A live world map of what is happening right now
WorldPulse puts earthquakes, armed conflict, natural disasters, cyber threats and world news on one live map. Every point comes from a named official source and links back to the original record. The map is free to use and needs no account.
On the map right now
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Orange wind warning · Velebit channel region
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Severe coastalevent warning · Costa - Ampurdán
- L4·disaster ·meteoalarm
Severe coastalevent warning · Costa - Menorca
- L4·disaster ·meteoalarm
Orange Thunderstorm Warning · Piemonte
- L4·disaster ·meteoalarm
Orange Rain Warning · Piemonte
- L4·disaster ·meteoalarm
Orange Thunderstorm Warning · Campania
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Orange Rain Warning · Campania
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Orange Thunderstorm Warning · Sardegna
What the map shows
Five categories sit on the same globe: conflict events, natural disasters, cyber threats, world news and infrastructure. Each point carries a severity from 1 to 5, normalised across sources so an earthquake magnitude, a storm warning and an exploited vulnerability can share one scale. Points cluster as you zoom out and separate as you zoom in.
Where the data comes from
All event data is read from publicly available feeds published by government and intergovernmental agencies: the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, NOAA's National Weather Service, NASA EONET and FIRMS, GDACS (a joint European Commission and United Nations framework), CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, and the GDELT Project for conflict events. Infrastructure comes from OpenStreetMap.
How often it updates
Sources are polled every 5 to 15 minutes depending on the feed. WorldPulse does not describe itself as real-time, because polling at that interval is not real-time. Every event carries a freshness label so you always know how recent it is.
What it does not do
WorldPulse does not track military aircraft or ships, and does not display threat gauges with no underlying data source. Some apps in this category advertise both. We would rather show fewer things and have each one be real.
Sources behind this page
U.S. Geological Survey Official
Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 and above worldwide, with magnitude, depth and epicentre.
GDACS Official
Global alerts for earthquakes, tropical cyclones, floods, volcanoes and drought.
NOAA Official
Severe and extreme weather warnings in the United States: tornado, flood, storm, extreme heat.
NASA Official
Categorised natural events: wildfires, storms, floods, volcanic activity, sea and lake ice.
The GDELT Project
Conflict and protest events extracted from world news, with coordinates, CAMEO codes and actor pairs.
CISA Official
Vulnerabilities confirmed to be actively exploited in the wild.
Questions
Is the live world map free?
Yes. The map and the full event feed are free and require no account. A Pro subscription adds unlimited watch locations and strategic infrastructure layers.
How often does the world map update?
Every 5 to 15 minutes, depending on the source feed. Each event shows how fresh it is.
Can I see the original source of an event?
Yes. Every event names its source and links to the original record published by that institution.