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Ukraine
Russian Missiles Hit Sumy
Russia launched two ballistic missiles into the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and injuring 117 others. The strikes hit the city center, coinciding with Palm Sunday celebrations when many residents were gathered for church services. Sumy, located 15 miles (25 km) from the Russian border, is a major Ukrainian military hub. The attack marks the deadliest strike in Ukraine this year and comes just over a week after another deadly missile strike on April 4 in Kryvyi Rih that killed at least 19 people. Russia and Ukraine’s senior diplomats have been involved in U.S.-brokered negotiations to end the three-year conflict. Ukraine agreed to a 30-day ceasefire that Washington proposed a month ago, but Russia has not signed on.
This map depicts the location of Sumy, Ukraine, where two Russian missiles struck on Sunday. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: The Guardian
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Sudan
RSF Attacks on Camps Kill 200+
Paramilitaries in Sudan have murdered more than 200 civilians in a wave of attacks on displacement camps and around the city of El Fasher, the last big city still in the hands of the Sudanese army in the Darfur region. The deaths include at least 56 civilians killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over two days of attacks in Um Kadadah, a town they seized on the road to El Fasher. The victims appeared to be targeted because of their ethnicity. The UN said killings were continuing at two large displacement camps, including of the entire medical staff of Relief International, which was operating the only remaining clinic inside Zamzam camp. RSF forces were said to be burning buildings throughout Zamzam on Sunday. The war has killed tens of thousands, uprooted more than 12 million, and created what the International Rescue Committee described as “the biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded.”
This map depicts the current territorial holdings of the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, as well as the locations of the attacked displacement camps. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: The Guardian
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Antarctica
Gravity Anomaly Under the Ice
A new review of a 2018 study on a gravitational anomaly under the ice sheet in Antarctica’s Wilkes Land reveals what may be the Earth’s largest meteorite impact crater. The area under examination exhibits a dip in gravitational force that bears a resemblance to the gravity profile of other meteorite impact points. The hole in the bedrock has been known by gravitational readings since the 1960’s, but updated analysis has confirmed it to be around 315 miles (510 km) wide. This research has also revealed that the center of the crater is a peak, believed to be a mass concentration, or “mascon,” where Earth’s mantle would have recoiled and formed a dense plug at the meteor’s impact point. The crater in Antarctica is incomplete, forming a “u” shape, with the remaining part of the crater believed to be evident in the land mass of Australia, placing the time of the meteor impact when the two continents were connected.
This map depicts the gravity readings of the landscape under the Antarctic ice sheet, which have revealed what could be Earth’s largest meteorite impact crater under Wilkes Land. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What country is home to the highest peak of the Hindu Kush Mountains?
A: Pakistan
The Hindu Kush is a 500-mile-long (800 km) mountain range in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and eastern Afghanistan into northwestern Pakistan and far southeastern Tajikistan. The Hindu Kush is one of the great watersheds of Central Asia, forming part of the vast Alpine zone that stretches across Eurasia from east to west. Tirich Mir, located in the Chitral Valley of northern Pakistan, is the highest peak of the mountain range, standing at 25,289 feet (7,708 m) tall. The glaciers surrounding Tirich Mir play a critical role in sustaining the region’s ecosystem and water resources. However, these glaciers are melting at an accelerated rate due to climate change, posing significant long-term impacts on hydrological cycles.
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