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Europe
Travel Corridors
As the summer season approaches, the European Union is advising countries with similar COVID-19 risk profiles to re-open their mutual borders in a plan to boost national economies. Tourism in Europe supports 27 million jobs and accounts for 10% of EU economic output. Travel restrictions are usually non-existent at internal national borders within the European Union because of the Schengen Agreement, which allows for the free movement of goods and people. Borders were closed in March to reduce the spread of COVID-19 but now, the European Commission is determined to get people moving again amid the current economic downturn. This map by the Guardian shows potential European travel corridors, depicting countries with similar risk profiles. As of last week, the Baltic countries in Northern Europe reopened their borders to each other, with a similar plan in place for Austria, Germany, and the Czech Republic. Other countries such as France and the U.K. continue to restrict unnecessary international travel.
This map depicts the potential travel corridors between some European countries as governments look to re-open their economies. All COVID-19 updates will be displayed in a red box.
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United States
Michigan Dams Collapse
Midland County, Michigan is currently under a state of emergency after recent rainfall led to the failure of the Edenville and Sanford Dams. The Tittabawassee River that connects the two was expected to crest at thirty-eight feet early this morning, surpassing the previous flood record by over a yard. More than ten thousand people have been ordered to evacuate the area, including Midland City, the largest community in the region with forty-thousand residents, where flooding could reach as high as nine feet in the downtown. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, evacuees are encouraged to seek shelter with friends or relatives and continue to social distance, although emergency lodging will be available to those who need it.
This map depicts the location of the collapsed dams in Michigan. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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Antarctica
Green Snow Algae
The first ever wide-area maps of microscopic algae blooms along coastal Antarctica were published recently in Nature. Satellite imagery and ground research showed individual algae blooms on the Antarctic Peninsula responsible for tinting the snow green. Warming temperatures have melted snow sheets in Antarctica and the water-loving algae thrives on the surface of melted snow. The microorganisms are a terrestrial sink for carbon dioxide emissions. The new ecosystem of nearly 1,700 patches of algae has pulled about 500 tons of carbon a year from the atmosphere – enough carbon to be emitted from 875,000 car journeys in the U.K.
This map depicts the locations of individual blooms identified across the Antarctic Peninsula. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: With drainage basins extending approximately 100,000 square miles, which two rivers are the largest stemming from the Himalayan mountain range?
A: Indus and Brahmaputra Rivers
The Himalayan mountain range is drained by 19 major rivers and the majority of the rivers are part of the Indus and Brahmaputra river systems. They have the largest catchment basis in the mountain range. The Indus river system consists of five rivers flowing north-westerly and the Brahmaputra river system consists of three rivers flowing easterly through the mountain range.
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Q: Reaching over 1,720 feet (524 meters) in height, where was the world’s tallest tsunami recorded?
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