Disasters
Disasters is a data page on the Global Intelligence desk of Glassbox Auditing. Earthquakes, storms, wildfires, severe weather, UN disaster alerts and road closures as they happen, with Canadian emergencies and radiation readings. A large disaster stops factories, ports and roads in its path, and its losses land on insurers and on rebuilding demand.
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What is on this page today?
- Severe weather alerts: 46 in 24 hours, 30% below the 30-day norm — 30-day average 66 a day (National weather services, 8 Nov 2026)
- US severe or extreme weather alerts with a mapped area, issued in 24 hours: 12, -2 on a day earlier — in effect now; alerts covering whole forecast zones have no mapped area and are not counted (National Weather Service, 8 Nov 2026)
- Active US wildfire incidents: 165, -11 on a day earlier — 55 US wildfire perimeters, 29 over 1,000 acres (NIFC (WFIGS), 8 Nov 2026)
- Largest earthquake in the last 7 days: M6.1 — 144 km SE of Hasaki, Japan (USGS, 8 Nov 2026)
- GDACS orange or red disaster alerts in the last 7 days: 4, unchanged on a day earlier — 4 orange or red alerts, 1 red (GDACS (UN and European Commission), 8 Nov 2026)
- Active emergency alerts in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan: 12, unchanged on a day earlier — 12 active alerts in AB, BC and SK (7 evacuation orders) (Provincial emergency alerts (AB, BC, SK), 8 Nov 2026)
- Active road events in Alberta: 204, -1 on a day earlier — closures, incidents and construction listed by 511 Alberta; British Columbia is not counted (511 Alberta (Alberta Transportation), 8 Nov 2026)
Where does the data come from?
Items on this page come from National weather services; National Weather Service; NIFC (WFIGS); USGS; GDACS (UN and European Commission); Provincial emergency alerts (AB, BC, SK); 511 Alberta (Alberta Transportation). Each item links to its own source. All sources, how items are checked.
What does this page lead to?
- Insurance Coverage (Domestic Intelligence): Large earthquakes, floods and storms land partly on reinsurers, so a costly year raises their losses and the rates they charge at the next renewal. (moves the same way; months; sector scale) Source: Yahoo Finance: share prices of listed property and casualty insurers and reinsurers (ALL, TRV, CB, PGR, HIG, UVE, HCI, HRTG, RNR, EG).
- Supply Map (Companies): Earthquakes and floods near parts or chemical plants have halted supply to their customers, as the 2011 Japan earthquake and Thailand floods did for automakers and hard-drive makers. (moves the other way; weeks; company scale) Source: SEC EDGAR filings (10-Q/10-K text).
- Labor Market (Macro): A hurricane or flood that shuts businesses across a region can depress that month's payrolls and lift jobless claims there, before rebuilding adds jobs later. (moves the other way; the next monthly report; economy scale) Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Prices & Inflation (Macro): Rebuilding after a large disaster raises demand for lumber, roofing and other building materials, which tends to lift their producer prices for a few months. (moves the same way; months; sector scale) Source: BLS producer price indexes: lumber and inputs to residential construction, via FRED.
- Commodities (Global Intelligence): Droughts and floods in major farm regions cut harvests, which tends to lift grain and food prices; the FAO index records the world average. (moves the same way; weeks to months; global scale) Source: FAO Food Price Index.