2026 major
disasters
The year's biggest non-seismic disasters — wildfires, floods, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions and heatwaves. (Earthquakes and tropical cyclones live on their own trackers.) Press play to watch the year unfold.
World map — disaster sites
Events (chronological)
Click to flyPlay the year — February to September
Press play to step through the 15 events in chronological order, or drag the scrubber. Color = category.
About 2026's major disasters
Through September 2026, the standout non-seismic disasters include the Nepal–Tibet glacial-collapse floods of August 26 (~1,453+ dead, the year's deadliest single disaster event), Utah's worst wildfire season in ~20 years, the Anak Krakatau eruption (Sep 5–6), a record-hot European summer, and an unusually violent US tornado spring (EF3s in Michigan and on the Illinois–Indiana line, an EF4 near Enid, Oklahoma). September brought major flooding to Bangkok/central Thailand and Uttar Pradesh, India. Tropical cyclones and earthquakes are tracked separately.
What was the deadliest disaster of 2026?
The glacial-collapse floods on the Nepal–Tibet border on August 26, 2026, with ~1,453+ dead — the deadliest single disaster event tracked this year.
Which 2026 disasters are included here?
15 events across five categories: wildfires (Utah's record season, Aspen Acres CO, Thunder Bay 36, Hawk Fire NV), floods (Zona da Mata Brazil, Nepal–Tibet, Bangkok/Thailand, Uttar Pradesh), tornadoes (Union City MI EF3, Kankakee–Roselawn EF3, Enid OK EF4), volcanoes (Mayon, Sinabung, Anak Krakatau), and the European heatwave.
Why aren't earthquakes or hurricanes listed?
By design: seismic events are on the earthquakes tracker and tropical cyclones on the hurricanes tracker, so each map stays focused.
Did Anak Krakatau erupt in 2026?
Yes — Anak Krakatau erupted September 5–6, 2026, in Indonesia, alongside Mayon (Philippines, May 2) and Mount Sinabung (Indonesia, August 31) in this year's volcanic activity.