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13,687 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to volcanic eruption in Guatemala, the hunger in Afghanistan and people injured in Russia. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHungary 40 in 100 of its 53 stories, usually 15
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

40 of its 43 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Guatemala City accounted for 31 of Guatemala's 40 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Food & livelihood

Afghanistan

33 of its 53 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

154 of its 384 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Ethiopia

26 of its 42 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

67 of its 174 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain, cyclone and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

South Korea

94 of its 373 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Heatwave was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms.

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Disasters & accidents

Yemen

37 of its 56 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

79 of its 224 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Athens accounted for 64 of Greece's 79 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Morocco

38 of its 143 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Romania (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Morocco (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Sri Lanka (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heatwave in South Korea (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Aug. 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 13,687 stories about harm among 70,391 counted on 4 Aug.

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Guatemala stood out: 93% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 70,391 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Guatemala's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual. On 4 August 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen66 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 44 · mostly food & livelihood Palestine60 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela59 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon52 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Thanjavur India87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 469 Delhi India56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Newark US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Islamabad Pakistan34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualCalgary, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 50 stories, carried by 20 outletsLong Island, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsOakland, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsNadda, India -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- health: 21 stories, carried by 15 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 50 stories ● Long Island US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Oakland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,524 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice24% 3,152 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 3,060 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,436 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 778 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 591 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 518 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 321 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 killed3,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,611 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured833 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting evacuations323 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as 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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