2,015 of its 10,778 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories).
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 20 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at the US on 25 of the 30 days held.
Most on Friday 9 October 2026: Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (355 stories).
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
US: 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.
USThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
25 Sep
Hawaiiaccidents & disasters
33 stories, 166 outlets
26 Sep
Hawaiiaccidents & disasters
22 stories, 116 outlets
27 Sep
Long Islandaccidents & disasters
12 stories, 112 outlets
30 Sep
Quanticoattacks & violence
15 stories, 62 outlets
October 2026
2 Oct
Richlandattacks & violence
11 stories, 69 outlets
3 Oct
Holeiaccidents & disasters
17 stories, 90 outlets
9 Oct
Fort Hoodattacks & violence
175 stories, 337 outlets
10 Oct
Tennesseedeaths, cause not given
81 stories, 351 outlets
10 Oct
Miamiaccidents & disasters
88 stories, 256 outlets
13 Oct
Atlantapeople displaced
228 stories, 597 outlets
16 Oct
Portlanddeaths, cause not given
119 stories, 478 outlets
17 Oct
Orange Countyaccidents & disasters
44 stories, 273 outlets
23 Oct
Oregonattacks & violence
40 stories, 88 outlets
23 Oct
Utah Countyprotests & strikes
16 stories, 82 outlets
24 Oct
Oregonattacks & violence
29 stories, 121 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at the US most3,107 of its 15,207 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories).
1,772 of its 8,352 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories).
4,462 of its 19,740 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (355 stories).
4,436 of its 21,040 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories).
2,142 of its 10,799 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).
19 more days the news pointed at the US
1,916 of its 11,137 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Accidents were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
3,450 of its 19,372 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Whooping cough was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
4,116 of its 21,502 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Screwworm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
3,658 of its 19,670 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Oil spill was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
1,348 of its 8,203 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories).
4,179 of its 20,019 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Extreme cold was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with screwworm.
4,353 of its 20,981 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Bird flu was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
4,219 of its 21,421 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Extreme cold was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
4,121 of its 19,491 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories).
2,695 of its 11,659 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hurricane was named in 566 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tornadoes, power cuts and storms.
4,078 of its 20,198 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tropical storm was named in 320 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storm surge, tornadoes and plague.
3,893 of its 19,575 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Plague was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
3,106 of its 16,491 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Typhoon was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
1,370 of its 8,067 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Dengue was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
3,964 of its 20,751 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories).
3,089 of its 16,351 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Ebola was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
1,528 of its 8,311 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Flooding was named in 282 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts, storm surge and landslides.
1,940 of its 10,859 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Heavy rain was named in 156 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms, power cuts and landslides.
3,795 of its 19,205 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Storms were named in 157 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 335 million people live in the US. Over these days its news carried 292 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 8 times the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Health30%29,205 stories
Rights & justice24%23,203 stories
Disasters & accidents20%19,642 stories
Conflict & violence9%8,352 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given7%6,270 stories
Food & livelihood4%3,969 stories
Shelter & services4%3,660 stories
Displacement2%1,624 stories
Where it happened
US (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed25,580 Stories reporting arrests9,567 Stories reporting people affected9,114 Stories reporting people injured5,079 Stories reporting evacuations782 Stories reporting abductions524 Stories reporting people displaced348 Stories reporting refugees315 Stories reporting people falling ill190Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: US. Ring: the world. Measured over 97,385 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefa little more grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: US in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: US's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Cuba44 in 100 of its 2,469 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Mexico32 in 100 of its 6,195 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Bahamas21 in 100 of its 1,229 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
US20 in 100
of its 497,375 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Canada16 in 100
of its 55,944 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
accidents24 Oct14 of its stories that day, about 5 times its usualwhooping cough23 Oct19 of its stories that day, about 8 times its usualscrewworm22 Oct10 of its stories that day, about 4 times its usualoil spill20 Oct14 of its stories that day, about 9 times its usualroad crashes18 Oct18 of its stories that day, about three times its usualheatstroke17 Oct13 of its stories that day, about 6 times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.