3 Apr

Afghanistan: Airstrike Hits School

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Afghanistan
Airstrike Hits School
An Afghan military airstrike meant to target the Taliban killed innocent civilians at a graduation ceremony in a boys religious school. The strike targeted a gathering of Taliban fighters in northern Kunduz preparing for an operation. A representative from the Taliban leadership council was visiting the area at the time. The government reported at least 25 were killed or injured, but a doctor in Kunduz city told BBC that more than 50 severely injured people were brought to his hospital after the attack, the reported numbers of people injured and killed are growing. Among the reported deaths, most are children. The UN has recently noted a rise in civilian casualties due to air strikes even while the total rate of civilian casualties has gone down.This map depicts the city of Kunduz and the area of the strike. Click on the map to learn more.

Further Reading: BBC, Huffington Post UK, The Guardian
Graphic Source:  Washington Post
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France
Black Tuesday
A major French railway strike has brought the country’s profound high-speed trains to a halt, leaving passengers stranded or scrambling for other travel options. The SNCF national rail authority reported that only about 12% of trains are running today due to a band of employee strikes set to last three months. The strikes are occurring in wake of President Emmanuel Macron’s recent reforms. It is 30% more expensive to run a train in France than elsewhere in Europe, according to the Macron government, which wants to strip new SNCF hires of special rail workers’ contracts guaranteeing jobs for life and early retirement. French media dubbed the lack of trains as “Black Tuesday.” This interactive map depicts the France railway system. Click on the map to learn more.

Further Reading:  CNN, Fox News, CBS News, Reuters, The Local France, BBC
Graphic Source: SNCF Network
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Antarctica
Walking on Thin Ice
A new satellite study conducted at the University of Leeds, reveals Antarctica’s massive potential contribution to rising sea-levels. Antarctica contains a large amount of submerged glaciers on the “grounding line,” the location where ice, sea, and bedrock meet. The rise of water temperatures has contributed to the grounding line moving closer to the shore, as glaciers rapidly melt and fall into the ocean.  About 10.7 percent of Antarctica’s grounding lines are retreating closer inland at a rate of 25 meters a year; a rate that hasn’t occurred since the end of the last ice age.  Antarctica has the potential to raise sea-levels by 200 feet. The study revealed, that with Antarctica’s 10,000 mile stretch of coastline, about 80 miles of ice could be dislodged from the seafloor between the years of 2010 and 2016. This map depicts grounding line migration in relation to ocean levels. Click on the map to expand. 

Graphic Source:  NY Times

Yesterday’s Answer

Q: How big is the worlds largest farm?

A: 22,500,000 acres
In Heilongjiang, China, the Mudanjiang City Mega Farm maintains 22,500,000 acres and is home to 100,000 cows.  

Source 

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