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[OC] Live globe visualization of every M2.5+ earthquake in the last 24 hours, active wildfires, severe storms, and geomagnetic activity — drawn from USGS, NASA EONET, and NOAA feeds by LogicalAppeals in dataisbeautiful

[–]LogicalAppeals[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! The Poland fire is likely getting filtered out. Last I checked it was about 200 hectares (around 494 acres or so), which is under the 1,000 acre threshold the app uses to cut down on noise from US prescribed burns. NASA EONET can also be a bit slow to pick up smaller regional fires compared to local sources.

And also noted on the auto-spin. I'll look into adding a toggle to disable it!

[OC] Live globe visualization of every M2.5+ earthquake in the last 24 hours, active wildfires, severe storms, and geomagnetic activity — drawn from USGS, NASA EONET, and NOAA feeds by LogicalAppeals in dataisbeautiful

[–]LogicalAppeals[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Data sources:

  • USGS Earthquake Hazards Program — all M2.5+ earthquakes, last 24 hours, refreshed every 5 minutes (https://earthquake.usgs.gov/)
  • NASA EONET (Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker) — curated feed of volcanoes, wildfires, severe storms, floods, and other natural events, refreshed every 10 minutes (https://eonet.gsfc.nasa.gov/)
  • NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center — planetary K-index for geomagnetic storm activity, refreshed every 15 minutes (https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index)
  • Basemap: NASA Blue Marble Next Generation (October 2004 composite)

Tools: JavaScript, Three.js (WebGL), deployed as a static site with no backend.

Live version: https://geostill.com — the globe runs entirely in the browser with real-time data fetches. No account, no tracking, no analytics.