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Belarus
Resistance Sabotages Railways
Belarusians opposed to their government’s support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine have been disabling parts of the Belarusian railway network to stop Russian supply lines. The head of the Ukrainian railway system had previously appealed to colleagues in Belarus to disobey orders and sabotage their own network to obstruct the Russian invasion, leading to the destruction of relays and switching systems throughout the country. Until now, Belarus has only provided its territory as a staging ground for the Russian military to attack Ukraine, but there is speculation that the Belarusian army will be drawn into the conflict as the Russian advance is stalled by poor logistics and fierce Ukrainian resistance. In Ukraine, a number of all-Belarusian volunteer battalions have been formed to support the Ukrainian army.
This map depicts incidents where Belarusian railway infrastructure and control systems have been damaged to sabotage Russian supply lines for the invasion of Ukraine. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Express (UK)
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United States
Tornado in New Orleans
A tornado touched down in New Orleans and its suburbs on Tuesday night, killing at least one person and injuring others. There was widespread damage and thousands of people have been left without power. The tornado likely began in a suburb, moved east across the Mississippi River and into the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans and parts of the St. Bernard Parish, where the most damage was sustained, and then traveled northeast. These are the same areas that were hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and Hurricane Ida in 2017. The same storm system hit parts of Texas and Oklahoma on Monday, causing widespread damage, killing one person, and causing multiple injuries.
This map depicts the estimated path of the tornado in New Orleans on Tuesday night. Click on the map to learn more.
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Taiwan
6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits
An earthquake off the eastern coast of Taiwan shook buildings, injured one, and collapsed a bridge that was under construction, although no deaths or major damage were reported. The 6.7 magnitude quake occurred 5 miles (8km) from the shore in between the southeastern city of Taitung and the scenic tourist city Hualien, which lies further north. Effects were felt over the entire island, with tremors recorded as far north as the capital, Taipei. Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau reported an initial earthquake of 5.4 magnitude, followed by a 6.6 magnitude quake and then a 6.1 magnitude aftershock. Located at the junction of two tectonic plates, the island nation regularly experiences seismic activity, but does not issue tsunami warnings for earthquakes less than 7.0 magnitude. The city of Hualien was hit by a 6.4-magnitude quake in 2018, which killed 17 people and injured 300.
This map depicts the location of an earthquake off the eastern coast of Taiwan. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: In which famous lake in the South Pacific can you swim with millions of migrating golden jellyfish and not get stung?
A: Jellyfish Lake, Palau
Jellyfish Lake is an isolated marine lake located between Koror and Peleliu in Palau’s Southern Lagoon. The dark blue lake surrounded by jungle looks ordinary at first glance, however millions of subspecies of golden and moon jellyfish live underwater. Some 12,000 years ago, sea levels rose and filled the basin, trapping millions of jellyfish, leading to their adaptation and evolution within these saline waters to have no stingers when water levels receded. The golden jellies swim in a migratory pattern seen only in this lake. When the sun rises, they swim eastward towards the sun until they reach the shadowline. When the sun passes overhead, the jellies turn around and swim towards the sun heading westward, as they make sure to enjoy as much sunlit water as possible.
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Q: Just 15 out of the more than 50,000 edible plants across the globe provide 90 percent of the world’s food energy intake. What three food staples make up two-thirds of this?
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