Surging topics

2 of 41 measurable topics are surging — coverage running at least two standard deviations above their own trailing month. A surge is a statistical tripwire: the world's press is suddenly writing much more about something than it usually does.

Data updated: October 4, 2026 · refreshed every 3 hours from GDELT

By z-score (surge intensity)

#	Name	z-score
1	Korean Peninsula	5.5	0.067% of coverage
2	Venezuela–Guyana (Essequibo)	2.4	0.004% of coverage
3	Ukraine War	1.9	0.085% of coverage
4	Sudan Civil War	1.5	0.002% of coverage
5	Myanmar Civil War	1.4	0.006% of coverage
6	Israel–Gaza	1.4	0.043% of coverage
7	Critical Minerals	1.0	0.021% of coverage
8	Yemen Conflict	0.6	0.064% of coverage
9	Elections Watch	0.6	0.025% of coverage
10	Food Security	0.5	0.008% of coverage
11	Terrorism	0.2	0.085% of coverage
12	Disinformation	0.2	0.021% of coverage
13	Cyberattacks	0.1	0.007% of coverage
14	Ethiopia Conflict	0.0	0.007% of coverage
15	Semiconductor Geopolitics	-0.0	0.002% of coverage

z = (latest daily volume − 28-day trailing mean) ÷ trailing standard deviation. Requires ≥ 8 days of history.

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