World On Fire
An independent, non-commercial conflict atlas tracking active wars and conflict zones worldwide. Updated regularly. No agenda — only data.
What is this?
World On Fire is an interactive conflict atlas that visualizes active wars and conflict zones on a global map. Each zone is classified by intensity, enriched with regional heatmaps, and sourced exclusively from established conflict monitoring organizations.
The project exists because most conflict coverage is fragmented — one headline for Ukraine, a brief mention of Sudan, silence on the Sahel. Seen together on a single map, the scale of simultaneous global violence becomes harder to dismiss.
This is a personal project by haefx. It is independent, non-commercial, and carries no political affiliation.
How conflicts are classified
Active War (red) — Sustained armed conflict between organized forces with significant casualties. Includes interstate wars, civil wars, and high-intensity insurgencies.
Conflict Zone (amber) — Countries experiencing serious political violence, insurgency, or escalation risk that does not yet meet the threshold of full-scale war. Includes fragile ceasefires, localized insurgencies, and CFR/ICG Tier I risk designations.
Classifications are cross-referenced across at least two independent sources before inclusion. A conflict is only added when its presence is confirmed by ACLED event data, ICG CrisisWatch reporting, or equivalent primary source.
Data sources
All conflict data is sourced from established, independent conflict monitoring organizations. Nothing is fabricated or extrapolated without a verifiable source citation.
| Source | Used for | URL |
|---|---|---|
| ACLED | Conflict rankings, casualty estimates, armed group activity, geographic diffusion | acleddata.com |
| ICG CrisisWatch | Monthly conflict updates, escalation assessments, ceasefire monitoring | crisisgroup.org |
| CFR Conflict Tracker | Tier I/II risk classifications, U.S. policy impact assessments | cfr.org |
| UCDP Uppsala | Conflict categorization and historical baseline data | ucdp.uu.se |
| UN OCHA / ReliefWeb | Displacement figures, humanitarian crisis statistics | reliefweb.int |
What this is not
World On Fire is not a news service and does not provide real-time updates. Data reflects the situation at the time of the last update and may not capture very recent developments.
It is not affiliated with any government, military, news outlet, or political party. Satirical comments on conflict cards represent the author's personal observations and are clearly labelled.
Casualty figures are estimates from monitoring data and are almost certainly conservative. Many conflicts — particularly in the Sahel and Central Africa — are significantly underreported in available data.
Tech stack
Static HTML application served via Nginx. No framework, no backend required, no user tracking beyond anonymized analytics via Umami.