Frequently Asked Questions

A real-time visualization of global instability. Each country gets a 0–100 pressure score based on aggregated incident signals (conflicts, disasters, protests, cyber attacks, etc.). The map uses color bands to show which regions are under stress.

The score represents "pressure" — an abstract measure of instability signals. It's not a prediction or safety index. Higher scores mean more recent activity detected.

The ingestion pipeline runs every 6 hours (01:00, 07:00, 13:00, 19:00 UTC). Scores combine fresh incidents with decayed historical pressure and asymmetric continuity rules.

Structured APIs (USGS, GDACS, ReliefWeb, WHO, GDELT) plus curated RSS feeds from major news outlets, humanitarian orgs, and conflict monitors.

The system detects signals, not ground truth. High-profile conflicts are well-tracked; localized civil unrest may lag. Accuracy varies by country based on source coverage.

Possible reasons:

• Event not yet in our feeds
• Duplicate detection merged it with similar incident
• Keywords triggered demotion (sports, anniversaries)

Note: Score increases appear immediately, but decreases are gradual (max −8/day) to prevent sudden drops during de-escalation.

The map and docs are free to view. For commercial API access or white-label licensing, contact shaw@worldchaosmap.app.

Not yet. A read-only API for scores and incidents is planned. Check back on the Changelog for updates.