Global Crisis Brief

• Vice-presidency secured: Min Aung Hlaing won 247/260 votes in lower house on March 31, stepping closer to presidency after 2021 coup.
• Military...

Escalating crisis grips the region:

• Afghanistan: 14 killed, 17 injured in 24 hours; prior 28 dead over 4 days across 25 provinces
• Dozens dead...

Harsh ongoing detention: Bazoum held in same windowless conditions, no visits except doctor.

• Human shield role: Junta views him as security buffer...

Overlooked oceanic giants pose a massive global risk, with over a million submarine volcanoes, thousands active, driving most of Earth's volcanic...

Benin's crackdown after the December 2025 failed coup targets opposition and media, amid reforms consolidating power:

• Terms extended to 7 years for...

Major industrial disaster in Tatarstan:

• Powerful explosion and fire at Nizhnekamskneftekhim plant in Nizhnekamsk.
• Workshop damaged, at least 10...

Safe surprise: Drill hit molten magma at 2,100m in Krafla – no eruption, just fresh volcanic glass from rapid cooling.

• Time capsules: Glass reveals...

• Strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Vanuatu
• Felt in the Solomon Islands
• Latest on epicentre, affected regions, tsunami available

• WATCH/ORANGE alert: Lava continues slowly erupting in summit crater.
• Past day: Small earthquakes, numerous rockfalls, slightly elevated surface...

Spaghetti models are tracking Hurricane Milton's path, with latest evacuation orders and state-level info on Florida Division of Emergency Management's Hurricane Milton website.

Thailand's TSRI unveils SRI Alert, an AI-driven platform for monitoring earthquakes, floods, pollution, and urban emergencies with real-time public...

Discover this interactive map of active volcanoes and recent earthquakes worldwide—toggle volcano options or earthquake layers on/off for real-time hazard visualization. Essential for monitoring natural disasters.

Key timeline in Western sanctions evolution:

• Early March: OFAC amends general licenses for Russian oil sales (e.g., to India through April); France...

Regime change debate in escalating Iran war:

• Catastrophic risks: Shattering regime triggers horizontal war and vertical political collapse, with...

Youth-led protests over corruption and inequality have triggered a political crisis:

• First resignation: Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai steps down amid...

Kyoto Univ framework slashes uncertainty in rare flood forecasts using 1K-DHM model (1km resolution) and d4PDF (thousands of years sims).

• Japan...

Extreme weather chaos in southern China:

• Rare convective storm hit Guangdong March 29-30, with winds near Force 14 and extreme rain.
• Guangzhou,...

Fragmented responses highlight risks in the US-Israel war on Iran:

• Arab unity push: Saudi Crown Prince hosts Qatar's Emir and Jordan's King for...

• Energy shockwaves: Strait of Hormuz disruptions spike oil/LNG prices, forcing China, India, Japan to scramble for supplies while overriding green...

Multi-round storms slam Plains to Great Lakes, causing widespread disruptions:

• Power outages reported in northwest Ohio, southeast Michigan
• Storm...