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Indonesia
Landslide Kills 12 At Illegal Mine
A landslide struck an illegal gold mining operation in a remote town of Indonesia’s Mandailing Natal district in the northern part of the island of Sumatra, killing 12 women who had been searching for gold grains in a 6.5 ft (2m) deep pit. Rescuers were able to save 2 injured women from the rubble after a two-hour search and rescue. Illegal mining is common in Indonesia and thousands attempt to eke out a livelihood working in unpredictable conditions. Landslides, flooding and collapses of tunnels or other structures have been recurrent. The last major mining incident occurred in February 2019, when a temporary structure collapsed due to shifting soil amid multiple mining holes at an illegal gold mine in North Sulawesi province, burying and killing 40 people.
This map depicts the location in North Sumatra of an illegal gold mining operation where a landslide killed 12 women. Click on the map to learn more.
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United States
NY Court Rejects Redistricting
On Wednesday, the New York Court of Appeals rejected new congressional maps that had been viewed as favoring Democrats. The court ruled Democratic leaders violated the State Constitution when drawing new congressional and State Senate Districts. Now, a court-appointed special master will draw replacement lines for the critical midterm elections this year. Congressional and state Senate primary elections will likely have to move from June to August, according to the Appeals Court. New York district maps were supposed to have been drawn by an independent commission according to a process passed by voters in 2014. That commission, equally made up of Democrats and Republicans, could not come to an agreement on one set of maps, so the Democratic-controlled legislature created maps and quickly signed them into law, which was followed by a Republican lawsuit.
This map depicts the redistricting of New York State proposed by the Democrat-led legislature. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: New York Post
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China
Supply Chain Disrupted
Amidst a growing number of COVID-19 cases and implementation of China’s rigid zero-tolerance policy, lockdown measures have caused a large backlog of container ships at Shanghai’s port. Container and cargo ships have been left unattended for as long as 12 days, which is an increase from about 5. The port, which is the busiest in the world in terms of container throughput, is operating at half-capacity due to strict lockdown measures in Shanghai. As a consequence, a lack of manpower and shortage of trucking services have left ships to do nothing but wait. Analysts predict the backlog of ships in Shanghai will likely cause supply chain issues across Asia, Europe, and North America.
This map depicts tankers and cargo ships off of the port of Shanghai, China that are on backlog due to a shortage of workers. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: At the site of which South American waterfall network of 275 waterfalls did U.S. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt proclaim, “Poor Niagara!”?
A: Iguazú Falls
The semicircular waterfalls at Iguazú National Park stretch about 1.7 miles (2,700 m) in diameter. The falls are situated at the border between Argentina and Brazil, in the Misiones Province in the northeastern tip of Argentina, and in the Brazilian state of Parana. Iguazú Falls drop vertically some 80 m into a series of cataracts and empty into the Iguazú River which eventually meets with the Parana River. Made up of cascading falls, the UNESCO World Heritage Iguazú Falls are one of the largest and most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The falls are surrounded by the subtropical Atlantic Forest, home to jaguars, caymans, and over 2,000 plant species, which is considered one of the most threatened global conservation priorities in the world.
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Q: What U.S. National park was first set aside as a National Monument in 1936 but then elevated to National Park protective status in 1994?
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