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There are no serious national events at this time.

The US is engaged in active military operations against Iran with cascading global consequences including energy market disruption and supply chain strain, while domestic instability rises and significant natural hazards affect multiple US regions. International markets show meaningful decline amid fuel price volatility, and secondary conflicts are intensifying in the Middle East.

LAST UPDATED 03-20-2026 @ 06:00AM (CDT)

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Washington, D.C.

07:00AM

Los Angeles

04:00AM

London

11:00AM

Moscow

02:00PM

Beijing

07:00PM

Urgent

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Alerts

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advi Test Message

Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 3 min ago Expires in 7 min

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Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 13 min ago Expires in 3 min

advi Test Message

Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 23 min ago Expires in 13 min

advi Dense Fog Advisory

Iota, LA
Effective 24 min ago Expires in 3 hr

warn Extreme Heat Warning

Sells, AZ
Effective 32 min ago Expires in 13 hr

Events

The most recent events

ok M 2.9 - 145 km NW of Akutan, Alaska

Akutan, AK Effective 35 min ago

watc M 3.7 - 97 km W of Petrolia, CA

Ferndale, CA Effective 44 min ago

watc M 4.4 - 103 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu

Isangel, Tafea Effective 49 min ago

Financial

The latest global financial data
Cardano (ADA)
0.268
0.22%
Coinbase
Bitcoin (BTC)
70308.75
0.56%
Coinbase
Dogecoin (DOGE)
0.09365
0.13%
Coinbase
Ethereum (ETH)
2132.68
-0.25%
Coinbase
Solana (SOL)
88.69
-0.24%
Coinbase
DOW
46021.43
-0.44%
Yahoo Finance
FTSE 100
10047.95
-0.15%
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DAX
22845.9
0.03%
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S&P 500
6606.49
-0.27%
Yahoo Finance
Nikkei
53372.53
-3.38%
Yahoo Finance
Volatility Index
25.22
4.82%
Yahoo Finance
Crude Oil
96.35
0.84%
Yahoo Finance
Gold
4656.7
1.11%
Yahoo Finance
DOW Futures
46136
-0.44%
Yahoo Finance
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - National
3.72
6.23%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - East Coast
3.577
6.36%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - New England
3.538
5.55%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Central Atlantic
3.612
5.64%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Lower Atlantic
3.566
7.09%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Midwest
3.393
3.57%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Gulf Coast
3.412
9.75%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Rocky Mountain
3.637
11.63%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - West Coast
4.987
6.33%
US EIA
Global energy markets show significant stress with U.S. gasoline prices surging across all regions—most notably in the Rocky Mountain area (up 11.63%), Gulf Coast (up 9.75%), and West Coast (up 6.33%), indicating supply or refining constraints. Major international equity indices are under pressure, with the Nikkei down 3.38%, DAX down 2.82%, and FTSE 100 down 2.35%, while U.S. indices show more modest declines of 0.3-0.4%. Precious metals strengthen with gold up 1.46% while crude oil declined 1.08%, suggesting selective flight-to-safety positioning amid broader market weakness.

Data

The latest global data
Australia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Geomagnetic Storm
none
NOAA SWPC
Radio Blackout
none
NOAA SWPC
Solar Radiation
none
NOAA SWPC
Venezuela
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Finland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Oman
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saudi Arabia
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
The Gambia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Belize
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Azerbaijan
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Guatemala
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Singapore
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Togo
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kuwait
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Lesotho
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Turkey
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Current DEFCON Level
DEFCON 4 - BLUE
DEFCON Warning System
North Macedonia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Angola
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
United Arab Emirates
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cyprus
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Pakistan
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bahrain
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Jordan
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Qatar
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Iraq
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Guinea
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Malawi
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Lebanon
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Malaysia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Afghanistan
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
International travel status indicates normal precautions for Australia, while Venezuela maintains a Level 3 travel alert recommending citizens reconsider all travel to that nation. Space weather conditions remain nominal with no geomagnetic storms, radio blackouts, or solar radiation events currently detected. Overall geospace environment is stable and poses no immediate civilian impacts.

Headlines

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An active and rapidly escalating military conflict in the Middle East involving Iran, Israel, and US forces is destabilizing global energy markets and demonstrates significant potential for further regional escalation.

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