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6,866 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Tehran, wildfires in Greece and road crashes in Ireland drew the news. Iran's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIran 40 in 100 of its 534 stories, usually 28
RegionCentral Asia 13 in 100 of its stories, usually 7
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Iran

215 of its 534 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 165 of Iran's 215 stories about harm, carried by 393 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

60 of its 173 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Wildfires were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ireland

87 of its 388 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ireland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Guam

41 of its 44 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain, power cuts and hurricane.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

31 of its 51 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

13 of its 15 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

50 of its 122 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 50 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

933 of its 3,365 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Natural hazards were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Guam (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in France (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in US (103 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Jul. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 6,866 stories about harm among 34,195 counted on 5 Jul.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 1 March 2026. 20 in every 100 of the day's 34,195 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Greece's news mentioned wildfires about 6 times as often as usual. Iran's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. This week the news turned most often to Ghana, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela78 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen61 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba56 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 44 · mostly shelter & services Palestine49 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine48 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Tehran Iran22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Mumbai India17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Delhi India16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Baruipur India14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Iran about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 215 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 284 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 1,707 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice22% 1,500 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health18% 1,241 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence15% 1,016 stories · about as usual Shelter & services6% 406 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 385 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 303 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 178 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed1,666 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured583 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations189 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced93 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting abductions86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees22 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and Venezuela Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little less than usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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