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Ukraine
Crimea Bridge Attacked
A truck driving on the Kerch Bridge, connecting Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, detonated on Saturday, and has prompted the Russian bombing of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and several other Ukrainian cities. The Kerch Bridge is the longest in Europe and was built by Russia after the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin has characterized the truck bombing as a terrorist attack. No organization has claimed responsibility for the damage done to the bridge. In retaliation for the bridge assault, dozens of missiles have been launched on Ukrainian cities on Sunday and Monday, destroying almost-exclusively civilian infrastructure. Official injured and death counts as a result of the missile attacks are still being determined.
This map depicts the Kerch Bridge that connects Crimea and Russia. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: New York Post
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Nigeria
Boat Accident Kills At Least 76
A boat accident in Nigeria’s south-eastern state of Anambra has killed 76 people. The boat, which was carrying at least 85 people, capsized in the flood-swollen Niger river in the Ogbaru area on Friday. Local media reports claim the boat was carrying passengers to the Nkwo market in Ogbakuba before it capsized. Some officials have reported the boat suffered an engine failure and hit a bridge before capsizing, while others state flooding of the Niger River is what caused it to tip over. Boat accidents are relatively common in Nigeria, although most are blamed on poor safety measures or overloading.
This map depicts the location of a boat accident that killed at least 76 people in the Ogbaru area of the Nigerian state of Anambra. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Barron’s
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World
Future Supercontinent Forecasted
Last month, a study was published in the journal National Science Review by Australia’s Curtin University and China’s Peking University on the evolution of Earth’s tectonic plates. Researchers used supercomputer models to forecast the formation of a supercontinent ‘Amasia’ when the Pacific Ocean closes. While the oldest ocean on Earth, the Pacific Ocean has been shrinking since the age of dinosaurs. According to the study, it will take less than 300 million years for the Pacific Ocean to completely close itself and subsequently join the continents together. Australia is expected to collide with Asia, followed by North and South America, once the Pacific disappears. The creation of a new supercontinent surrounded by a new super-ocean will likely decrease biodiversity on an Earth with lower sea levels and a more arid climate.
This map depicts the computer model of a new supercontinent ‘Amasia.’ Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Previously effusing smoke or lava on a near-daily basis until 2010, what is the name of the famous Costa Rican volcano now characterized by scientists as “sleeping?”
A: Arenal Volcano, La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Located in northwestern Costa Rica, towering over the town of La Fortuna, Volcán Arenal is the most active volcano in the country, and one of the most active in the world. Eruptions have occurred on and off for the last 7,000 years. Since a 1968 eruption which killed more than 80 people, Arenal has been almost continuously active. The volcano spews basaltic lava flows, pyroclastic flows, and Strombolian and Vulcanian explosions, with a number of hot springs surrounding its base. Because Arenal is so highly active, tourism has become a major source of income in the region, with the surrounding area having been made into a national park. Since 2010, its seismicity, explosions, and lava flows have decreased significantly. However, scientists have confirmed the volcano is still very much alive, but just in a resting phase.
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Q: What river runs along the border of three European countries and is known for watering famous white grape vineyards?
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