There are no serious national events at this time.
The US faces acute military escalation with Iran, ongoing international conflicts, and significant domestic severe weather emergencies, creating overlapping near-term risks to civilian safety across multiple domains including energy security, transportation, and regional stability.
LAST UPDATED 07-13-2026 @ 06:04AM (CDT)
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The most severe events and alerts
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Effective 5 years ago---
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Events
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Financial
The latest global financial data
Cardano (ADA)
0.1596
-1.42%
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Bitcoin (BTC)
63020.8
-1.13%
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Dogecoin (DOGE)
0.07222
-0.63%
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Ethereum (ETH)
1781.6
-1.32%
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Solana (SOL)
76.17
-0.92%
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DOW
52637.01
0.29%
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FTSE 100
10495.42
-0.02%
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DAX
25137.74
0.28%
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S&P 500
7575.39
0.42%
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Nikkei
67242.73
-1.92%
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Volatility Index
16.16
7.52%
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Crude Oil
73.3
2.65%
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Gold
4077.7
-0.88%
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DOW Futures
52909
0.01%
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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.
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.
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.