10 Jan

Ethiopia: Failed Dam Negotiations

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Ethiopia
Failed Dam Negotiations
After two days of discussion, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan remain in a deadlock surrounding disputes over a hydroelectric dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.  Egypt believes the dam will threaten water and food security for their 100 million citizens downstream who rely on the Nile’s fresh waters. Ethiopia contends the dam, already 70% completed, is much needed to supply power to its 100 million citizens. The three countries are unable to reach an agreement when and how the dam will be filled. Leaders are expected to meet in Washington D.C. on January 13 in hopes of resolving their disagreements by January 15, the deadline set by the U.S. This map depicts the Nile River Basin and location of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Click on the map to expand.

Graphic Source: Stratfor
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United States
Ski Resort Avalanche
On Thursday, a third victim was found two days after an avalanche at the Wardner Peak area of Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg, Idaho. The avalanche struck on Tuesday at 11:07 am local time. Initial reports indicated the avalanche had killed two people and buried five others who were rescued with only minor injuries. However, on Wednesday authorities launched a new search and rescue mission after relatives reported that they had not heard from a skier who had been in the area. The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center launched an investigation to find the cause of the avalanche. This map depicts the location of Silver Mountain Resort where the avalanche occurred. Click on the map to learn more.

Further Reading: CNN, CBS, NBC, FOX, Weather Channel
Graphic Source: USA Today
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China
Paddlefish Declared Extinct
Scientists have declared the Chinese paddlefish extinct after researchers were unable to find a single specimen in basin-wide capture surveys. The distinctive paddlefish, recognized for its long snout and speed, could grow as long as 7 meters (23 feet) in length and lived in the Yangtze River for more than 150 million years. Over-fishing and the construction of the Yangtze dam in 1981 have been cited as the primary causes for the species’ decline. More than half of the 175 endemic species in the Yangtze River ecosystem have reportedly gone extinct. On January 1, China instituted a 10-year commercial fishing ban in some areas of the 3,900-mile Yangtze. This map depicts the route of the Yangtze River, beleaguered by over fishing, pollution, and dams. Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source: The Times

             

Yesterday’s Answer

Q: In what state can you find the longest un-dammed river in the United States?

A: Montana 
The 692-mile long Yellowstone River in Montana is the longest uninterrupted, free-flowing river in the United States.  

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Today’s Question

 

Q: What type of forest biome, found across the United States, Canada, and Russia, stores more than half of the world’s forest-sequestered carbon?

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