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Chagos
Dispute over Chagos Island
The UN has deemed the UK an illegal colonial occupier after ignoring a deadline to return control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. A UN court has ruled in a majority vote that the islands were to be returned within six months, a deadline that has passed, claiming the archipelago was attained by wrongful actions. Britain bought the region from Mauritius in 1965, however, Mauritius maintains the purchase was coerced and therefore wrongful. Following Britain’s control, thousands of island residents were forcefully evicted to neighboring island nations. Repercussions for failing to comply with the UN’s motion will include incremental sanctions on the UK, loosing a judge within an international court system, and a greater loss of British allies.
This map depicts the Chagos Archipelago and its neighboring island countries where Chagossians were displaced following British rule. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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United States
Superfund Sites Threatened
A report, issued on Monday by the Government Accountability Office, recommends that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should take measures to manage climate change-induced risks to toxic waste sites. More than 700 highly-polluted sites undergoing remediation and clean up via the EPA’s Superfund program are at risk from flooding, wildfires, storm surge, and sea-level rise. Such hazards could expose communities surrounding these sites to toxins through water runoff and airborne pollutants. Currently, the EPA does not consider climate change in its cleanup plans for current and future Superfund sites.
This map depicts the locations of Superfund sites at risk from hazards related to climate change. Click on the map to learn more.
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The World
New Bacteria Stops the Spread of Dengue Fever
Lab-grown mosquitos that are bred to carry the bacteria, Wolbachia, are now fighting the spread of the deadly Dengue fever that they normally help to transmit. Infections appear to be dropping in countries that have introduced the modified mosquitos, including Indonesia, Vietnam, Brazil, and Australia. The bacteria appears to block mosquitos from transmitting arboviruses which include dengue as well as yellow fever, Zika, and Chikungunya. In laboratory studies, a team of scientists have been able to completely stop the transmission of Dengue with the Wolbachia infected mosquitos, with the success of the recent trials in real communities, the team is confident the bacteria has the potential to wipe out Dengue entirely.
This map depicts where Dengue fever is most common. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What are the three major physiographic divisions in the West Indies?
A: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, and the isolated island groups of the North American and South American continental shelves
The Greater Antilles comprises the vast majority of the region’s land area as well as its population. The Lesser Antilles and isolated island groups are more heavily forested.
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Q: The world’s heaviest building, whose construction was halted by a revolution in 1989, is located in which European capital?
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