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Yemen
Human Stampede Kills 78
At least 78 people are dead after being crushed in a stampede during a charity event in Yemen’s capital of Sana’a late yesterday evening. Hundreds of poor people had gathered in the Old City neighborhood to receive handouts from a charity funded by local businessmen during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The crowd was allegedly poorly coordinated and armed Houthi soldiers fired into the air to . They then struck electrical wires which exploded, causing the crowd to panic, leading to the stampede. Sana’a has been under the the control of Houthi rebels since they pushed out the internationally-recognized government in 2014. The long-running civil war has resulted in widespread famine throughout Yemen, with 21 million people in the country in need of humanitarian support.
This map depicts the Old City in the center of the Yemeni capital of Sana’a, where a stampede at a charity event killed 78 people on Wednesday. Click on the map to learn more.
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Asia
Record Breaking Heat
Extreme, record-high temperatures described as the ‘worst April heatwave in Asian history’ have threatened much of the Asian continent, including India, China, Thailand, and Laos. Bangladesh saw its highest temperature in almost 60 years, reaching 104°F (40°C) in the past week and causing road surfaces to melt, while Chinese media reported record temperatures were observed in numerous locations. High temperatures of 111°F (44°C) in India have prompted school closures in some states, while 13 people died and eight received medical treatment due to sunstroke. An additional two deaths were reported in Thailand as the record-breaking heat reached 114°F (45.4°C), prompting health warnings and fears of drought and potential crop failure. The heatwave is expected to continue until at least Friday, with natural ecosystems beginning to collapse under pressure from the extreme temperatures and native animals struggling to cope until the start of the rainy season brings some relief.
This map depicts the range of intense temperatures across Asia. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Barron’s
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Space
Dead Spacecraft Makes Reentry
A dead NASA spacecraft returned to Earth overnight, with the possibility of some solid material having crashed onto land. The spacecraft is NASA’s Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI), which launched in 2002 to observe solar flares. NASA projected a 75 percent chance debris from the spacecraft would land in the ocean, but the latest data indicates the satellite re-entered the atmosphere over northeast Africa, with the possibility of debris landing in southern Egypt. By coincidence, a fireball was spotted over the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv a few hours earlier, sparking speculation that RHESSI was crashing there, but NASA has reported the object sighted in Kyiv was unrelated.
This map depicts the area where NASA’s RHESSI spacecraft made re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere over northeast Africa last night. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Considered the “jewel” of Armenia, what is the country’s largest body of water?
A: Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan is located in eastern Armenia’s Gegharkunik Province at an altitude of over 6,200 ft (1,900 m) above sea level, and is the largest body of water in Armenia and the Caucasus region. It is also one of the largest high-altitude freshwater lakes in the world. The lake is fed by 28 rivers and streams and is drained by the Hrazdan River. It provides around 90 percent of the fish and 80 percent of the crayfish caught in Armenia. Along with Lake Van and Lake Urmia (located in Turkey and Iran respectively), Lake Sevan is considered one of the three great “seas” of historic Armenia, although it is the only one within Armenia’s present-day boundaries. It is recognized as a national treasure and is home to a small island – now a peninsula – within its waters, as well as a 600 year old monastery.
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Q: How many residents live on this single, 5.6 mile (9 km) long street in Lesser Poland?
Image Source: Reddit (r/europe)
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