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Russia
Jet Crash Kills 13
A Russian fighter-bomber jet in Russian airspace lost control and crashed into an apartment block in the Russian city of Yeysk yesterday. Russian authorities reported the SU-34 aircraft was performing a training flight when the engine ignited during takeoff. The pilots ejected from the plane shortly thereafter, leaving the plane to make an uncontrolled descent into residential developments, where 13 people were killed and another 19 injured. Yeysk sits a short distance from Ukraine across the Tahanroz’ka Gulf, an extension of the Sea of Azov, but there has been no indication that the Ukrainian military had any involvement in the crash.
This map depicts the location of Yeysk, Russia, where a Russian fighter-bomber lost control and crashed into a residential apartment complex. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: The U.S. Sun
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Turkey
Fatal Coal Mine Explosion
Last Friday evening, the combustion of gases caused an explosion inside a state-owned coal mine in the town of Amasra, Turkey. At least 41 miners were killed and 28 were injured, making this the worst mining disaster in Turkey in the last eight years. 110 miners were inside the mine when the explosion happened. The blast occurred at a depth of over 1,000 feet (300 meters) according to the energy minister, at a walking distance of about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the mine entrance. It was not immediately clear if the explosion was caused by inadequate safety procedures, however a statement by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that “fate” was to blame for the incident sparked outrage in the country.
This map depicts the location of the town of Amasra, Turkey, and the coal mine where the explosion took place. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Euronews
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United States
Ian’s Impact on Florida Agriculture
Three weeks after Hurricane Ian swept across Florida, the full scope of negative effects of the storm on the state’s agricultural industry are just becoming known. Florida is one of America’s leading agricultural regions, producing a wide variety of crops. The USDA has utilized data from NASA’s Sentinel-2 satellite to survey the growing regions of Florida and assess the acreage of farmland affected by the hurricane. In a report released October 7, the satellite survey data revealed around 3% of Florida’s citrus, corn, and peanut croplands were inundated, while the sugarcane fields saw inundation over 8.3%. Crop losses in Florida come after a summer of record heat and drought across the Northern Hemisphere and amid the impacts of the ongoing war in Ukraine, promising continued strain on global food supply chains.
This map depicts the United States Department of Agriculture’s assessment of Hurricane Ian’s effects on Florida’s agricultural land. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: There are 63 National Parks in the United States, congressionally designated protected areas by the National Park Service. How many are located in the west?
A: 40
Out of the 63 National Parks in the United States, 40 of them are located west of the Mississippi River spanning territory of just 11 states. Among them is America’s first national park, Yellowstone, which sits mostly in Wyoming. A National Park is designated for its inherent natural value, containing a variety of resources and encompassing large land or water areas that necessitate adequate protection. California has the most with nine National Parks, followed by Alaska with eight, Utah with five, and Colorado with four. With the territory the of the U.S. east of the MIssissippi being more geographically varied, the National Parks there are generally smaller, but include everything from mountains to marshes, coral reefs, cave systems, and beaches.
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Q: Characterized by large forests, mangrove woods, beaches, and granite, what Southeast Asian country is the world’s second largest producer of palm oil?
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