
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Aruba
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
United Arab Emirates
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Iraq
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Lebanon
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
French Guiana
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Oman
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Togo
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Syria
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
New Caledonia
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Burundi
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Finland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Philippines
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Uruguay
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Suriname
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Djibouti
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Maldives
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Papua New Guinea
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Moldova
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Greenland
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Hong Kong
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Estonia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Afghanistan
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Taiwan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kuwait
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kyrgyzstan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Malaysia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Slovakia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Seychelles
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Seychelles
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cabo Verde
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Jordan
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Guinea
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Belize
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Central African Republic
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Niger
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Romania
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sri Lanka
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ecuador
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sierra Leone
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sierra Leone
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Armenia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mexico Travel Advisory
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Nigeria
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Haiti
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Libya
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Haiti
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Canada
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Qatar
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Qatar
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Colombia
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Poland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Poland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
India
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Dominican Republic
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cuba
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
France
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Spain
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
United Kingdom
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
South Africa
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Paraguay
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Paraguay
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Burkina Faso
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
The Bahamas
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Chad
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Singapore
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Barbados
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Norway
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Turkmenistan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Federated States of Micronesia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sweden
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Vietnam
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Honduras
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Albania
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kosovo
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Namibia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Guatemala
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Laos
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Laos
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mainland China, Hong Kong&Macau
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Republic of the Congo
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cayman Islands
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Lesotho
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bahrain
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Montserrat
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Hungary
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Antigua and Barbuda
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Austria
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Austria
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bolivia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kenya
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Marshall Islands
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Costa Rica
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Zimbabwe
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Solar Radiation
none
NOAA SWPC
Radio Blackout
none
NOAA SWPC
Geomagnetic Storm
none
NOAA SWPC
Current DEFCON Level
DEFCON 4 - BLUE
DEFCON Warning System
International travel advisories reflect concentrated risk in four nations designated Level 4 (Do Not Travel): Somalia, Iran, Ukraine, and Mali. An additional four countries maintain Level 3 status (Reconsider Travel): Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Mauritania, and Nicaragua. Twenty nations are classified at Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution), including major U.S. trading and diplomatic partners such as Brazil, China, Egypt, and the Netherlands. The majority of international destinations remain at Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions), indicating stable conditions for American citizens abroad. No significant changes to travel advisories are anticipated in the near term.

Headlines

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Active US-Israeli military campaign against Iran has escalated into a broader regional conflict with blocked global shipping routes, expanded military operations across multiple countries, and significant risk of wider international involvement.

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