Scarab

Clear conditions in a noisy world

Scarab reads a city for your dates.

The weather and storms ahead, the ground beneath, outbreaks, conflict, crime and air. One number from 0 to 10, and a few clear lines on what is there.

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Typhoon in the news, rain in Taipei. Taipei, 23 October, reads 2.5, settled: typhoon Champi is about 500 km from Taipei, and about 11 cm of rain falls on 23 October.
A whole trip, city by city. Five cities from 4 to 14 October: Naples 0.1, calm; Palermo, Athens and Istanbul clear; Abu Dhabi 2.3, settled.
A big quake nearby, and what it means for your trip. Soná, Panama, reads 2.7, settled: a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck about 80 km away on 9 October, and strong aftershock shaking is not expected during the trip.
Sixteen hazards, read for your dates: heat, cold, air quality, altitude, storms, heavy rain, floods, wildfire, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, avalanches, outbreaks, conflict, terror and crime.
Some days, nothing is stirring. Rome, 4 October: Scarab also read the weather, earthquakes and storms. Nothing is stirring.
Festivals, too, for your dates. Kathmandu, 10 to 13 October, reads 0.3, with the Dashain festival from 11 to 22 October.
If it's serious, it says so. Bunia reads 6.0, tense: Ebola is spreading in Ituri and North Kivu.
No account, no ads, no tracking. The Scarab icon over a walled harbour at dusk: Travel calmly. Ground conditions for your city.

What it measures

  • Heat
  • Cold
  • Air quality
  • Altitude
  • Storms
  • Heavy rain
  • Floods
  • Wildfire
  • Earthquakes
  • Tsunamis
  • Landslides
  • Avalanches
  • Outbreaks
  • Conflict
  • Terror
  • Crime

Scarab · One scale for every danger

A Richter scale for travel danger.

The chance an ordinary traveller ends up in hospital or worse.
Each point up is about 4 times the chance.

Most cities, most days, show nothing stirring. When something is, Scarab says what, how strong and which way.

Free to try

Your first ten reads are free. Then a pass that ends by itself, for a month or a year, or a plan that renews. A route across several cities comes with a pass.

Private by design

No account. No advertising, no tracking. Nothing you search is tied to you, and your saved places stay on your phone.

Scarab is information, not advice. It does not replace your government's travel advisory.

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