Why This Exists
Crisis information is fragmented. The UN publishes detailed reports. ACLED tracks conflict events. USGS monitors earthquakes. ReliefWeb aggregates humanitarian updates. But none of it is in one place, none of it is scored, and most of it requires you to already know what you're looking for.
RedAlertDirect pulls it together. Every 30 minutes, our system ingests from verified sources, runs AI summarisation, and produces a severity-scored crisis feed — updated in near real-time.
We built this for the people who need situational awareness fast: journalists on deadline, NGO field coordinators, corporate security teams, policy researchers, and engaged citizens who want to understand what's actually happening in the world without wading through noise.
How It Works
1. Multi-Source Ingestion (Every 30 Minutes)
Our cron system queries GDELT 2.0, ReliefWeb API, ACLED, USGS Earthquakes, and NASA EONET every 30 minutes. Raw event data is collected, deduplicated, and queued for processing.
2. AI Summarisation & Scoring
Claude Haiku processes raw events, consolidates related articles, generates 2-3 sentence summaries, assigns crisis type (Armed Conflict, Humanitarian, Natural Disaster etc.), and scores severity 0-100 based on scale, civilian impact, and escalation trajectory.
3. Verified & Published
Processed crises are upserted into our database with source citations. Every summary cites the data source. Confidence levels are flagged. Unverified social media and anonymous reports are excluded.
4. Daily Brief (Opt-In)
Subscribers receive a morning email with the day's top 5 crises by severity score — AI-written, source-cited, directly linkable to full analysis pages.
Data Sources
GDELT 2.0
The Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone. Monitors print, broadcast, and web news globally. Updates every 15 minutes. Free and open.
ReliefWeb API
UN OCHA's crisis information platform. Official humanitarian situation reports, maps, and updates. 200 requests/day free tier.
ACLED
Armed Conflict Location & Event Data. Tracks political violence and protests in 250+ countries. Gold standard for conflict data.
USGS Earthquake Hazards
US Geological Survey real-time earthquake data. Significant events feed updated continuously.
NASA EONET
Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker. Active natural hazards including wildfires, storms, volcanoes.
Severity Scoring Methodology
Each crisis is scored 0–100 by our AI model based on four weighted dimensions:
30%
Displacement Scale
Number of people forcibly displaced — internally or as refugees. Sourced from UNHCR and OCHA figures.
30%
Civilian Impact
Casualties, food insecurity, healthcare access, infrastructure damage. Sourced from UN and ICRC assessments.
25%
Escalation Trajectory
Whether the situation is deteriorating, stable, or improving. Assessed from ACLED event frequency trends.
15%
Humanitarian Aid Access
Degree to which aid organisations can operate. Blockades or access denials increase severity score.
⚠ Important Limitations
AI-generated summaries are intended to provide rapid situational awareness from public sources, not to replace expert analysis or official government assessments. Severity scores are algorithmic — they reflect available data, not ground-truth conditions. Always verify critical information with primary sources listed on each crisis page.
For personal travel safety, always consult your government's official foreign affairs travel advisories (Ireland: dfa.ie/travel, UK: gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice).
Part of the CheckIreland Network
RedAlertDirect is built and operated by Conjora Limited, the company behind the CheckIreland Network — a portfolio of Irish digital tools and information platforms.
While most CheckIreland Network sites focus on Irish personal finance, consumer tools, and local services, RedAlertDirect addresses a global audience with a different kind of need: access to fast, credible, unspun crisis intelligence.
Questions, data corrections, or media enquiries: hello@conjora.ie