Natural Events Screensaver
The Natural Events screensaver is a live world map of Earth's natural events — wildfires, severe storms, volcanoes and drifting icebergs — pinned at their locations from NASA's key-less EONET event tracker. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the Natural Events screensaver works
The saver fetches NASA's EONET feed, which curates open natural events happening around the world from many satellite and ground sources, with no key.
Each event is plotted on a world map at its most recent location, colored by category — wildfire, storm, volcano or ice.
Markers pulse so active hotspots stand out, and the notable ones are labelled.
A live count and a scrolling ticker name the events, and the map refreshes every few minutes.
A worked example
Wildfire clusters glow across a continent, a tropical storm's marker sits out over the ocean, and a volcano pulses on the Ring of Fire — each pinned where it's actually happening, with the ticker reading off Tropical Storm Higos · Severe Storms beneath.
Settings & tips
- Show filters to all events, or just wildfires, storms, volcanoes or ice.
- Event color sets the default marker color.
- Background sets the map backdrop.
Frequently asked questions
- Are the events real and live?
- Yes. They come from NASA's EONET tracker of open natural events and refresh every few minutes, so the map reflects what's happening now.
- What kinds of events show up?
- Mainly wildfires, severe storms, volcanoes and sea or lake ice, plus occasional dust, smoke and landslides.
- Does it need a key?
- No. NASA's EONET API is free and key-less; the saver only needs an internet connection.
- How is this different from Volcano Watch?
- Volcano Watch focuses on volcanoes from the Smithsonian; Natural Events shows the broader mix of wildfires, storms, volcanoes and ice from NASA.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.