GDACS Disaster Alerts

UN/EC Joint Research Centre

About this Data Source

The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) provides near-real-time alerts for major natural disasters worldwide — earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, tropical cyclones, and volcanic eruptions. Alerts include estimated humanitarian impact scores to help prioritize international response. GDACS is a joint initiative of the United Nations and the European Commission.

Operator

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs / EC Joint Research Centre

License

Open

Registration

None

Cost

Free — UN/EU public service

Feed Details

Endpoint

https://www.gdacs.org/xml/rss.xml

API Type

RSS/XML

Provider

UN/EC Joint Research Centre

Coverage

Global

Refresh Rate

5 min

Documentation

https://www.gdacs.org

How this feed contributes to OVIX

Red=9, Orange=7, Yellow=4, Green=1.5

disaster

1.5/10

Live Health

Status

🟢 LIVE

Events (24h)

343

Events (1h)

289

Last Ingested

<1 min ago

Avg Severity

1.5

Max Severity

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