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Europe
Mobility Functional Areas
A recent report by the Joint Research Center of the European Commission analyzes regions of Europe using mobile location data to inform COVID-19 policies by mapping mobility functional areas. Mobility functional areas are defined by high-degrees of intra-mobility exchanges, meaning people living within this functional area are likely to also work, shop, and exercise within the same area. These maps attempt to identify clusters of human activity, and may be used to inform targeted policy responses to any future COVID-19 resurgences, which can help to avoid the socio-economic impacts of large-scale or national lockdowns. The analysis focuses on fourteen member states of the European Union, as well as Norway.
This map depicts the mobility functional areas of the analyzed countries pre- and post-lockdown. All COVID-19 updates will be displayed in a red box.
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Ukraine
Gunman Seizes Bus
Yesterday morning in the city of Lutsk, Ukraine, a lone assailant seized control of a bus and its passengers. The man, who was heavily armed, refused to release his thirteen hostages unless his demands were met. The stand-off between the gunman and counter-terrorism officers lasted twelve hours, during which the gunman had a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, where he demanded the president publicly endorse the 2005 documentary Earthlings. In exchange for the release of several hostages, the President made a now-deleted post on his Facebook page advocating for the film. Less than an hour after the post, all the hostages were released and the gunman arrested. Reports stated no one was seriously injured during the standoff.
This map depicts the location of yesterday’s attack in Lutsk, Ukraine. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: MSN News
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Venus
Active Volcanoes
Scientists have recently discovered at least 37 active volcanoes on Earth’s sister planet, Venus, challenging the prior theory of Venus being a dormant planet. Researchers noticed ring-like structures on the planet’s surface and identified them as coronae–oval shaped land features created by rising hot rock, evidencing tectonic and magma activity. Of the 133 coronae assessed, 37 have been identified as being active within the last 2-3 million years. This new study will significantly change scientists’ perceptions of Venus, moving away from the notion that Venus is a mostly inactive planet to now being seen as a dynamic planet with its interior activity able to sustain volcanoes.
This map shows the locations of around Venus. The red points are all volcanoes that are considered to be active. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: The small exclave Ruʾūs al-Jibāl, gives which country its only frontage on the Persian Gulf?
A: Oman
The Oman exclave of Ruʾūs al-Jibāl (“the Mountaintops”) is located on the northern tip of the Musandam Peninsula and is separated from the main country by the United Arab Emirates. The Musandam Peninsula is a northeastern extension of the Arabian Peninsula and is situated south of the Strait of Hormuz, between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
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Q: Covering some 77,000 square miles, which desert is Asia’s only subtropical desert?
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