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Bangladesh
Fire in Historical District
Last night, Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, experienced a large fire in a mixed residential and commercial building that quickly spread as gas cylinders inside exploded. The fire started late Wednesday night in the old historical district Chawkbazar. After ten hours, the fire’s flames diminished and officials recovered at least 81 bodies of residents, shoppers, and diners. Due to a national holiday, the volume of traffic increased and firetrucks along with first responders were delayed getting to the scene. A lack of building codes and regulations have made events like this common in Bangladesh’s high-density areas.
This map depicts the location of Chawkbazar in relation to other areas of Dhaka. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: MSN
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Democratic Republic of Congo
Ebola Under Control
As one of the worst Ebola outbreaks spreads through the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), there are reports that the disease is now “under control” in certain areas. For the past 21 days, no new cases have been reported in Beni, an area in the DRC where a majority of Ebola cases were recorded. In a policy reversal, the World Health Organization has decided to vaccinate pregnant women due to the severity of the outbreak. Previously, pregnant woman were excluded from vaccination campaigns because the lack of safety testing.
This map depicts the the state of the Ebola outbreak as of February 7, 2019 including in the area of Beni, DRC. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: ReliefWeb
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Australia
Extinct Mammal
Bramble Cay melomys, small Australian rats that live on an island in the Torres Strait, are the first mammals to be extinct due to climate change. Vegetation that washed up on the island was the melomys’ primary source of food, but vegetation declined due to storm surges. The island was also frequently flooded from rising sea which may have destroyed their habitats. In 1992, the Queensland state government first declared that the Bramble Cay melomys were endangered, and on Monday, melomys were officially removed from the endangered category to the extinct category. An attempt in 2015 to save the species came too late as scientists were unable to find a single melomy for a captive breeding program.
This map depicts the location of where the Bramble Cay melomys lived. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What country is in all four hemispheres?
A: Kiribati
Kiribati is the only country in the world that lies within all four hemispheres.
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Q: Where is Devon Island, the world’s largest uninhabited island, located?
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