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23 articles
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GDACS volcanic (VO) layer as interim global feed
GeoJSON features until a dedicated GVP parser ships.
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NOAA SPC filtered tornado CSV on the map
Daily storm reports with EF scale mapped to severity for NZOI markers.
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NOAA NHC CurrentStorms.json in ClearSpot
Active cyclone positions, max wind in knots, and SSHS-based severity.
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GDACS flood (FL) events and alert colours
UN/EC GDACS GeoJSON lists with alertlevel mapped to severity buckets.
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Tsunami context rows from USGS tsunami flags
Why we mirror high-magnitude oceanic earthquakes with tsunami metadata into a dedicated taxon.
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USGS earthquake feeds and how ClearSpot buckets magnitude
Public GeoJSON feeds, moment magnitude, and the info-to-extreme bands used for map severity.
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Underground cables: why the map may look empty
We only index surface infrastructure; buried links are out of scope for the HVT POI layer today.
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A European snapshot: who plans the easement
National TSOs and municipal easements shape where lines go; ClearSpot stays a map, not a land register.
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How ODRÉ and OpenStreetMap power the HVT layer
RTE pylons via the ODRÉ API and OSM tower/lines tags, normalised into a single POI table.
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High-voltage corridors: precaution distances and map logic
What a 300 m / 150 m / 50 m band can mean for prudence, without equating map distance to certified field strength.
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Pollen allergy: symptoms when concentrations spike
Eyes, nose, lungs and skin can move together. How to read ClearSpot taxa, RAEP-style bands and thunderstorm asthma risk without replacing your allergist.
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Air pollution symptoms: who is really at risk on a hot ozone day
PM2.5, ozone peaks and NO2 spikes hit different groups. A calm checklist for sensitive lungs and hearts, aligned with WHO-style thresholds in the app.
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