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The alerts system gives you a single query that simultaneously monitors eight critical agricultural zones across Latin America for four types of agroclimatic events: active fires, heat waves, drought, and heavy rainfall. Instead of polling each zone and event type separately, you send one GraphQL request and receive a consolidated, severity-ranked list of current conditions. The system runs all zone checks in parallel, so response time stays low regardless of the number of zones.

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The eight monitored zones

The API monitors the following zones, which were chosen to cover the most agriculturally significant and climate-sensitive regions of LATAM (excluding Brazil):
#ZoneCountry/RegionCoordinates
1OrinoquíaColombia / Venezuelalat 6.5, lon −68.0
2ChacoParaguay / Argentinalat −22.0, lon −60.0
3BajíoMéxicolat 20.5, lon −101.0
4CentroaméricaGuatemala–Nicaragua corridorlat 14.0, lon −87.0
5Llanos OrientalesColombialat 4.0, lon −72.5
6Pampa HúmedaArgentinalat −34.0, lon −61.0
7Valle CentralChilelat −34.5, lon −71.0
8Sierra PeruanaPerulat −13.0, lon −75.0

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Alert types and thresholds

Each zone is evaluated independently against the following rules. Alerts are only generated when a threshold is crossed.
Alert typeSeverityThresholdData source
firealta≥ 10 hotspots within 150 km in the last 48 hoursNASA FIRMS VIIRS_SNPP_NRT
firemedia3–9 hotspots within 150 km in the last 48 hoursNASA FIRMS VIIRS_SNPP_NRT
heataltaMaximum 2 m temperature ≥ 38 °C forecast in the next 72 hoursOpen-Meteo forecast
heatmediaMaximum 2 m temperature ≥ 34 °C forecast in the next 72 hoursOpen-Meteo forecast
droughtmedia0 mm precipitation forecast over 3 daysOpen-Meteo forecast
rainmedia≥ 50 mm total precipitation forecast over 72 hoursOpen-Meteo forecast
Severity levels are alta (highest), media, and baja. Currently, fire and heat events can reach alta; drought and rain alerts are capped at media unless the API is extended in a future release.

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Querying alerts via GraphQL

The alerts feature is available exclusively through the GraphQL endpoint (/graphql). There is no REST equivalent.
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Send the GraphQL query

Send the following query to the GraphQL endpoint. No variables are required — the zones are fixed server-side.
query GetAlerts {
  alerts {
    generatedAt
    zonesChecked
    alerts {
      region
      alertType
      severity
      title
      message
      generatedAt
    }
  }
}
Using curl:
curl -X POST "https://api.climatifai.com/graphql" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"{ alerts { generatedAt zonesChecked alerts { region alertType severity title message generatedAt } } }"}'
A sample response when two alerts are active:
{
  "data": {
    "alerts": {
      "generatedAt": "2026-05-18T14:32:07.841Z",
      "zonesChecked": 8,
      "alerts": [
        {
          "region": "Chaco (Paraguay/Argentina)",
          "alertType": "fire",
          "severity": "alta",
          "title": "Incendios activos",
          "message": "12 focos de calor detectados en Chaco (Paraguay/Argentina) (últimas 48h, radio 150km). Riesgo crítico para cultivos y suelo.",
          "generatedAt": "2026-05-18T14:32:05.210Z"
        },
        {
          "region": "Bajío (México)",
          "alertType": "heat",
          "severity": "alta",
          "title": "Ola de calor",
          "message": "Temperatura máxima de 39.4°C prevista en Bajío (México) (próximas 72h). Adelanta riego y protege cultivos sensibles.",
          "generatedAt": "2026-05-18T14:32:06.003Z"
        },
        {
          "region": "Valle Central (Chile)",
          "alertType": "drought",
          "severity": "media",
          "title": "Déficit hídrico",
          "message": "Sin precipitación prevista en Valle Central (Chile) por 3 días. Activa riego si el cultivo está en etapa crítica.",
          "generatedAt": "2026-05-18T14:32:06.441Z"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
The alerts array is sorted by severity — alta first, then media, then baja — so the most critical conditions always appear at the top.
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Filter by severity

The API returns all alerts for all zones in a single response. To focus on critical events only, filter the alerts array on the client side:
const critical = data.alerts.alerts.filter(a => a.severity === "alta");
If you want to send push notifications only for alta severity, apply this filter before dispatching.
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Filter by alert type

To monitor only a specific hazard category — for example, fire events for a fire-insurance dashboard — filter by the alertType field:
// Fire events only
const fireAlerts = data.alerts.alerts.filter(a => a.alertType === "fire");

// Heat and drought together
const climateStress = data.alerts.alerts.filter(
  a => a.alertType === "heat" || a.alertType === "drought"
);
Valid alertType values: fire, heat, drought, rain.