Breaking news desk
Slack channel that fires only on ≥70 severity events. AI explainer attached for instant context — no scrambling to figure out 'is this big'.
For newsrooms
Be first to the breaking story, not third
Augur surfaces quakes, storms, conflict, outbreaks and AIS anomalies the moment they hit public feeds — with an LLM-generated one-paragraph explainer so your desk can publish before the wires move.
Feeds that matter for this team
⛰ USGS + EMSC earthquakes (M5.5+ within seconds of public alert)
🌀 NOAA NHC hurricanes (every advisory)
🌍 GDACS major disasters
🦠 WHO disease outbreak alerts
🛡 NWS severe weather across the US
📰 BBC World + GDELT global news
🛰 OpenSky aircraft (military / emergency squawks)
🚢 AIS vessel anomalies
Where teams use Augur
Live blog embeds
Share an embeddable live map of a specific zone (no login required). Paste the iframe into your live blog and let readers watch the situation update in real time.
Foreign desk briefings
Country-level polygon zones for every bureau. Morning brief lands at 07:00 local time via email digest.
Investigations + OSINT
Replay 90 days of canonical events around any coordinate. AIS history, GDELT mentions, NHC tracks — all queryable via our public API.
“Augur's earthquake alert hit our desk 90 seconds before AP. That's a lifetime in breaking news.”
— Wire-service news editor
Ready to set up your first watch zone?
14-day Pro trial on request. No card needed.