Preparedness tools

Explore your area. Work out what matters. Make a plan.

Open my plan

YOUR FIELD STATION / EXPLORE. ESTIMATE. PREPARE.

A clearer picture.
A more practical plan.

Check the conditions around you, explore the bigger picture, or work out the essentials for your household.

Maps & local contextPractical planning tools

FROM USEFUL INFORMATION TO YOUR NEXT STEP.

A tool for your next step

8 tools · all topics

FORECAST / LOCAL CONTEXT

Local forecast

Hourly and 10-day forecasts, air quality, sun & moon, and nearby earthquake reports.

Check your area

MAP / THE BIGGER PICTURE

Weather map

Explore weather layers, radar and storm tracks, with source times and a detailed basemap.

Explore the map

REPORTS / USGS

Earthquake map

Explore reported events by magnitude, time, depth and location. Open the original USGS reports.

Explore earthquakes

SATELLITE / NASA FIRMS

Wildfire & heat map

Explore recent satellite heat detections with observation times and confidence filters.

Explore detections

ESTIMATE / BACKUP HOURS

Battery runtime calculator

Estimate continuous runtime from battery capacity, device load and an allowance for energy losses.

Calculate runtime

PLAN / ONE STEP AT A TIME

My household plan

Work out water and food quantities, check off useful actions, and print your household plan.

Make your plan

ESSENTIALS / USE WHAT YOU HAVE

Build your kit

Check what you own, make a list of the gaps, and compare useful equipment for your household.

Build your list

RESEARCH REPORTS / NASA DONKI

Solar storm tracker

Browse CME reports and modeled Earth-arrival estimates with illustrative transit playback.

Explore space weather

Put the next step into your plan.

Start with your household. Work out your supplies. Check off what you’ve done.

Make my plan