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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

How harsh or warm the words were in Antarctica's stories about people being harmed

Higher is warmer, lower is harsher. Dashed line: the world.

warmerharsher25 Sep2 Oct9 Oct16 Oct24 Oct25 Sep: +0.15; world -0.0827 Sep: +0.75; world -0.1828 Sep: +0.79; world -0.1129 Sep: +0.22; world -0.1030 Sep: +0.30; world -0.081 Oct: +0.53; world -0.103 Oct: -0.28; world -0.204 Oct: +0.24; world -0.215 Oct: +0.25; world -0.146 Oct: +1.17; world -0.157 Oct: +0.05; world -0.168 Oct: +0.28; world -0.119 Oct: -0.13; world -0.0912 Oct: +0.66; world -0.1413 Oct: -0.48; world -0.1216 Oct: -0.06; world -0.1217 Oct: +0.88; world -0.1518 Oct: +0.54; world -0.2419 Oct: +0.98; world -0.1720 Oct: -0.31; world -0.1121 Oct: -0.18; world -0.0522 Oct: +0.29; world -0.0623 Oct: +0.51; world -0.1224 Oct: +0.27; world -0.16
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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