State of the World

Standing indicators and currently-flagged crisis alerts — real data, tracked over time, independent of any single day’s news volume.

Crisis Watch

Every currently-flagged human crisis and environmental-hazard alert (GDACS Orange/Red), ranked by scale where GDACS reports one. Scale, not tractability.

Human

Japan, China, Northern Mariana Islands

Orange · Tropical cyclone

From 18/08/2026 to 28/08/2026, a Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 213 km/h) SAUDEL-26 was active in NWPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: Japan, China, Northern Mariana Islands (vulnerability Medium). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 13.05 million .

13,050,328 Pop74

Nepal

Orange · Flood

On 26/08/2026, a flood started in Nepal, lasting until 28/08/2026 (last update). The flood caused 527 deaths and 0 displaced .

527 Population Affected

India

Orange · Flood

On 09/08/2026, a flood started in India, lasting until 26/08/2026 (last update). The flood caused 20 deaths and 240070 displaced .

5 Population Affected

China

Orange · Flood

On 22/08/2026, a flood started in China, lasting until 26/08/2026 (last update). The flood caused 1 deaths and 87168 displaced .

China

Orange · Flood

On 31/07/2026, a flood started in China, lasting until 26/08/2026 (last update). The flood caused 2 deaths and 326643 displaced .

China

Orange · Earthquake

On 8/28/2026 5:13:35 AM, an earthquake occurred in China potentially affecting 15.8 million in 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5M, Depth:10km.

303,826 in MMI VI

Environmental hazard

Serbia

Orange · Wildfire

On 05/08/2026, a forest fire started in Serbia, until 25/08/2026.

510

Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Montenegro, The Republic of North Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ukraine

Orange · Drought