5 Sep

Caribbean: Hurricane Irma on the Move

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Where In The World: Weekend Recap

 

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Caribbean
Hurricane Irma on the Move
According to the National Hurricane Center (“Center”), Hurricane Irma has strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 5 storm. Irma’s current path is projected to make landfall over the northeastern Caribbean Islands including Puerto Rico, before possibly slamming into Florida by this weekend. The Center stated that it is still too early to determine the impact Irma will have on the United States.
This map depicts the path of Hurricane Irma. Click on the map to learn more about the story.

Further Reading: NY Times, Washington Post, CBS, ABC
Graphic Source: CNN
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United States
Heated Holidays
Over the weekend, brief rain showers and swaths of firefighters acting on a “state of emergency” helped contain a wildfire stretching nearly 9 square miles of land. The fire forced thousands to abandon their homes across the U.S. West during the holiday weekend of record heat. This map depicts California’s wildfires. Click on the map to learn more about the story. 

Graphic Source: NPR
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Myanmar
Rohingya Minority
Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state has displaced nearly 125,000 Rohingya Muslims. According to leading news sources, “Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said the latest incidents of violence showed that the Myanmar government has made ‘little if any’ progress in finding a peaceful solution to problems facing the Rohingya minority.”This map shows the location of Rakhine state. Click on the map to expand.

Graphic Source: Google Maps

GeoQuestion

Friday’s Answer

Q: Where is the brine pool dubbed “Jacuzzi of Despair” located?

A: Gulf of Mexico
Located in the Gulf of Mexico and dubbed the “Jacuzzi of Despair,” this brine pool’s high levels of salinity kills most life forms larger than mussels that fall inside. A brine pool is an underwater lake, complete with its own distinct surface, shoreline and waves. 

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Today’s Question

 

Q: Which lake is home to the Uru people and is straddled between two South American countries?

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s DailyGeo where we reveal the correct answer!

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