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Uganda
Ebola Outbreak Grows
The latest Ebola outbreak in Uganda has seen an increase in cases, with six schoolchildren testing positive earlier this week. The children are among 15 people infected with Ebola in Kampala, the current epicenter of the outbreak. Health experts have criticized logistical failures in the government’s response to the outbreak. The Ugandan government first confirmed the new Ebola outbreak on September 20, and as of Wednesday, the virus has spread to seven districts, infected 109 people, and killed 30. The current variant in circulation is the Sudan strain which has no proven vaccine, unlike the more common Zaire strain which re-emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo earlier this year. The European Union, along with neighboring countries Kenya and South Sudan, have sent monetary support to aid in the control of Uganda’s sixth Ebola outbreak since the turn of the century.
This map depicts the confirmed Ebola (EVD) cases and deaths as reported by the Uganda Department of Health. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Relief Web
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Egypt
COP27 to Continue Climate Talks
The United Nations released two climate reports this past week, in preparation for the upcoming COP27 Climate Change Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The reports on nationally determined contributions and long-term low-emission development strategies highlighted shortfalls in government responses to globally rising temperatures. Last year, almost 200 countries were represented at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, where the Glasgow Climate Pact endorsed the 2015 Paris Agreement’s commitment to limit the global average temperature increase to below 3.6°F (2°C), above pre-industrial levels. COP27, starting November 6, will call on governments to reassess their climate strategies and close the gap between their actual emission rates and stated goals.
This map depicts the location of Sharm El-Sheikh, where COP27 is taking place this November. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: The New Arab
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Mars
Surface Waves and Mapping Mars
In a new paper published in the journal Science, researchers released information about the first observations of seismic waves along the surface of Mars – a discovery that may be key to mapping the planet’s interior. These “marsquakes” were the result of two large meteorites which struck the planet and were recorded by NASA’s InSight lander and analyzed at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, in collaboration with the InSight Science team. The size of the impacts allowed the team to detect surface waves related to the event, which were then used to estimate average properties of the Martian crust between 3 to 18.6 miles (4.8 to 29.9 km) below the planet’s surface. The team’s research offers up new insights into the structure of the Martian crust, and has added to scientists’ understanding of how the planet formed and evolved over time.
This map depicts the locations of the two meteorites that hit Mars, denoted by yellow circles. Global elevation (orange line) and the crust-mantle boundary depth profiles along the R1 and R2 paths (dashed blue line) are shown at the top. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What geological landform shaped the entirety of the state of Wisconsin (with the exception of the state’s southwestern area)?
A: Glaciers
During the period of the last Ice Age, also known as the Wisconsin Glaciation, temperatures cooled and continental glaciers, alpine glaciers, and polar ice sheets spread widely. This glacial advance, which took place 70,000 to 10,000 years ago and extended from the Arctic all the way to Wisconsin, formed the entirety of the state’s topography, minus the southwestern region which is part of the “Driftless Area.” Wisconsin is considered one of the most important areas to view and learn about the last glacial period. The state’s Northern and Southern Kettle Moraine provide highly visible land formations left by glaciation. The Kettles are characterized by depressions made from huge chunks of ice buried deep within the sediment of a retreating ice sheet that then melted. The Wisconsin Glaciation also left behind the majority of the state’s lakes, including Lake Michigan. Scientists believe the land is still in the process of rebounding from the ice to return to its former levels, rising about a centimeter every thousand years.
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Q: Bounded by four neighbors, which small European nation has a 40 mile (60 km) coastline on the North Sea?
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