Catastrophe Review

US Disaster Activity: August 2026

2026-08-01 through 2026-08-31 · All data from federal sources

718

Total Events

Peril Types

States Affected

Activity by Peril

Wildfires

305max 9.0 · avg 3.5

Severe Weather

221max 7.5 · avg 5.4

Floods

107max 8.0 · avg 7.4

Earthquakes

85max 5.6 · avg 4.0

Significant Events (severity 3.0+)

Active Fire — 24 detectionsUS · Aug 1

9.0

Active Fire — 8 detectionsUS · Aug 1

9.0

Active Fire — 23 detectionsUS · Aug 1

9.0

Active Fire — 46 detectionsUS · Aug 1

9.0

Active Fire — 60 detectionsUS · Aug 1

9.0

Active Fire — 118 detectionsUS · Aug 1

9.0

Active Fire — 27 detections

Data 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.