Antarctica

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25 Sep to 24 Oct: 25 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).

What stood out The news pointed at Antarctica on 1 of the 30 days held. Most on Thursday 1 October 2026: 7 of its 13 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 62 stories about people being harmed in these days →
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

Antarctica: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories

Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.

54%0%25 Sep2 Oct9 Oct16 Oct24 Oct25 Sep: 29%; world 18%26 Sep: 0%; world 18%27 Sep: 33%; world 20%28 Sep: 25%; world 19%29 Sep: 30%; world 18%30 Sep: 27%; world 18%1 Oct: 54%; world 19% · a disaster Antarctica2 Oct: 0%; world 19%3 Oct: 50%; world 20%4 Oct: 33%; world 19%5 Oct: 17%; world 19%6 Oct: 8%; world 19%7 Oct: 35%; world 19%8 Oct: 42%; world 20%9 Oct: 43%; world 20%10 Oct: 0%; world 22%11 Oct: 0%; world 23%12 Oct: 50%; world 20%13 Oct: 18%; world 20%14 Oct: 0%; world 19%15 Oct: 0%; world 19%16 Oct: 29%; world 19%17 Oct: 17%; world 19%18 Oct: 33%; world 20%19 Oct: 33%; world 19%20 Oct: 11%; world 18%21 Oct: 17%; world 18%22 Oct: 27%; world 19%23 Oct: 11%; world 19%24 Oct: 40%; world 19%
AntarcticaThe world

Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

No events in these days.

Its biggest days

when the news pointed at Antarctica most
Thursday 1 October 2026 · Disasters & accidents

7 of its 13 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%.

that day →its stories →

In detail

against the world's news, same days

Parts of life

Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.

Disasters & accidents89%55 stories
Health6%4 stories
Conflict & violence2%1 story
Rights & justice2%1 story
Shelter & services2%1 story

Harm reported

Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.

Stories reporting people killed3 Stories reporting arrests1

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were much warmer than the world's.

Filled dot: Antarctica. Ring: the world. Measured over 62 stories.

Feelings

Angermuch less angry than the world's
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times

Dot: Antarctica in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Antarctica's own usual (the 30 days before).

Its neighbours, same days

Antarctica25 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Chile22 in 100 of its 1,294 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Argentina17 in 100 of its 1,902 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Falkland Islands0 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed · mostly

Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.

Where it happened

Antarctica (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.

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