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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Displacement Reaches New High
A total of 7.1 million people have been displaced from their homes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) due to violence between warring groups. Illustrated in a new report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), a devastating level of displacement of civilians has been reached due to the intensification of fighting between the rebel group called the March 23 Movement against the country’s Armed Forces (FARDC). This armed conflict has caused 80-86 percent of displacement. The start of 2024 has seen 358,000 people displaced, with 51% of the displaced population being women. A quarter of the country’s population has no access to food, health services, or education. This humanitarian crisis stands as the world’s second largest, following Sudan.
This map depicts the provinces that have experienced the highest levels of displacement and returns, with the greatest amounts in South Kivu, North Kivu, and Ituri provinces in the east. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: OCHA
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South Africa
Bus Crash Kills Dozens
Dozens of worshippers died after a bus headed to an Easter conference crashed in South Africa’s Limpopo province on Thursday. 45 people were killed in the crash, and the sole survivor, an eight-year-old girl, was airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries. According to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the passengers were pilgrims traveling from Gaborone – the capital city of Botswana – to the Zion Christian Church in the town of Moria for an Easter conference. The crash happened in the Mamatlakala mountain pass between Mokopane and Marken. The bus reportedly caught on fire after the driver lost control of the vehicle, plunging through barriers and off a bridge. The ultimate cause of the crash is under investigation. Officials have managed to retrieve 12 bodies from the crash site so far, with efforts ongoing to recover the bodies of the remainder of the passengers who were killed.
This map depicts the location of the deadly bus crash in South Africa, which killed 45 people. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Barron’s
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United States
$1B for Everglades Restoration
Lawmakers have allocated a record-breaking $1.165 billion dollars to the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), the largest single-year allocation of funding for the project since it began in 2000. The project seeks to restore large swaths of the Florida Everglades by reestablishing flow from Lake Okeechobee into south-central Florida. It aims to undo the ecological damage of previous projects which converted wetlands into agricultural and urban areas. Persistent algae blooms, wildfires, and flooding have all been linked to the drainage of the Everglades. The CERP has already begun plans to reintroduce fresh water into the degraded, parched areas of the Everglades via a massive reservoir and the elimination of obstacles which block flow. The CERP will also continue its efforts to construct man-made wetlands which work to clean agricultural runoff from freshwater before it enters vulnerable ecosystems. Supplied with fresh funding, the world’s largest and most ambitious restoration progress is estimated to be completed in 2040.
This map depicts the historical and current flow of water from Lake Okeechobee as well as the planned flow following restoration. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What island is the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles?
A: Puerto Rico
The Greater Antilles is a grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Navassa Island, and the Cayman Islands. Six island states share the region of the Greater Antilles, with Haiti and the Dominican Republic sharing the island of Hispaniola. Together with the Lesser Antilles, they make up the Antilles, which along with the Lucayan Archipelago of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos, form the West Indies. While most of the Greater Antilles consists of independent countries, Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States, while the Cayman Islands are a British Overseas Territory. Puerto Rico is the smallest island of the Greater Antilles and lies on the eastern end.
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Q: What body of water has the world’s largest “dead zone,” an area where oxygen levels are critically low?
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