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United States
Trump Imposes Steep Tariffs
United States President Donald Trump announced a universal 10 percent tariff on all goods imported into the U.S., along with higher duties on imports from 60 countries he labeled the “worst offenders” of unfair trade practices, many of whom are the U.S.’ largest trading partners. Starting next week, imports from the European Union will face a 20 percent tariff, while goods from China will be subject to a tariff of 34 percent, in addition to the existing 20 percent tariff imposed earlier this year. These tariffs are significantly harsher than anticipated, triggering a decline in stock markets around the world following the announcement.
This map depicts the size of new global tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Newsweek
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Haiti
Protests Over Expanding Violence
Thousands of protesters in Haiti clashed with police on Wednesday as they denounced a surge in gang violence and demanded that the government keep them safe. Discontent and anger are spreading as gangs that already control 85% of Port-au-Prince pillage once-peaceful communities. Recent gang violence has forced more than 60,000 people to flee their homes in one month alone, according to the U.N.’s International Organization for Migration. On Monday, gangs attacked the city of Mirebalais in central Haiti and stormed a prison, releasing more than 500 inmates. The attack on Mirebalais and the nearby town of Saut d’Eau left more than 5,900 people homeless. Haiti’s national police deployed extra officers to the town, which is located 30 miles (50 km) north-east of Port-au-Prince. The US-funded Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) has made little progress. In total, more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as a result of gang violence, according to U.N. figures.
This map depicts the locations of the nearly 5,900 people who were displaced after Monday’s armed attacks in Mirebalais and Saut d’Eau, in central Haiti. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Relief Web
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United States
North America Dripping Away
Geoscientists from the University of Texas at Austin have discovered evidence that the Earth’s crust is melting and dripping away from the North American continent. Portions of the Earth’s crust that are large, stable, and have been around for long geological periods are referred to as cratons. But these new findings offer insights how even cratons can eventually be worn away through “lithospheric dripping” – a process whereby portions of the craton are heated to the point of melting, and the melted portion forms an enormous drop that eventually sinks into deeper parts of the Earth. This process can also be referred to as “cratonic thinning,” and in North America, it appears to be particularly pronounced beneath the Midwest. As described in an article in Nature Geoscience, the drips are pulled downward by the dragging force produced by the movement of a lost tectonic plate, the Farallon plate, which once formed a subduction zone beneath the North American continent’s west coast before being shattered and pushed totally beneath North America by the advancing Pacific plate.
This map depicts the seismic speed of material 125 miles (201 km) beneath the Earth’s surface. The large blue area beneath the Midwest is where the remnants of a lost portion of the Earth’s crust are melting and pulling portions of the North American tectonic plate deeper into the Earth. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: How many countries are in the European Green Belt?
A: 24
The European Green Belt is a network of protected areas along the corridor of the former Iron Curtain. It is a unique ecological corridor that stretches from the northern tip of Europe through Central Europe to the Black, Ionian, and Adriatic Seas. The Green Belt includes ancient forests, bogs, cultural landscapes, and habitats for endangered species such as bears and Balkan lynx. It follows the former East-West border and symbolizes joint cross-border efforts in nature conservation and sustainable development. It stretches across 24 countries in Europe, preserving natural habitats and ecosystems in previously militarized zones. The initiative was first proposed in 1989, one month after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature began working on its implementation in 2004.
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