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

Philippines

Orange · Volcanic activity

Volcano Kanlaon is emitting ash clouds according to the regional VAAC. The aviation alert level is Orange.

873,803 Population affected

United States

Orange · Tropical cyclone

From 06/10/2026 to 11/10/2026, a Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 194 km/h) ISAIAS-26 was active in Atlantic. The cyclone affects these countries: United States (vulnerability [unknown]). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.683 million .

566,735 Pop74

Unknown

Orange · Tropical cyclone

From 14/10/2026 to 14/10/2026, a Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 231 km/h) TWENTYNINE-26 was active in NWPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: Guam (vulnerability [unknown]). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.177 million .

177,232 Pop74

Mexico

Orange · Tropical cyclone

From 07/10/2026 to 14/10/2026, a Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 250 km/h) SIMON-26 was active in EastPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: Mexico (vulnerability Medium). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 62 .

62 Pop74

Environmental hazard

The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador

Orange · Drought

The Drought notification level is Orange.

Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Orange · Drought

The Drought notification level is Orange.

Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad

Orange · Drought

The Drought notification level is Orange.

Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine

Orange · Drought

The Drought notification level is Orange.

State of the World

Improving

humanitarian funding needsdisplacementchild mortalityextreme povertychild malnutritionResearch output: malariatuberculosis

Money needed for humanitarian crises worldwide (UN-coordinated appeals) · Global

$35.06B▼ -22.9%as of 2026

Refugees + internally displaced people (recorded) · Global

92.70M▼ -6.4%as of 2025

Under-five mortality rate · Global

37.4▼ -2.5%as of 2024

People living in extreme poverty (under $3/day) · World

10.4%▼ -1.9%as of 2024

Children underweight for their age (under 5) · World

12.2%▼ -1.5%as of 2024

Research funding: ▼ falling · 29,623 papers/yr, -49.2%

Tuberculosis cases (new + relapse) · Global

10.70M▼ -0.9%as of 2024

Research funding: ▼ falling · 37,120 papers/yr, -46.6%

Research output: malaria · Global

39,747▲ +0.2%as of 2025

Worsening

disaster impactoverfishing researchmalnutrition researchTB researchearthquake activitymalaria

Population potentially affected — significant disaster alerts · Global

8,507▲ +168.4%as of 2026-10-15

Research output: overfishing · Global

2,736▼ -57.4%as of 2026

Research output: malnutrition · Global

29,623▼ -49.2%as of 2026

Research output: tuberculosis · Global

37,120▼ -46.6%as of 2026

Significant earthquake magnitude · Global

6.7▲ +9.8%as of 2026-10-13

Estimated malaria incidence · Global

64.0▲ +1.9%as of 2024

Research funding: ▲ rising · 39,747 papers/yr, +0.2%