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Ukraine
Sievierodonetsk Almost Cut Off
The prospects for Ukrainian forces in the city of Sievierodonetsk remain a matter of dispute following the destruction of a third bridge across the Siverskyi Donets river, which connects to its sister city, Lysychansk, by Russian artillery. Russian proxies in the region claim the evacuation of Ukrainian forces from the city are now impossible and are demanding a total surrender, while the head of the city’s administration says that limited channels for communication remain open. Ukrainian forces in Sievierodonetsk are based in a chemical plant where over 500 civilians are also sheltering. Sievierodonetsk has been the focal point of fierce fighting over the last few weeks.
This map depicts the city of Sievierodonetsk and its sister city, Lysychansk. Russian shelling recently destroyed a third bridge across the Siverskyi Donets river, possibly totally cutting off Ukrainian forces in Sievierodonetsk. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: The Guardian
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Brazil
Human Remains Discovered
An official working at the Brazilian Embassy in London informed the family of British journalist Dom Phillips that two sets of human remains discovered in the search for Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were likely those of the two men. However, Brazilian police state they have only collected “biological materials” during the search, without confirming if they are the remains of the missing men. The police did confirm on Sunday they found the personal belongings of the two men, including an ID card of Mr. Pereira. In a statement, Brazilian President Bolsonaro said the two men “were on an adventure that is not recommended” and speculated they were executed.
This map depicts the remote region of Brazil in which two men went missing during an expedition. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Barron’s
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Space
Milky Ways Secrets Revealed
The research team behind the Gaia space probe unveiled some of its latest discoveries on Monday. The probe’s mission is to map the Milky Way in unprecedented detail, and this third release includes data from surveying nearly two million stars, revealing mysterious “starquakes” which sweep across the surface of stars like vast tsunamis. Gaia was not built to observe starquakes but still unexpectedly detected the strange phenomenon on thousands of stars. Some of the other insights in the report include a catalog of more than 156,000 asteroids in our own solar system. According to the European Space Agency (ESA), this new data set released to astronomers worldwide, “revolutionizes our understanding of the galaxy.”
This map depicts our own galaxy, the Milky Way, based on readings taken by the Gaia space probe which were released yesterday by the European Space Agency. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Which capital city is the southernmost capital in the world, with the majority of its residents living just 1.9 miles (3 km) from a coastline?
A: Wellington, New Zealand
Located at the southwestern tip of New Zealand’s North Island, and at a latitude of 41° 17′ south and a longitude of 174° 46′ east, Wellington is the southernmost national capital city in the world. The city is the second largest city in New Zealand, with its metro area hosting a population of almost 430,000 people. With its temperate maritime climate, the capital city is also the world’s windiest city by average speed. Also, Wellington Harbor lies along an active geological fault, which is evident along its nearly straight western coast. During earthquakes, areas southeast of the fault subside while land on the northwestern side moves upward.
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Q: At a size slightly larger than England, can you name the world’s largest tropical wetland which sprawls across Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay?
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