Risk events in the world, August 2026
This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.
59668 events were recorded: 187 earthquakes, 8 disaster alerts, 49642 conflict events, 8232 unrest events, and 9 advisory changes.
59668 eventsSources: gdelt · ucdp
59668 events· the world
Conflict
- United States: 16535
- India: 4417
- Russia: 2460
- Ukraine: 2029
- Nigeria: 1801
- Earthquake
- 187
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 8
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 49,642
- 50 in the list
- Unrest
- 8,232
- 0 in the list
- Advisory
- 9
- 0 in the list
Events
What is happening now
59668 events · newest first
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Military force used in Lambeth, United Kingdom
Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Lambeth · Source: gdelt
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Military force used in Kiryat Gat, Israel
Severity 3 · Israel · Kiryat Gat · Source: gdelt
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One-sided violence in Dori, Burkina Faso
24 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Dori · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Dori, Burkina Faso
24 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Dori · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Djibo, Burkina Faso
10 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Djibo · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Birao, Central African Republic
1 fatality · Central African Republic · Birao · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Birao, Central African Republic
2 fatalities · Central African Republic · Birao · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Barranquilla, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Barranquilla · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Barranquilla, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Barranquilla · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Santa Marta, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Santa Marta · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Kombolcha (Combolcha) in Amhara, Ethiopia
5 fatalities · Ethiopia · Kombolcha (Combolcha) in Amhara · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia
2 fatalities · Ethiopia · Debre Mark’os · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Kiryat Shmona, Lebanon
1 fatality · Lebanon · Kiryat Shmona · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Tyre (Sour), Lebanon
2 fatalities · Lebanon · Tyre (Sour) · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Coacalco de Berriozabal, Mexico
1 fatality · Mexico · Coacalco de Berriozabal · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan
3 fatalities · Pakistan · Lakki Marwat · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Pakistan
6 fatalities · Pakistan · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Cape Town, South Africa
1 fatality · South Africa · Cape Town · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Tanah Merah, Thailand
2 fatalities · Thailand · Tanah Merah · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Chornomorsk, Ukraine
1 fatality · Ukraine · Chornomorsk · Source: ucdp
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Reference
What these risk types mean
- Earthquake
- Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
- Disaster
- Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
- Conflict
- Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
- Unrest
- Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
- Advisory
- Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.