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China
Ebola Trajectory Tracking COVID-19
Researchers at the University of South Florida are analyzing the initial rapid spread of COVID-19 in Asia using a method previously used to track Ebola outbreaks. This map from Medical Xpress uses data from the study and demonstrates the risk of transmission between locations, with darker colors indicating a higher risk of transmission. The study looks at the predictability of how the virus spread in China and Southeast Asia using data on travel restrictions and quarantines to determine what factors facilitated transmission and what slowed it down. According to Johns Hopkins University, China has 90,869 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 4,739 deaths. In more recent weeks and months, it has since come to average fewer than thirty cases per day, in comparison to the United States, which reports tens of thousands of new cases each day.
This map demonstrates the risk of COVID-19 transmission between locations in China estimated from the time of infection, distance, and population density of each administrative unit.. Click on the map to learn more.
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Thailand
Protests Continue
After protests in Bangkok, Thailand broke out Wednesday, an emergency decree was issued early Thursday as a response, limiting gatherings to no more than four people. The government said the measure was implemented to “maintain peace and order.” Over 20 people have been arrested as a result, including three protest leaders. Despite the crackdown, Thailand protesters came back out Thursday peacefully protesting. Protesters are mobilizing to call for reforms regarding King Vajiralongkorn’s abuse of powers. In Thailand, critiquing the monarchy can be punishable by lengthy prison sentences. A video surfaced showing police forces arresting Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, a prominent leader vocal about the need for royal reforms. Aside from restricting gatherings to four people, the emergency decree also limits the media’s autonomy in releasing information about the protests.
This map depicts the movement of protesters in Bangkok as they took to the streets calling for royal reforms. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Bangkok Post
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World
Hottest September on Record
The planet experienced its warmest September since at least 1880, when modern record keeping began, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The average global temperature last month was 1.75 degrees (0.97 Celsius) above last century’s September average, surpassing previous records for the month that were set in 2015 and 2016. The record temperatures follows an announcement that Arctic sea-ice declined to its second-lowest extent on record. According to NOAA, the seven warmest Septembers on record have occurred in the past seven years. 2020 is on track to be the hottest year ever recorded, led by substantive increases in Europe, Asia, and the Gulf of Mexico surpassing records set in 2016.
This map depicts the global average tempeartures in the month of September. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: With the altitude of 5,100 meters above sea level, which city is the highest in the world?
A: La Rinconada, Peru
Located in the Peruvian Andes in Peru’s Ananea District, La Rinconada sits at the foot of the La Bella Durmiente (Sleeping Beauty), a glacier near a gold mine. Hypoxia is a significant health problem due to the low oxygen levels of the city being at such a high altitude and it experiences an alpine tundra climate characterized by freezing night temperatures all year round. The main economic source for the city is gold which draws gold prospectors from surrounding areas which has increased the city’s population to an estimated 30,000 people.
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Q: The largest reported luminous marine phenomenon known as “milky seas” or “mareel” was located off the coast of which country?
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