diff --git a/sql/migrations/020_add_gdacs_adapter.sql b/sql/migrations/020_add_gdacs_adapter.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20ac01f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/migrations/020_add_gdacs_adapter.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+-- Migration: 020_add_gdacs_adapter
+-- Adds the GDACS adapter row to config.adapters.
+-- Ships disabled; operator enables via GUI.
+-- Default event_types excludes EQ (USGS is canonical for earthquakes on central.quake.>).
+-- Idempotent: uses ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING.
+
+INSERT INTO config.adapters (name, enabled, cadence_s, settings)
+VALUES (
+    'gdacs',
+    false,
+    600,
+    jsonb_build_object('event_types', jsonb_build_array('WF', 'DR', 'FL', 'VO', 'TC'))
+)
+ON CONFLICT (name) DO NOTHING;
diff --git a/sql/migrations/021_add_central_disaster_stream.sql b/sql/migrations/021_add_central_disaster_stream.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9192f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/migrations/021_add_central_disaster_stream.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+-- Migration: 021_add_central_disaster_stream
+-- Seeds the CENTRAL_DISASTER JetStream stream row for central.disaster.> subjects.
+-- 7-day retention, 1 GiB max_bytes -- mirrors CENTRAL_FIRE / CENTRAL_QUAKE / CENTRAL_SPACE.
+-- Idempotent: uses ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING.
+
+INSERT INTO config.streams (name, max_age_s, max_bytes)
+VALUES ('CENTRAL_DISASTER', 604800, 1073741824)
+ON CONFLICT (name) DO NOTHING;
diff --git a/src/central/adapters/gdacs.py b/src/central/adapters/gdacs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0af386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/central/adapters/gdacs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,476 @@
+"""GDACS (Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System) adapter."""
+
+import logging
+import sqlite3
+from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from email.utils import parsedate_to_datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+from xml.etree import ElementTree as ET
+
+import aiohttp
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from tenacity import (
+    retry,
+    retry_if_exception_type,
+    stop_after_attempt,
+    wait_exponential_jitter,
+)
+
+from central.adapter import SourceAdapter
+from central.config_models import AdapterConfig
+from central.config_store import ConfigStore
+from central.models import Event, Geo
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+GDACS_RSS_URL = "https://www.gdacs.org/xml/rss.xml"
+
+NS = {
+    "gdacs": "http://www.gdacs.org",
+    "geo": "http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#",
+    "georss": "http://www.georss.org/georss",
+    "dc": "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/",
+}
+
+_ALERTLEVEL_TO_SEVERITY = {"Green": 1, "Orange": 2, "Red": 3}
+
+DEFAULT_EVENT_TYPES = ["WF", "DR", "FL", "VO", "TC"]
+
+
+def severity_from_alertlevel(level: str | None) -> int:
+    """Green=1, Orange=2, Red=3, default 0."""
+    if not level:
+        return 0
+    return _ALERTLEVEL_TO_SEVERITY.get(level.strip().capitalize(), 0)
+
+
+def subject_for_country(country: str | None) -> str:
+    """Lowercase, hyphenate spaces. 'unknown' for missing/empty. Takes first if comma-separated."""
+    if not country:
+        return "unknown"
+    first = country.split(",")[0].strip()
+    if not first:
+        return "unknown"
+    return first.lower().replace(" ", "-")
+
+
+def parse_rfc822_utc(raw: str | None) -> datetime | None:
+    """Parse an RFC 822 datetime string to UTC datetime."""
+    if not raw:
+        return None
+    try:
+        dt = parsedate_to_datetime(raw)
+    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+        return None
+    if dt.tzinfo is None:
+        dt = dt.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    return dt.astimezone(timezone.utc)
+
+
+def parse_gdacs_bbox(raw: str | None) -> tuple[float, float, float, float] | None:
+    """Parse GDACS bbox 'lonmin lonmax latmin latmax' to Geo.bbox (minLon, minLat, maxLon, maxLat)."""
+    if not raw:
+        return None
+    try:
+        parts = [float(p) for p in raw.split()]
+    except ValueError:
+        return None
+    if len(parts) != 4:
+        return None
+    lon_min, lon_max, lat_min, lat_max = parts
+    return (lon_min, lat_min, lon_max, lat_max)
+
+
+def init_gdacs_observed_table(db: sqlite3.Connection) -> None:
+    db.execute("""
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS gdacs_observed (
+            guid TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+            country TEXT,
+            eventtype TEXT,
+            last_observed_at TEXT NOT NULL
+        )
+    """)
+    db.commit()
+
+
+def get_observed(db: sqlite3.Connection) -> dict[str, tuple[str | None, str | None]]:
+    cur = db.execute("SELECT guid, country, eventtype FROM gdacs_observed")
+    return {row[0]: (row[1], row[2]) for row in cur.fetchall()}
+
+
+def mark_observed(db: sqlite3.Connection, guid: str, country: str | None, eventtype: str | None) -> None:
+    db.execute(
+        """
+        INSERT INTO gdacs_observed (guid, country, eventtype, last_observed_at)
+        VALUES (?, ?, ?, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)
+        ON CONFLICT (guid) DO UPDATE SET last_observed_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+        """,
+        (guid, country, eventtype),
+    )
+    db.commit()
+
+
+def mark_retired(db: sqlite3.Connection, guids: set[str]) -> None:
+    for guid in guids:
+        db.execute("DELETE FROM gdacs_observed WHERE guid = ?", (guid,))
+    db.commit()
+
+
+class GDACSSettings(BaseModel):
+    """Settings schema for GDACS adapter.
+
+    event_types is the explicit allowlist of GDACS eventtype codes to publish.
+    EQ is intentionally absent from the default because USGS is the canonical
+    earthquake source for Central and quakes are already published on
+    central.quake.>. Operators can re-include "EQ" here if USGS is
+    temporarily unavailable or if the GDACS alertlevel triage signal is
+    operationally needed.
+
+    Future-unknown eventtypes (anything GDACS may add later) are dropped by
+    default — opt in by adding the code to this list.
+    """
+
+    event_types: list[str] = DEFAULT_EVENT_TYPES.copy()
+
+
+class GDACSAdapter(SourceAdapter):
+    """Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System adapter."""
+
+    name = "gdacs"
+    display_name = "GDACS — Global Disaster Alerts"
+    description = (
+        "Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System events: wildfires, drought, "
+        "flood, volcano, and tropical cyclones with humanitarian-coordination triage signals."
+    )
+    settings_schema = GDACSSettings
+    requires_api_key = None
+    api_key_field = None
+    wizard_order = None
+    default_cadence_s = 600
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        config: AdapterConfig,
+        config_store: ConfigStore,
+        cursor_db_path: Path,
+    ) -> None:
+        self._config_store = config_store
+        self._cursor_db_path = cursor_db_path
+        self._session: aiohttp.ClientSession | None = None
+        self._db: sqlite3.Connection | None = None
+        self.event_types: list[str] = list(
+            config.settings.get("event_types", DEFAULT_EVENT_TYPES)
+        )
+
+    async def startup(self) -> None:
+        self._session = aiohttp.ClientSession(
+            timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=60),
+        )
+        self._db = sqlite3.connect(self._cursor_db_path)
+        self._db.execute("""
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS published_ids (
+                adapter TEXT NOT NULL,
+                event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                first_seen TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+                last_seen TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+                PRIMARY KEY (adapter, event_id)
+            )
+        """)
+        self._db.execute("""
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS published_ids_last_seen
+            ON published_ids (last_seen)
+        """)
+        init_gdacs_observed_table(self._db)
+        self._db.commit()
+        logger.info("GDACS adapter started", extra={"event_types": self.event_types})
+
+    async def shutdown(self) -> None:
+        if self._session:
+            await self._session.close()
+            self._session = None
+        if self._db:
+            self._db.close()
+            self._db = None
+        logger.info("GDACS adapter shut down")
+
+    async def apply_config(self, new_config: AdapterConfig) -> None:
+        self.event_types = list(
+            new_config.settings.get("event_types", DEFAULT_EVENT_TYPES)
+        )
+        logger.info("GDACS config updated", extra={"event_types": self.event_types})
+
+    def is_published(self, event_id: str) -> bool:
+        if not self._db:
+            return False
+        cur = self._db.execute(
+            "SELECT 1 FROM published_ids WHERE adapter = ? AND event_id = ?",
+            (self.name, event_id),
+        )
+        return cur.fetchone() is not None
+
+    def mark_published(self, event_id: str) -> None:
+        if not self._db:
+            return
+        self._db.execute(
+            """
+            INSERT INTO published_ids (adapter, event_id, first_seen, last_seen)
+            VALUES (?, ?, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)
+            ON CONFLICT (adapter, event_id) DO UPDATE SET
+                last_seen = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+            """,
+            (self.name, event_id),
+        )
+        self._db.commit()
+
+    def sweep_old_ids(self) -> int:
+        if not self._db:
+            return 0
+        cur = self._db.execute(
+            "DELETE FROM published_ids WHERE adapter = ? AND last_seen < datetime('now', '-30 days')",
+            (self.name,),
+        )
+        self._db.commit()
+        count = cur.rowcount
+        if count > 0:
+            logger.info("GDACS swept old dedup entries", extra={"count": count})
+        return count
+
+    def subject_for(self, event: Event) -> str:
+        country_subj = subject_for_country(event.data.get("country"))
+        if event.category.startswith("disaster.removed"):
+            return f"central.disaster.removed.{country_subj}"
+        eventtype = (event.data.get("eventtype") or "").lower() or "unknown"
+        return f"central.disaster.{eventtype}.{country_subj}"
+
+    @retry(
+        stop=stop_after_attempt(3),
+        wait=wait_exponential_jitter(initial=1, max=30),
+        retry=retry_if_exception_type((aiohttp.ClientError, TimeoutError)),
+    )
+    async def _fetch(self) -> str:
+        if not self._session:
+            raise RuntimeError("Session not initialized")
+        async with self._session.get(
+            GDACS_RSS_URL, headers={"User-Agent": "Central/0.4"}
+        ) as resp:
+            resp.raise_for_status()
+            text = await resp.text()
+        return text
+
+    async def poll(self) -> AsyncIterator[Event]:
+        if not self._db:
+            raise RuntimeError("Database not initialized")
+
+        try:
+            content = await self._fetch()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error("GDACS fetch failed", extra={"error": str(e)})
+            raise
+
+        try:
+            root = ET.fromstring(content)
+        except ET.ParseError as e:
+            logger.error("GDACS RSS parse error", extra={"error": str(e)})
+            raise
+
+        channel = root.find("channel")
+        if channel is None:
+            logger.info("GDACS fetch completed", extra={"item_count": 0})
+            return
+
+        items = channel.findall("item")
+        logger.info("GDACS fetch completed", extra={"item_count": len(items)})
+
+        observed_before = get_observed(self._db)
+        current_guids: set[str] = set()
+        events_yielded = 0
+
+        for item_elem in items:
+            guid_elem = item_elem.find("guid")
+            if guid_elem is None or not guid_elem.text:
+                continue
+            guid = guid_elem.text.strip()
+            if not guid:
+                continue
+
+            eventtype_elem = item_elem.find("gdacs:eventtype", NS)
+            eventtype = (
+                eventtype_elem.text.strip()
+                if eventtype_elem is not None and eventtype_elem.text
+                else ""
+            )
+
+            if eventtype not in self.event_types:
+                continue
+
+            iscurrent_elem = item_elem.find("gdacs:iscurrent", NS)
+            iscurrent = True
+            if iscurrent_elem is not None and iscurrent_elem.text:
+                iscurrent = iscurrent_elem.text.strip().lower() == "true"
+
+            country_elem = item_elem.find("gdacs:country", NS)
+            country = (
+                country_elem.text.strip()
+                if country_elem is not None and country_elem.text
+                else None
+            )
+
+            iso3_elem = item_elem.find("gdacs:iso3", NS)
+            iso3 = (
+                iso3_elem.text.strip()
+                if iso3_elem is not None and iso3_elem.text
+                else None
+            )
+
+            alertlevel_elem = item_elem.find("gdacs:alertlevel", NS)
+            alertlevel = (
+                alertlevel_elem.text.strip()
+                if alertlevel_elem is not None and alertlevel_elem.text
+                else None
+            )
+
+            fromdate_elem = item_elem.find("gdacs:fromdate", NS)
+            event_time = parse_rfc822_utc(
+                fromdate_elem.text if fromdate_elem is not None else None
+            )
+            if event_time is None:
+                pub_date_elem = item_elem.find("pubDate")
+                event_time = (
+                    parse_rfc822_utc(pub_date_elem.text if pub_date_elem is not None else None)
+                    or datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+                )
+
+            bbox_elem = item_elem.find("gdacs:bbox", NS)
+            bbox = parse_gdacs_bbox(
+                bbox_elem.text if bbox_elem is not None else None
+            )
+
+            lat_elem = item_elem.find("geo:Point/geo:lat", NS)
+            lon_elem = item_elem.find("geo:Point/geo:long", NS)
+            centroid: tuple[float, float] | None = None
+            if lat_elem is not None and lon_elem is not None and lat_elem.text and lon_elem.text:
+                try:
+                    centroid = (float(lon_elem.text), float(lat_elem.text))
+                except ValueError:
+                    centroid = None
+
+            region = iso3 or country
+            regions = [region] if region else []
+            primary_region = region
+
+            title_elem = item_elem.find("title")
+            description_elem = item_elem.find("description")
+            link_elem = item_elem.find("link")
+            eventid_elem = item_elem.find("gdacs:eventid", NS)
+            alertscore_elem = item_elem.find("gdacs:alertscore", NS)
+            datemodified_elem = item_elem.find("gdacs:datemodified", NS)
+
+            geo = Geo(
+                centroid=centroid,
+                bbox=bbox,
+                regions=regions,
+                primary_region=primary_region,
+            )
+
+            data: dict[str, Any] = {
+                "guid": guid,
+                "eventtype": eventtype,
+                "eventid": eventid_elem.text.strip() if eventid_elem is not None and eventid_elem.text else None,
+                "country": country,
+                "iso3": iso3,
+                "alertlevel": alertlevel,
+                "alertscore": alertscore_elem.text.strip() if alertscore_elem is not None and alertscore_elem.text else None,
+                "title": title_elem.text if title_elem is not None and title_elem.text else "",
+                "description": description_elem.text if description_elem is not None and description_elem.text else "",
+                "url": link_elem.text if link_elem is not None and link_elem.text else "",
+                "datemodified": datemodified_elem.text if datemodified_elem is not None and datemodified_elem.text else None,
+                "iscurrent": iscurrent,
+            }
+
+            if not iscurrent:
+                # Explicit tombstone from upstream. Only emit if we previously observed it.
+                if guid in observed_before:
+                    tombstone = Event(
+                        id=f"{guid}:removed",
+                        adapter=self.name,
+                        category=f"disaster.removed.{eventtype.lower()}",
+                        time=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+                        severity=0,
+                        geo=geo,
+                        data={**data, "reason": "iscurrent_false"},
+                    )
+                    if not self.is_published(tombstone.id):
+                        yield tombstone
+                        self.mark_published(tombstone.id)
+                        events_yielded += 1
+                continue
+
+            current_guids.add(guid)
+
+            if self.is_published(guid):
+                mark_observed(self._db, guid, country, eventtype)
+                continue
+
+            event = Event(
+                id=guid,
+                adapter=self.name,
+                category=f"disaster.{eventtype.lower()}",
+                time=event_time,
+                severity=severity_from_alertlevel(alertlevel),
+                geo=geo,
+                data=data,
+            )
+
+            yield event
+            self.mark_published(guid)
+            mark_observed(self._db, guid, country, eventtype)
+            events_yielded += 1
+
+        # Fall-off: events present in observed_before but absent from this poll
+        fallen_off = set(observed_before.keys()) - current_guids
+        for guid in fallen_off:
+            prior_country, prior_eventtype = observed_before[guid]
+            if prior_eventtype and prior_eventtype not in self.event_types:
+                # Was published before settings narrowed; clean up silently.
+                mark_retired(self._db, {guid})
+                continue
+            tombstone_id = f"{guid}:removed"
+            if self.is_published(tombstone_id):
+                mark_retired(self._db, {guid})
+                continue
+            now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+            region = prior_country
+            geo = Geo(
+                regions=[region] if region else [],
+                primary_region=region,
+            )
+            tombstone = Event(
+                id=tombstone_id,
+                adapter=self.name,
+                category=f"disaster.removed.{(prior_eventtype or '').lower()}",
+                time=now,
+                severity=0,
+                geo=geo,
+                data={
+                    "guid": guid,
+                    "country": prior_country,
+                    "eventtype": prior_eventtype,
+                    "reason": "missing_from_feed",
+                },
+            )
+            yield tombstone
+            self.mark_published(tombstone_id)
+            mark_retired(self._db, {guid})
+            events_yielded += 1
+
+        self.sweep_old_ids()
+        logger.info(
+            "GDACS poll completed",
+            extra={
+                "events_yielded": events_yielded,
+                "current_observed": len(current_guids),
+                "fallen_off": len(fallen_off),
+            },
+        )
diff --git a/src/central/archive.py b/src/central/archive.py
index c173805..18d7c12 100644
--- a/src/central/archive.py
+++ b/src/central/archive.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ STREAMS = [
     ("CENTRAL_FIRE", "central.fire.>"),
     ("CENTRAL_QUAKE", "central.quake.>"),
     ("CENTRAL_SPACE", "central.space.>"),
+    ("CENTRAL_DISASTER", "central.disaster.>"),
 ]
 
 BATCH_SIZE = 100
diff --git a/src/central/gui/routes.py b/src/central/gui/routes.py
index b5c66f7..cb835e4 100644
--- a/src/central/gui/routes.py
+++ b/src/central/gui/routes.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def _adapter_classes() -> dict:
 router = APIRouter()
 
 # Streams to display on dashboard
-DASHBOARD_STREAMS = ["CENTRAL_WX", "CENTRAL_FIRE", "CENTRAL_QUAKE", "CENTRAL_SPACE", "CENTRAL_META"]
+DASHBOARD_STREAMS = ["CENTRAL_WX", "CENTRAL_FIRE", "CENTRAL_QUAKE", "CENTRAL_SPACE", "CENTRAL_DISASTER", "CENTRAL_META"]
 
 # Email validation regex (simple but effective)
 ALIAS_REGEX = re.compile(r"^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$")
diff --git a/src/central/supervisor.py b/src/central/supervisor.py
index 81fa1bf..7495561 100644
--- a/src/central/supervisor.py
+++ b/src/central/supervisor.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ STREAM_SUBJECTS = {
     "CENTRAL_FIRE": ["central.fire.>"],
     "CENTRAL_QUAKE": ["central.quake.>"],
     "CENTRAL_SPACE": ["central.space.>"],
+    "CENTRAL_DISASTER": ["central.disaster.>"],
 }
 
 # Recompute interval for stream max_bytes (1 hour)
diff --git a/tests/test_archive_multi_stream.py b/tests/test_archive_multi_stream.py
index bba544d..21d810a 100644
--- a/tests/test_archive_multi_stream.py
+++ b/tests/test_archive_multi_stream.py
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ class TestConsumerNaming:
 class TestStreamsConfiguration:
     """Test streams configuration."""
 
-    def test_streams_list_has_four_entries(self):
-        """STREAMS list has four event-bearing streams."""
-        assert len(STREAMS) == 4
+    def test_streams_list_has_five_entries(self):
+        """STREAMS list has five event-bearing streams."""
+        assert len(STREAMS) == 5
 
     def test_streams_contains_central_wx(self):
         """STREAMS contains CENTRAL_WX with correct filter."""
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ class TestStreamsConfiguration:
         """STREAMS contains CENTRAL_SPACE with correct filter."""
         assert ("CENTRAL_SPACE", "central.space.>") in STREAMS
 
+    def test_streams_contains_central_disaster(self):
+        """STREAMS contains CENTRAL_DISASTER with correct filter."""
+        assert ("CENTRAL_DISASTER", "central.disaster.>") in STREAMS
+
     def test_streams_excludes_central_meta(self):
         """STREAMS does not contain CENTRAL_META (status messages only)."""
         stream_names = [s[0] for s in STREAMS]
diff --git a/tests/test_dashboard.py b/tests/test_dashboard.py
index 73df132..9ea53a6 100644
--- a/tests/test_dashboard.py
+++ b/tests/test_dashboard.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class TestDashboardStreamsIsolation:
         call_args = mock_templates.TemplateResponse.call_args
         context = call_args.kwargs.get("context", call_args[1].get("context"))
         streams = context["streams"]
-        assert len(streams) == 5
+        assert len(streams) == 6
         fire_stream = next(s for s in streams if s["name"] == "CENTRAL_FIRE")
         assert fire_stream.get("error") == "unavailable"
         wx_stream = next(s for s in streams if s["name"] == "CENTRAL_WX")
diff --git a/tests/test_gdacs.py b/tests/test_gdacs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9c29d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_gdacs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,366 @@
+"""Tests for GDACS adapter."""
+
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+
+from central.config_models import AdapterConfig
+from central.models import Event
+
+
+# Frozen RSS fixture mirroring real GDACS shape (namespaces + element layout).
+SAMPLE_RSS = """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:gdacs="http://www.gdacs.org" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">
+  <channel>
+    <title>GDACS RSS information</title>
+    <link>https://www.gdacs.org/</link>
+    <description>Near real-time notification</description>
+    <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 06:35:01 GMT</pubDate>
+    <item>
+      <title>Green wildfire in Greece 18/05/2026 11:00 UTC</title>
+      <description>Wildfire in Attica region of Greece.</description>
+      <link>https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventtype=WF&amp;eventid=2002001</link>
+      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
+      <gdacs:iscurrent>true</gdacs:iscurrent>
+      <gdacs:fromdate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT</gdacs:fromdate>
+      <gdacs:datemodified>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</gdacs:datemodified>
+      <guid isPermaLink="false">WF2002001</guid>
+      <geo:Point>
+        <geo:lat>38.0</geo:lat>
+        <geo:long>23.7</geo:long>
+      </geo:Point>
+      <gdacs:bbox>21.7 25.7 36.0 40.0</gdacs:bbox>
+      <gdacs:eventtype>WF</gdacs:eventtype>
+      <gdacs:alertlevel>Green</gdacs:alertlevel>
+      <gdacs:alertscore>0</gdacs:alertscore>
+      <gdacs:eventid>2002001</gdacs:eventid>
+      <gdacs:iso3>GRC</gdacs:iso3>
+      <gdacs:country>Greece</gdacs:country>
+    </item>
+    <item>
+      <title>Orange drought in United States of America 15/04/2026</title>
+      <description>Multi-state drought.</description>
+      <link>https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventtype=DR&amp;eventid=3003001</link>
+      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
+      <gdacs:iscurrent>true</gdacs:iscurrent>
+      <gdacs:fromdate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</gdacs:fromdate>
+      <guid isPermaLink="false">DR3003001</guid>
+      <geo:Point>
+        <geo:lat>39.5</geo:lat>
+        <geo:long>-98.5</geo:long>
+      </geo:Point>
+      <gdacs:bbox>-110.0 -90.0 32.0 45.0</gdacs:bbox>
+      <gdacs:eventtype>DR</gdacs:eventtype>
+      <gdacs:alertlevel>Orange</gdacs:alertlevel>
+      <gdacs:alertscore>1.5</gdacs:alertscore>
+      <gdacs:eventid>3003001</gdacs:eventid>
+      <gdacs:iso3>USA</gdacs:iso3>
+      <gdacs:country>United States of America</gdacs:country>
+    </item>
+    <item>
+      <title>Green earthquake in Vanuatu</title>
+      <description>EQ Vanuatu</description>
+      <link>https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventtype=EQ&amp;eventid=1541360</link>
+      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 02:41:13 GMT</pubDate>
+      <gdacs:iscurrent>true</gdacs:iscurrent>
+      <gdacs:fromdate>Tue, 19 May 2026 02:29:24 GMT</gdacs:fromdate>
+      <guid isPermaLink="false">EQ1541360</guid>
+      <geo:Point>
+        <geo:lat>-18.15</geo:lat>
+        <geo:long>168.09</geo:long>
+      </geo:Point>
+      <gdacs:eventtype>EQ</gdacs:eventtype>
+      <gdacs:alertlevel>Green</gdacs:alertlevel>
+      <gdacs:eventid>1541360</gdacs:eventid>
+      <gdacs:iso3>VUT</gdacs:iso3>
+      <gdacs:country>Vanuatu</gdacs:country>
+    </item>
+    <item>
+      <title>Synthetic unknown eventtype</title>
+      <description>XX synthetic test</description>
+      <link>https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventtype=XX&amp;eventid=999999</link>
+      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
+      <gdacs:iscurrent>true</gdacs:iscurrent>
+      <gdacs:fromdate>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</gdacs:fromdate>
+      <guid isPermaLink="false">XX999999</guid>
+      <gdacs:eventtype>XX</gdacs:eventtype>
+      <gdacs:alertlevel>Green</gdacs:alertlevel>
+      <gdacs:eventid>999999</gdacs:eventid>
+      <gdacs:country>Nowhere</gdacs:country>
+    </item>
+  </channel>
+</rss>"""
+
+
+# Same items but WF turned to iscurrent=false (tombstone scenario)
+SAMPLE_RSS_WF_RETIRED = SAMPLE_RSS.replace(
+    "<gdacs:iscurrent>true</gdacs:iscurrent>\n      <gdacs:fromdate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT",
+    "<gdacs:iscurrent>false</gdacs:iscurrent>\n      <gdacs:fromdate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT",
+    1,
+)
+
+
+# Just the DR + EQ + XX items, with WF removed entirely (missing-from-feed scenario)
+SAMPLE_RSS_WF_MISSING = SAMPLE_RSS.replace(
+    """<item>
+      <title>Green wildfire in Greece 18/05/2026 11:00 UTC</title>
+      <description>Wildfire in Attica region of Greece.</description>
+      <link>https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventtype=WF&amp;eventid=2002001</link>
+      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
+      <gdacs:iscurrent>true</gdacs:iscurrent>
+      <gdacs:fromdate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT</gdacs:fromdate>
+      <gdacs:datemodified>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</gdacs:datemodified>
+      <guid isPermaLink="false">WF2002001</guid>
+      <geo:Point>
+        <geo:lat>38.0</geo:lat>
+        <geo:long>23.7</geo:long>
+      </geo:Point>
+      <gdacs:bbox>21.7 25.7 36.0 40.0</gdacs:bbox>
+      <gdacs:eventtype>WF</gdacs:eventtype>
+      <gdacs:alertlevel>Green</gdacs:alertlevel>
+      <gdacs:alertscore>0</gdacs:alertscore>
+      <gdacs:eventid>2002001</gdacs:eventid>
+      <gdacs:iso3>GRC</gdacs:iso3>
+      <gdacs:country>Greece</gdacs:country>
+    </item>
+    """,
+    "",
+    1,
+)
+
+
+def _config(settings: dict | None = None) -> AdapterConfig:
+    return AdapterConfig(
+        name="gdacs",
+        enabled=True,
+        cadence_s=600,
+        settings=settings or {"event_types": ["WF", "DR", "FL", "VO", "TC"]},
+        updated_at=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+    )
+
+
+class TestGDACSHelpers:
+    def test_severity_from_alertlevel_green_orange_red(self):
+        from central.adapters.gdacs import severity_from_alertlevel
+
+        assert severity_from_alertlevel("Green") == 1
+        assert severity_from_alertlevel("Orange") == 2
+        assert severity_from_alertlevel("Red") == 3
+        assert severity_from_alertlevel(None) == 0
+        assert severity_from_alertlevel("") == 0
+        assert severity_from_alertlevel("Unknown") == 0
+        # case-insensitive
+        assert severity_from_alertlevel("green") == 1
+        assert severity_from_alertlevel("RED") == 3
+
+    def test_subject_for_lowercase_country(self):
+        from central.adapters.gdacs import subject_for_country
+
+        assert subject_for_country("United States") == "united-states"
+        assert subject_for_country("Greece") == "greece"
+        assert subject_for_country("Solomon Islands") == "solomon-islands"
+
+    def test_subject_for_unknown_country(self):
+        from central.adapters.gdacs import subject_for_country
+
+        assert subject_for_country(None) == "unknown"
+        assert subject_for_country("") == "unknown"
+        assert subject_for_country("   ") == "unknown"
+
+    def test_subject_for_multi_country_takes_first(self):
+        from central.adapters.gdacs import subject_for_country
+
+        assert subject_for_country("Mozambique, Madagascar") == "mozambique"
+
+    def test_parse_gdacs_bbox(self):
+        from central.adapters.gdacs import parse_gdacs_bbox
+
+        # GDACS format: lonmin lonmax latmin latmax
+        # Geo.bbox: (minLon, minLat, maxLon, maxLat)
+        result = parse_gdacs_bbox("21.7 25.7 36.0 40.0")
+        assert result == (21.7, 36.0, 25.7, 40.0)
+        assert parse_gdacs_bbox(None) is None
+        assert parse_gdacs_bbox("") is None
+        assert parse_gdacs_bbox("not numbers") is None
+
+
+class TestGDACSAdapter:
+    def test_class_attrs_complete(self):
+        from central.adapters.gdacs import GDACSAdapter, GDACSSettings
+
+        assert GDACSAdapter.name == "gdacs"
+        assert isinstance(GDACSAdapter.display_name, str) and GDACSAdapter.display_name
+        assert isinstance(GDACSAdapter.description, str) and GDACSAdapter.description
+        assert GDACSAdapter.settings_schema is GDACSSettings
+        assert GDACSAdapter.requires_api_key is None
+        assert GDACSAdapter.api_key_field is None
+        assert GDACSAdapter.wizard_order is None
+        assert GDACSAdapter.default_cadence_s == 600
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_normalization_basic_wf(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        from central.adapters.gdacs import GDACSAdapter
+
+        adapter = GDACSAdapter(_config(), MagicMock(), tmp_path / "cursors.db")
+        adapter._fetch = AsyncMock(return_value=SAMPLE_RSS)
+
+        await adapter.startup()
+        events: list[Event] = [e async for e in adapter.poll()]
+        await adapter.shutdown()
+
+        # WF + DR should yield; EQ + XX filtered.
+        assert len(events) == 2
+        wf = next(e for e in events if e.data["eventtype"] == "WF")
+        assert wf.adapter == "gdacs"
+        assert wf.category == "disaster.wf"
+        assert wf.id == "WF2002001"
+        assert wf.severity == 1  # Green
+        assert wf.data["country"] == "Greece"
+        assert wf.data["iso3"] == "GRC"
+        assert wf.geo.centroid == (23.7, 38.0)
+        assert wf.geo.bbox == (21.7, 36.0, 25.7, 40.0)
+        assert wf.geo.primary_region == "GRC"
+        assert wf.geo.regions == ["GRC"]
+
+        dr = next(e for e in events if e.data["eventtype"] == "DR")
+        assert dr.severity == 2  # Orange
+        assert dr.category == "disaster.dr"
+        assert dr.data["iso3"] == "USA"
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_eq_filtered_by_default(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        from central.adapters.gdacs import GDACSAdapter
+
+        adapter = GDACSAdapter(_config(), MagicMock(), tmp_path / "cursors.db")
+        adapter._fetch = AsyncMock(return_value=SAMPLE_RSS)
+
+        await adapter.startup()
+        events = [e async for e in adapter.poll()]
+        await adapter.shutdown()
+
+        # No EQ in default allowlist; EQ1541360 must not appear.
+        assert all(e.id != "EQ1541360" for e in events)
+        assert all(e.data["eventtype"] != "EQ" for e in events)
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_unknown_eventtype_filtered(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        from central.adapters.gdacs import GDACSAdapter
+
+        adapter = GDACSAdapter(_config(), MagicMock(), tmp_path / "cursors.db")
+        adapter._fetch = AsyncMock(return_value=SAMPLE_RSS)
+
+        await adapter.startup()
+        events = [e async for e in adapter.poll()]
+        await adapter.shutdown()
+
+        assert all(e.data["eventtype"] != "XX" for e in events)
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_settings_event_types_override(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        from central.adapters.gdacs import GDACSAdapter
+
+        adapter = GDACSAdapter(
+            _config({"event_types": ["EQ"]}),
+            MagicMock(),
+            tmp_path / "cursors.db",
+        )
+        adapter._fetch = AsyncMock(return_value=SAMPLE_RSS)
+
+        await adapter.startup()
+        events = [e async for e in adapter.poll()]
+        await adapter.shutdown()
+
+        # Only EQ should yield now.
+        assert len(events) == 1
+        assert events[0].id == "EQ1541360"
+        assert events[0].category == "disaster.eq"
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_dedup_by_guid(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        from central.adapters.gdacs import GDACSAdapter
+
+        adapter = GDACSAdapter(_config(), MagicMock(), tmp_path / "cursors.db")
+        adapter._fetch = AsyncMock(return_value=SAMPLE_RSS)
+
+        await adapter.startup()
+        first_pass = [e async for e in adapter.poll()]
+        second_pass = [e async for e in adapter.poll()]
+        await adapter.shutdown()
+
+        assert len(first_pass) == 2
+        assert len(second_pass) == 0
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_fall_off_iscurrent_false(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        """Item seen iscurrent=true then iscurrent=false -> tombstone."""
+        from central.adapters.gdacs import GDACSAdapter
+
+        adapter = GDACSAdapter(_config(), MagicMock(), tmp_path / "cursors.db")
+
+        adapter._fetch = AsyncMock(return_value=SAMPLE_RSS)
+        await adapter.startup()
+        first_pass = [e async for e in adapter.poll()]
+        assert any(e.id == "WF2002001" for e in first_pass)
+
+        adapter._fetch = AsyncMock(return_value=SAMPLE_RSS_WF_RETIRED)
+        second_pass = [e async for e in adapter.poll()]
+        await adapter.shutdown()
+
+        tombstones = [e for e in second_pass if e.category.startswith("disaster.removed")]
+        assert len(tombstones) == 1
+        ts = tombstones[0]
+        assert ts.id == "WF2002001:removed"
+        assert ts.category == "disaster.removed.wf"
+        assert ts.data["reason"] == "iscurrent_false"
+        # Subject form: central.disaster.removed.<country>
+        assert adapter.subject_for(ts) == "central.disaster.removed.greece"
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_fall_off_missing_from_feed(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        """Item seen, then completely missing from feed -> tombstone."""
+        from central.adapters.gdacs import GDACSAdapter
+
+        adapter = GDACSAdapter(_config(), MagicMock(), tmp_path / "cursors.db")
+
+        adapter._fetch = AsyncMock(return_value=SAMPLE_RSS)
+        await adapter.startup()
+        _ = [e async for e in adapter.poll()]
+
+        adapter._fetch = AsyncMock(return_value=SAMPLE_RSS_WF_MISSING)
+        second_pass = [e async for e in adapter.poll()]
+        await adapter.shutdown()
+
+        tombstones = [e for e in second_pass if e.category.startswith("disaster.removed")]
+        assert len(tombstones) == 1
+        assert tombstones[0].id == "WF2002001:removed"
+        assert tombstones[0].data["reason"] == "missing_from_feed"
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_subject_for_returns_country_path(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        from central.adapters.gdacs import GDACSAdapter
+        from central.models import Geo
+
+        adapter = GDACSAdapter(_config(), MagicMock(), tmp_path / "cursors.db")
+        event = Event(
+            id="WF2002001",
+            adapter="gdacs",
+            category="disaster.wf",
+            time=datetime(2026, 5, 18, 11, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
+            severity=1,
+            geo=Geo(),
+            data={"eventtype": "WF", "country": "Greece"},
+        )
+        assert adapter.subject_for(event) == "central.disaster.wf.greece"
+
+        event_unknown = Event(
+            id="DR1",
+            adapter="gdacs",
+            category="disaster.dr",
+            time=datetime(2026, 5, 18, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
+            severity=0,
+            geo=Geo(),
+            data={"eventtype": "DR", "country": None},
+        )
+        assert adapter.subject_for(event_unknown) == "central.disaster.dr.unknown"