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By category of natural hazard

Volcano

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Earthquake

Hazard Earthquakes
Applicable Layer Global Earthquake Archive
Historical? Historical since 1900
Layer Type Feature layer
Source Link https://prof-services.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=79461a1ec0974301bde274177c7108bd
Description The US Geological Survey maintains official records of earthquake activity from around the globe. This layer displays all earthquakes since 1900 with a magnitude 4.0 or greater, and updates once a day. For more recent activity, please see the Recent Earthquakes layer that updates every 5 minutes.
Data currency Updates once a day

Hurricane

Hazard Hurricanes
Applicable Layer Historical Hurricane Tracks
Historical? Historical since 1842
Layer Type feature layer
Source Link https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=d053e72aabfd4c5ab4139c3829c1e11c
Description This feature layer, utilizing data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), displays hurricane tracks from 1842-2022. According to NOAA, "a tropical cyclone is a rotating low-pressure weather system that has organized thunderstorms but no fronts (a boundary separating two air masses of different densities). Tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of less than 39 miles per hour (mph) are called tropical depressions. Those with maximum sustained winds of 39 mph or higher are called tropical storms. When a storm's maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph, it is called a hurricane."
Data currency 12/31/2022

Tornado

Hazard Severe Storms (Tornados)
Applicable Layer Tornado Tracks
Historical? Historical from 1950
Layer Type feature layer
Source Link https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=e75412d18bdc469dbf89bf7e929475cc
Description This feature layer, utilizing data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), displays tornadoes in the United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands between 1950 and 2022. A tornado track shows the route of a tornado. Per NOAA, "A tornado is a narrow, violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground. Because wind is invisible, it is hard to see a tornado unless it forms a condensation funnel made up of water droplets, dust and debris. Tornadoes can be among the most violent phenomena of all atmospheric storms we experience. The most destructive tornadoes occur from supercells, which are rotating thunderstorms with a well-defined radar circulation called a mesocyclone. (Supercells can also produce damaging hail, severe non-tornadic winds, frequent lightning, and flash floods.)"
Data currency 12/30/2022

Hail

Hazard All weather
Applicable Layer USA Weather Watches and Warnings
Historical? Current/future
Layer Type Feature layer
Source Link https://prof-services.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=a6134ae01aad44c499d12feec782b386
Description This feature service depicts the National Weather Service (NWS) watches, warnings, and advisories within the United States. Watches and warnings are classified into well over 100 categories. See event descriptions for full details.
Data currency Updates every 5 minutes

Flooding

Hazard All weather
Applicable Layer USA Weather Watches and Warnings
Historical? Current/future
Layer Type Feature layer
Source Link https://prof-services.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=a6134ae01aad44c499d12feec782b386
Description This feature service depicts the National Weather Service (NWS) watches, warnings, and advisories within the United States. Watches and warnings are classified into well over 100 categories. See event descriptions for full details.
Data currency Updates every 5 minutes

Temperature

Hazard All weather
Applicable Layer USA Weather Watches and Warnings
Historical? Current/future
Layer Type Feature layer
Source Link https://prof-services.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=a6134ae01aad44c499d12feec782b386
Description This feature service depicts the National Weather Service (NWS) watches, warnings, and advisories within the United States. Watches and warnings are classified into well over 100 categories. See event descriptions for full details.
Data currency Updates every 5 minutes

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