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Armenia-Azerbaijan
Aid Enters Nagorno-Karabakh
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have entered Azerbaijan’s breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenian separatists and the central government agreed to use roads linking it to Armenia and Azerbaijan, according to Baku. Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of causing a months-long humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh after the Azeri government blocked the sole road linking the mountainous region with Armenia last year. This road, called the Lachin Corridor, is policed by Russian peacekeepers. Azerbaijan has rejected the accusation, arguing that Nagorno-Karabakh could receive all the supplies it needs via Azerbaijan. The months-long crisis as well as Azerbaijan’s deployment of troops near Nagorno-Karabakh and along the border with Armenia have sparked fears of a new border conflict between the tense neighbors, who have fought two wars for control of the region.
This map depicts the Lachin corridor and Agdam road linking the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia and Azerbaijan, respectively. Click on the map to learn more.
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United States
“Ghost” F-35 Jet in South Carolina
A search is underway for a missing Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II jet after an incident forced the pilot to eject to safety somewhere near the Air Force base outside of Charleston. As the pilot ejected from the aircraft with the autopilot activated, the jet may still be airborne and emergency response teams are working in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration to find the missing jet over Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion near Charleston. The jet is originally part of the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501. According to Joint Base Charleston’s spokesperson, the jet’s transponder is not working for an undetermined reason. The Lockheed Martin-manufactured fighter jet is described as “the most lethal, survivable, and connected fighter jet in the world,” and it is known for being difficult to detect. After ejecting, the pilot was given emergency medical attention at a nearby hospital and is in stable condition.
This map depicts the search areas for a missing American fighter jet, which took off from Joint Base Charleston and may still be flying after the pilot ejected with the jet’s autopilot system activated. Click on the map to learn more.
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Antarctica
Antarctic Sea Ice at Record Low
Satellite data shows the sea-ice surrounding Antarctica is at a record low level, a worrisome finding for a region that once seemed immune to the effects of global warming. The ice on the Antarctic Ocean’s surface now measures less than 6.6 square million miles (17 million km sq), which is 580,000 square miles (1.5 million km) less than the September average. Polar experts warn that an unstable Antarctica could have profound consequences. The continent’s huge ice expanse regulates the planet’s temperature, as the white surface reflects the Sun’s energy back into the atmosphere while also cooling the water near it. As more sea-ice disappears, dark areas of the ocean become exposed and more heat could be absorbed by the water.
This map depicts the current extent of Antarctic sea ice in comparison with historic patterns. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What was the largest Pre-Columbian city north of Mexico?
A: Cahokia
Cahokia was the largest and most influential urban settlement of the Mississippian culture, which developed advanced societies across much of what is now the Midwestern United States, beginning more than 1,000 years before European contact. The Cahokia Mounds, a present-day historic park in south-western Illinois, is composed of 80 manmade mounds. These central structures were carefully planned and executed and would have involved a large work force laboring daily for at least ten years to create even the smallest of the 120 that once rose above the city. Since the Cahokians had no beasts of burden and no carts, all of the earth used in building the mounds had to be hand-carried. At its apex around 1100 CE, the city had a population of as many as 40,000 people, covered about 6 square miles (16 sq km), and included 120 earthworks in a wide range of sizes, shapes, and functions. Its highly planned, large, smoothed-flat ceremonial plazas, sited around the mounds, with homes for thousands connected by laid out pathways and courtyards, suggest the location served as a religious pilgrimage city.
Source Historic Mysteries
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Q: What driest desert in the world has been used by NASA to test instruments for future Mars missions?
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