Catastrophe Review
US Disaster Activity: August 2026
2026-08-01 through 2026-08-31 · All data from federal sources
750
Total Events
4
Peril Types
37
States Affected
Activity by Peril
Wildfires
321max 9.0 · avg 3.8
Severe Weather
232max 7.5 · avg 5.4
Floods
112max 8.0 · avg 7.4
Earthquakes
85max 5.6 · avg 4.0
Significant Events (severity 3.0+)
Active Fire — 60 detectionsUS · Aug 1
9.0Active Fire — 19 detectionsUS · Aug 2
9.0Active Fire — 12 detectionsUS · Aug 2
9.0Active Fire — 59 detectionsUS · Aug 1
9.0Active Fire — 6 detectionsUS · Aug 2
9.0Active Fire — 10 detectionsUS · Aug 2
9.0Data Sources
Event data sourced from USGS (earthquakes), NOAA NHC (hurricanes), NOAA AHPS (floods), NOAA SPC (severe weather), NIFC (wildfires), and NASA FIRMS (fire hotspots). All data is ingested directly from federal agency APIs with full provenance tracking.
For situational awareness only — not for emergency response.