Hazards
Calling it
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curl https://micro.mu/api/v1/hazards/alerts
Methods
GET /api/v1/hazards/alertsCurrent disasters worldwide from GDACS — cyclones, floods, volcanoes, wildfires and earthquakes — with an alert level of green, orange or red. Pass lat/lon to ask about somewhere in particular
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
level | string | Lowest level to include: green, orange or red — default green (everything) |
lat | number | Optional: only alerts near this point |
lon | number | Optional: only alerts near this point |
within_km | number | Optional: how near, in kilometres, default 1000 when lat/lon given |
curl \ "https://micro.mu/api/v1/hazards/alerts"
GET /api/v1/hazards/floodsFlood warnings and alerts in force in England, most severe first, from the Environment Agency. The one hazard here that is a forecast rather than a record — a warning says flooding is expected, which is something you can act on. Optionally near a point. England only, and the answer says so
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
lat | number | Optional: only warnings near this point |
lon | number | Optional: only warnings near this point |
within_km | number | Optional: how near, in kilometres, default 30 when a point is given |
severe | boolean | Only warnings and severe warnings — leave out the be-prepared alerts |
curl \ "https://micro.mu/api/v1/hazards/floods"
GET /api/v1/hazards/quakesRecent earthquakes worldwide from the USGS, with magnitude, place and how long ago. Pass lat/lon to ask about somewhere in particular, min for a magnitude floor, and period for hour, day, week or month
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
min | number | Smallest magnitude to include, default 2.5 |
period | string | hour, day, week or month — default day |
lat | number | Optional: only events near this point |
lon | number | Optional: only events near this point |
within_km | number | Optional: how near, in kilometres, default 500 when lat/lon given |
curl \ "https://micro.mu/api/v1/hazards/quakes"
The same methods are tools over MCP, and every service on this instance is in one reference.