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Ethiopia
Airstrikes Kill 10 in Tigray
Sources out of Tigray are reporting that an airstrike by the Ethiopian central government hit a residential area in the regional capital Mekelle, killing ten people, including three children, and injuring 21 others. The government says the strike was made on a factory for weaponry used by the Tigrayan rebels. This incident is the latest in an ongoing conflict where the two sides make competing claims about atrocities against civilians committed by the other. Ethiopia has been embroiled in civil war since last November, when the central government tried to assert control over Tigray from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).
This map depicts the Tigray region of Ethiopia, where local rebels are fighting the central government. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: MSN
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France & United Kingdom
UK Fishing Boat Held by France
A British fishing boat operating in French territorial waters was seized by French authorities, escalating the ongoing fishing dispute between France and Britain. The captain of the vessel did not have the license to operate in French waters and was subsequently held in La Havre, France. Since the UK’s exit from the European Union, the two countries have disagreed over fishing rights, with French reactions becoming increasingly confrontational. In addition to the seizure of the one vessel, French authorities fined another for trawling for shellfish in French waters. The office of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has summoned the French ambassador in London to discuss the issue.
This map depicts the route of the UK fishing boat detained by French authorities. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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Jupiter
Juno Sheds Light on Red Spot
NASA has recently released findings from measurements taken in 2019 when the Juno spacecraft flew above Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, an anti-cyclone bigger than Earth. The measurements suggest it to be up to 310 miles (498 km) deep, extending much deeper below the planet’s clouds than previously thought, and that such polar cyclones have been anchoring the spot in place. Juno flew past the spot twice in 2019, and information from those flights have now revealed more detail about the structure of the storm than telescopic images can offer. Further findings show that jet streams surrounding the spot–which keep it alive–extend even deeper, upwards of 1,800 miles (3000 km) into the planet’s atmosphere, however researchers have yet to discover why.
This map depicts Jupiter’s North Pole which has eight cyclonic storms an octagonal formation. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Extending 27,480 feet (8,376 m) below sea level, what is the deepest point of the Atlantic Ocean?
A: Milwaukee Depth
The Milwaukee Depth is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean, about 100 miles (161 km) northwest of Puerto Rico. It sits within the submarine depression known as the Puerto Rico Trench at the southern edge of the North American Basin. It was named after the first ship that sounded it. Victor Vescovo became the first person to reach the deepest point in the Atlantic on a solo mission in a manned submarine vessel.
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Q: From which small U.S. city can you travel north, south, east, and west, and still end up in the state of New York – an entirely different state?
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