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Peru
Oil Spill on Coast
The Peruvian government declared a 90-day environmental emergency in damaged coastal territories following a spill of 6,000 barrels of crude oil into the sea last week. The spill occurred at the La Pampilla refinery 19 miles (30km) north of the Peruvian capital of Lima. A tanker was loading 965,000 barrels of crude oil when it encountered strong waves driven by the volcanic eruption in Tonga, causing the ship to lose some of its payload. Ocean currents spread the spill for miles and tarred 21 beaches along Peru’s coast, affecting 84,190 cubic feet (2,384 cubic meters) of sand. The Repsol oil company has organized close to 1,500 people for the cleanup efforts. Peruvian legal authorities are investigating the spill as a potential environmental pollution crime.
This map depicts the location of the 6,000 barrel oil spill in Peru. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Barron’s
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Indonesia
Deadly Nightclub Clash
At least 19 people were reported dead after a karoke bar in Indonesia’s West Papua caught fire following a brawl between two rival groups Monday night. The fight late last night was a continuation of a brawl that began on Saturday between the same groups, with the combatants attacking each other with machetes, arrows, and Molotov cocktails. Police evacuated visitors of the nightclub during the conflict, but firefighters later found 18 victims of the fire in one of the rooms inside the building. The final victim had been fatally stabbed early in the fight. The incident in Sorong is still under investigation by authorities, and it remains unclear whether the fire was set intentionally.
This map depicts the city of Sorong in West Papua Indonesia where a deadly clash occurred at a nightclub. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Gazeti
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Germany
University Shooting Kills One
A lone gunman entered a lecture hall during class at Heidelberg University on Monday and opened fire, killing one woman and injuring three other students. The perpetrator, who has not yet been named by authorities, was an 18-year-old biology student at the university and had no known political motive for the attack. He had no license for ownership of the weapons, leading police to believe they were purchased abroad. Immediately after the shooting, the gunman fled outside the building and killed himself. School shootings are rare in Germany, which has some of the strictest gun control laws in Europe.
This map depicts the city of Heidelberg and Heidelberg University’s Neuenheimer Feld campus, where a lone gunman killed one woman and three other students in a lecture hall on Monday before killing himself. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: At their closest geographic point, which two countries are 21 hours apart in time but 2.4 miles apart in distance?
A: Russia and United States
Located in the Pacific Ocean within the Bering Strait, Russia and the United States share their closest geographic points. Two small islands located between Siberia and the state of Alaska are only 2.4 miles (3.8 km) apart and are separated by the International Date Line (IDL). The larger island, Big Diomedes, is the easternmost point of Russia, while the smaller island, Little Diomedes, is part of U.S. territory. Because the two islands are separated by the IDL, they are also referred to as “Tomorrow Island” for Big Diomedes and “Yesterday Isle” for Little Diomedes. During winter months, an ice bridge connects the two islands, however, travel between them is not allowed. The 2010 U.S. Census recorded about 115 Inupiat inhabitants on the western shores of Little Diomedes while Big Diomedes is said to have no permanent residents, only a Russian weather station.
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Q: Which river begins in the Himalayan Mountains and stretches 1,569 miles (2,525 km) to empty into the Bay of Bengal?
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