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Chad
Attack on Presidential Home
A failed attack on the presidential complex of Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno last night ended with 18 of the attackers and one security agent dead. Deby Itno was present in the palace when the assault took place, but Chad’s foreign minister said the situation was quickly brought under control. He said the attempt was “not a terror attack” and that the knives and small arms used by the attackers were not “weapons of war.” Chad is under military rule and regularly comes into conflict with the multi-national militant group Boko Haram. The country recently became the last in Africa’s Sahel region to request the departure of French military forces.
This map depicts the location of the presidential complex in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena, which came under attack last night. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Anadolu Agency
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Russia
Ukraine Strikes Oil Facility
Two Russian firefighters are dead and a large Russian oil depot is still on fire over 24 hours after what Ukraine calls a successful drone strike. The oil depot sits close to the Engels-2 military airbase that Ukraine says hosts nuclear-capable bombers. The Ukrainian military said the facility was crucial in supplying fuel for Russian aircraft currently used in attacks on Ukraine. Russian officials did not mention any damage in an intial report on the mass Ukrainian drone attack on Wednesday, but later acknowledged a fire at an “industrial site.” Ukraine concentrated significant resources in attacking Russian oil facilities in 2024, both to reduce supply available for the Russian military and to damage the infrastructure needed for one of Russia’s most crucial sources of income.
This map depicts locations of oil facilities in Russia struck by Ukrainian drones and missiles over the year 2024. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Newsweek
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World
Freshwater Animals Threatened
Nearly a quarter of animals living in bodies of freshwater are threatened with extinction, according to a new Nature study published Wednesday. Freshwater habitats – including rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, bogs, and wetlands – cover less than 1% of the planet’s surface but support 10% of its animal species. The researchers examined around 23,500 species of dragonflies, fish, crabs, and other animals that depend exclusively on freshwater ecosystems. They found that 24% were at risk of extinction – classified as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered – due to compounding threats from pollution, dams, water extraction, agriculture, invasive species, climate change, and other disruptions. This study marks the first time that researchers have analyzed the global risk to freshwater species.
This map depicts the absolute richness of threatened freshwater species. Species richness is a measure of the number of different types of species in an ecosystem. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What U.S. state is home to the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world?
A: Alaska
The Tongass National Forest in Alaska represents the largest intact tract of temperate rainforest on earth and is considered critical for carbon sequestration and carbon storage to help mitigate climate change. The Tongass is the largest National Forest in the United States, covering 16.7 million acres and stretching across mountains, bays, glaciers, 1,000 islands, 18,000 miles of coastline, and almost all of mainland Southeast Alaska. Coastal temperate rainforests are found in wet, cool climates where the collision of marine air and coastal mountains causes large amounts of rainfall. Coastal temperate rainforests extend from Kodiak Island along the coast to the California “fog belt” redwoods. Much of their remaining 75 to 100 million acres is found there and in Chile.
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Q: What country is home to the world’s largest flooded grasslands?
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