JustTrying652/climateguard-kenya

A website that gives you weather updates and also alerts disasters. It also helps in contacting help incase of a natural disaster # ClimateGuard Kenya — Disaster Management System A real-time climate disaster management dashboard for Kenya, built with React + Firebase + Leaflet. ## Setup (5 minutes) ### 1. Install dependencies ```bash npm install ``` ### 2. Create Firebase project 1. Go to console.firebase.google.com 2. Create a new project (e.g. "climateguard-kenya") 3. Enable **Firestore Database** (start in test mode) 4. Go to Project Settings → Your apps → Add Web app 5. Copy the config object ### 3. Configure environment Create a `.env` file in the project root: ``` VITE_OWM_API_KEY=your_openweathermap_key ``` For OpenWeatherMap: sign up free at openweathermap.org ### 4. Add Firebase credentials Open `src/firebase.js` and replace the `firebaseConfig` object with your project's values. ### 5. Deploy Firestore rules ```bash npm install -g firebase-tools firebase login firebase init firestore firebase deploy --only firestore:rules ``` ### 6. Run locally ```bash npm run dev ``` ## Features - 🗺️ Interactive Kenya map showing county-level climate risk scores - 🚨 Real-time incident reporting (anyone can report a disaster event) - ⚠️ Live alert banners for weather-triggered warnings - 📊 Dashboard stats (active incidents, alerts, critical counties) - 📞 Emergency contacts (Kenya Red Cross, Police, Met Dept) ## Adding weather alerts automatically See `src/utils/weatherApi.js`. You can call `getWeatherByCoords` and `evaluateWeatherAlerts` on a schedule using Firebase Cloud Functions to auto-generate alerts when thresholds are breached. ## Build for production ```bash npm run build ``` Deploy the `dist/` folder to Firebase Hosting, Vercel, or Netlify.