State of the World
Standing indicators and currently-flagged crisis alerts — real data, tracked over time, independent of any single day’s news volume.
Crisis Watch
Every currently-flagged human crisis and environmental-hazard alert (GDACS Orange/Red), ranked by scale where GDACS reports one. Scale, not tractability.
Human
Indonesia
Orange · Volcanic activityVolcano Krakatau is emitting ash clouds according to the regional VAAC. The aviation alert level is Orange.
1,569 Population affected
China
Orange · FloodOn 31/07/2026, a flood started in China, lasting until 07/09/2026 (last update). The flood caused 4 deaths and 318341 displaced .
1 Population Affected
Environmental hazard
Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine,
Orange · DroughtThe Drought notification level is Orange.
The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador
Orange · DroughtThe Drought notification level is Orange.
Madagascar
Orange · DroughtThe Drought notification level is Orange.
State of the World
Significant earthquake magnitude · Global
Money needed for humanitarian crises worldwide (UN-coordinated appeals) · Global
Refugees + internally displaced people (recorded) · Global
Under-five mortality rate · Global
People living in extreme poverty (under $3/day) · World
Children underweight for their age (under 5) · World
Research funding: ▼ falling · 29,623 papers/yr, -44.9%
Research output: malaria · Global
Tuberculosis cases (new + relapse) · Global
Research funding: ▼ falling · 37,120 papers/yr, -44.8%
Population potentially affected — significant disaster alerts · Global
Research output: overfishing · Global
Research output: malnutrition · Global
Research output: tuberculosis · Global
Estimated malaria incidence · Global
Research funding: ▲ rising · 38,827 papers/yr, +1.3%