Daily Brief · 2026-08-20
Published 2026-08-20 06:03 UTC · global score 100/100
TREMOR DAILY BRIEF — 2026-08-20
Global Tremor Score: 100/100 (critical). 819 signals ingested in the last 24 hours.
WHERE SIGNALS ARE CONVERGING
- Nebraska, United States; Kansas, United States and 8 more — 100/100 across Atmospheric + Geopolitical + Space weather (base 100).
Nebraska, United States; Kansas, United States and 8 more is scoring 100/100. 3 domains overlap here (atmospheric, geopolitical, space weather), applying a 1.00× convergence multiplier to a base score of 100. Contributing signals: Tornado Warning — 1 active NWS alert in Nebraska; Severe Thunderstorm Warning — 1 active NWS alert in Kansas; Severe Thunderstorm Warning — 1 active NWS alert in Colorado; Severe Thunderstorm Warning — 1 active NWS alert in Nebraska.
- Mississippi and Louisiana, United States — 100/100 across Atmospheric + Space weather (base 100).
Mississippi and Louisiana, United States is scoring 100/100. 2 domains overlap here (atmospheric, space weather), applying a 1.00× convergence multiplier to a base score of 100. Contributing signals: Severe Thunderstorm Warning — 2 active NWS alerts in Mississippi; Extreme Heat Warning — 1 active NWS alert in Mississippi; Extreme Heat Warning — 1 active NWS alert in Louisiana; M1.0 solar flare peaked at 2026-08-19T18:51:00Z.
- Greece (nationwide) and Montenegro (nationwide) — 100/100 across Geopolitical + Space weather (base 100).
Greece (nationwide) and Montenegro (nationwide) is scoring 100/100. 2 domains overlap here (geopolitical, space weather), applying a 1.00× convergence multiplier to a base score of 100. Contributing signals: Greece: coverage of coercive events 5.924σ above its 14-day baseline across 41 articles, led by Greece; Greece: coverage of coercive events 4.796σ above its 14-day baseline across 30 articles, led by Greece; Greece: coverage of coercive events 5.291σ above its 14-day baseline across 29 articles, led by Greece (military); Greece: coverage of coercive events 2.691σ above its 14-day baseline across 20 articles, led by Greek (media).
- Mexico (nationwide) — 100/100 across Geopolitical + Space weather (base 84.42).
Mexico (nationwide) is scoring 100/100. 2 domains overlap here (geopolitical, space weather), applying a 1.18× convergence multiplier to a base score of 84.42. Contributing signals: Mexico: coverage of coercive events 4.037σ above its 14-day baseline across 23 articles, led by Protester (political opposition); M1.0 solar flare peaked at 2026-08-19T18:51:00Z; Geomagnetic activity at Kp 5.00 — G1 (minor) storm level; Geomagnetic activity at Kp 4.33.
- New Mexico, Arizona and 2 more, United States — 100/100 across Atmospheric + Geopolitical + Space weather (base 100).
New Mexico, Arizona and 2 more, United States is scoring 100/100. 3 domains overlap here (atmospheric, geopolitical, space weather), applying a 1.00× convergence multiplier to a base score of 100. Contributing signals: Severe Thunderstorm Warning — 2 active NWS alerts in New Mexico; Severe Thunderstorm Warning — 2 active NWS alerts in Arizona; Flash Flood Warning — 4 active NWS alerts in New Mexico; Flash Flood Warning — 2 active NWS alerts in Arizona.
OUTLOOKS OPENED
- [12 months] Atmospheric: 84% chance of an NWS Severe-or-higher weather alert on 3 separate days within 65 km of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the next 12 months. Window closes 2027-08-20 04:01 UTC.
- [12 months] Atmospheric: 84% chance of an NWS Severe-or-higher weather alert on 3 separate days within 418 km of Arizona and New Mexico, United States in the next 12 months. Window closes 2027-08-20 06:03 UTC.
- [12 months] Atmospheric: 84% chance of an NWS Severe-or-higher weather alert on 3 separate days within 379 km of Israel (nationwide); West Bank (nationwide) and 6 more in the next 12 months. Window closes 2027-08-20 06:03 UTC.
- [12 months] Atmospheric: 84% chance of an NWS Severe-or-higher weather alert on 3 separate days within 522 km of California, United States; Arizona, United States and 1 more in the next 12 months. Window closes 2027-08-20 04:01 UTC.
- [12 months] Atmospheric: 84% chance of an NWS Severe-or-higher weather alert on 3 separate days within 130 km of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the next 12 months. Window closes 2027-08-20 06:03 UTC.
- [12 months] Atmospheric: 84% chance of an NWS Severe-or-higher weather alert on 3 separate days within 730 km of Gulf coastal waters, United States; Atlantic coastal waters, United States and 3 more in the next 12 months. Window closes 2027-08-20 06:03 UTC.
- [12 months] Atmospheric: 84% chance of an NWS Severe-or-higher weather alert on 3 separate days within 476 km of Kansas, Oklahoma and 3 more, United States in the next 12 months. Window closes 2027-08-20 06:03 UTC.
- [12 months] Atmospheric: 84% chance of an NWS Severe-or-higher weather alert on 3 separate days within 877 km of Baghdad, Iraq; Tehran, Iran and 4 more in the next 12 months. Window closes 2027-08-20 06:03 UTC.
WHAT RESOLVED
- No prediction windows closed in this period.
CALIBRATION
- Resolved predictions: 0. Brier score: n/a. Hit rate above 50% confidence: n/a.
- No resolved predictions yet.
SOURCE HEALTH
- 8 healthy, 0 degraded, 0 down.
Tremor publishes probabilities, not warnings. For official alerts always follow your national agency (USGS, NOAA/NWS, NASA SWPC, or your local civil-protection authority).
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