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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 @ 05:02AM (CDT)

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Washington, D.C.

06:02AM

Los Angeles

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01:02PM

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06:02PM

Urgent

The most severe events and alerts

warn Flood Warning

Effective 5 min ago Darrington, WA (Snohomish County) US

warn Flood Warning

Effective 30 min ago North Bend, WA (King County) US

Alerts

The most recent alerts

warn Extreme Heat Warning

Sells, AZ
Effective 3 min ago Expires in 8 hr

warn Extreme Heat Warning

Tombstone, AZ
Effective 3 min ago Expires in 8 hr

watc Fire Weather Watch

Beaver, OK
Effective 5 min ago Expires in 12 hr

warn Flood Warning

Darrington, WA
Effective 5 min ago Expires in 8 hr

advi Test Message

Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 5 min ago Expires in 5 min

Events

The most recent events

watc M 4.9 - 5 km W of Rodotópi, Greece

Rodotópi, ESYE21 Effective 22 min ago

watc M 3.3 - 247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska Effective 32 min ago

ok M 2.5 - 8 km SSW of Pāhala, Hawaii

Pāhala, HI Effective 39 min ago

watc M 3.9 - 48 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska

Susitna North, AK Effective 49 min ago

Financial

The latest global financial data
Cardano (ADA)
0.2696
0.82%
Coinbase
Bitcoin (BTC)
70892.87
1.39%
Coinbase
Dogecoin (DOGE)
0.09419
0.71%
Coinbase
Ethereum (ETH)
2158.29
0.95%
Coinbase
Solana (SOL)
89.54
0.72%
Coinbase
DOW
46021.43
-0.44%
Yahoo Finance
FTSE 100
10106.15
0.42%
Yahoo Finance
DAX
23051.58
0.93%
Yahoo Finance
S&P 500
6606.49
-0.27%
Yahoo Finance
Nikkei
53372.53
-3.38%
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Volatility Index
24.01
-0.21%
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Crude Oil
95.46
-0.09%
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Gold
4694.4
1.93%
Yahoo Finance
DOW Futures
46386
0.10%
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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