Free APIScienceNo keyOfficial
NASA EONET (Natural Events)
Near-real-time wildfires, storms, volcanoes and floods worldwide, no key
The Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET) is a NASA API that curates near-real-time metadata about ongoing natural events, wildfires, severe storms, volcanoes, floods, icebergs and more, each linked to relevant satellite imagery sources. v3 is the stable release and works without authentication.
Free tier
Free, no key (a NASA key is only suggested for heavy use)Rate limits
Not publishedAuth
No keyBase URL
https://eonet.gsfc.nasa.gov/api/v3What you'd build with it
- Natural-disaster alerting automation by region/category
- Map ongoing wildfires or storms in a dashboard
- Cross-reference events with satellite imagery layers
Key endpoints
- GET
/eventsOpen and closed natural events (filter by category, status, days) - GET
/categoriesEvent categories (wildfires, volcanoes, etc.) - GET
/layersWeb map service layers tied to event categories
Members
Members get the runnable recipe
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Tags
spaceearth-sciencenatural-disastersgeonasa