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Serbia
Nine Dead in School Shooting
Eight children and a security guard were killed yesterday after a 13-year-old boy opened fire at the Vladislav Ribnikar primary school in Belgrade, Serbia. Another six students and a teacher were also injured during the shooting. The suspect is alleged to have used his father’s guns during the planned attack, and was arrested alongside his mother and father, with the motive of the shooting remaining unknown. As a result of Serbia’s first mass shooting in years, President Aleksandar Vučić has proposed several gun reform laws, and placing more restrictions on access to shooting ranges and gun licenses, while the police have urged all gun owners to keep their guns properly stored.
This map depicts the location of the Vladislav Ribnikar School in Serbia’s capital city, Belgrade, where a teenage boy killed eight students and a guard. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC News
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Sudan
Tension Amid Ceasefire
Sudan’s warring military factions agreed to a new and longer seven-day ceasefire beginning Thursday, however, air raids and shooting in the Khartoum capital region are still being reported. The Sudanese Armed Forces and their rivals, the Rapid Support Forces, still have significant armaments and forces deployed even if fighting has diminished. So far, 550 people have died and 4,926 have been injured in the fighting. The United Nations is preparing for the possibility of over 800,000 people fleeing the fighting, which would overwhelm Sudan’s already-struggling neighbors. More than 70 percent of the 330,000 displaced people inside Sudan are from the Darfur region. Despite the challenging outlook, the World Food Programme (WFP) has lifted the temporary suspension of operations in Sudan.
This map depicts the migration of thousands of residents to nearby countries and percentages of origin. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Al Jazeera
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United States
Florida Red Flag Warning
A red flag warning indicating a higher risk of wildfires has been issued in several counties in Florida today. The warning is in effect for the Northeast and Central regions of the state from 12:00pm to 7:00pm or 8:00pm, according to the National Weather Service. A red flag warning is issued when there are warm temperatures, very low humidity, and stronger winds which combine to increase the risk of fires. The Florida Forest Service says La Niña-induced weather has caused a dry and warm winter in the southeastern US that could result in a more active wildfire season in Florida. There are currently over 40 active fires covering more than 5,000 acres across the state.
This map depicts which Florida counties have issued red flag warnings, signifying increased risk of fire. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Located in Brazil’s Bahia State, what huge national park has rock formations dating back to Pangaea?
A: Chapada Diamantina National Park
Known as the Parque Nacional da Chapada Diamantina in Portuguese, the national park was established in 1985. It stretches through five municipalities in the state of Bahia, and, located in the Chapada Diamantina plateau, the park sits at altitudes from 1,600 to over 6,600 ft (500 – 2,000 m). The landforms within Chapada Diamantina have rocks dating back to Pangaea, however it wasn’t until the pre-Cambrian era when erosion began. Huge rocks made up of quartz were eroded over millions of years, forming the huge tepuis standing today. The park is home to a large variety of ecosystems, including regions of arid, lush, and rocky terrains. The Chapada is the source of many principle rivers in the region, including the Paraguaçu and the Rio de Contas, which form the Fumaca Waterfall, the country’s highest at 1,400 ft (400 m) tall. The towns surrounding the park are filled with colonial architecture, symbolic of when Brazil became the first global producer of diamonds. Trails created by garimpeiros, or mineral miners, are still accessible today, and visitors may even run into an old garimpeiro (gold miner) from the time of the diamond rush.
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Q: Where can one find Europe’s tallest sand dune?
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