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Georgia
Turkish Military Plane Crashes
Twenty Turkish airmen were killed when a decades-old C-130 Hercules military transport crashed in eastern Georgia after departing Ganja, Azerbaijan. This disaster is Turkey’s deadliest military incident since 2020. The plane went down near Sighnaghi, about 3.1 miles (5 km) from the Georgia-Azerbaijan border, after disappearing from radar without a distress call. Debris was scattered across farmland as recovery teams secured the site and retrieved the flight recorder. Video shared on social media suggested a midair breakup, with independent analysts noting a rapid descent and possible tail separation, though the cause remains under investigation. The aircraft, built in 1968 and added to Turkey’s fleet in 2010, drew renewed scrutiny as Turkey moves to acquire newer C-130J models.
This map depicts the location the plane crashed, on Georgia’s border with Azerbaijan. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Daily Mail
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Brazil
Indigenous Protest at COP30
Yesterday, dozens of protesters from Indigenous groups stormed the COP30 climate summit venue in Belem, Brazil, clashing with security guards as they demanded stronger climate action and protections for the Amazon rainforest. Carrying signs reading “Our land is not for sale,” they called for an end to agribusiness expansion, oil drilling, and illegal mining on Indigenous lands, arguing that global leaders were excluding them from decisions affecting their territories. The confrontation left two security guards injured and caused minor damage before protesters dispersed. The UN and Brazilian authorities quickly secured the site, saying negotiations would continue as planned. The protest underscored deep frustration among Indigenous groups who feel sidelined in global climate talks, even as leaders emphasize their role as vital defenders of the Amazon.
This map depicts the locations of the COP30 summit in Belem, Brazil, highlighting where different parts of the climate conference are located. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: ECCON
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Africa
Refugee Camps Face Extremes
A new report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned that by 2050, the hottest refugee camps could face nearly 200 days of extreme heat stress per year, posing serious risks to health and survival. Roughly 117 million people are displaced by violence or persecution today. Three in four refugees and IDPs (internally displaced persons) now live in countries where frontline communities face “high-to-extreme” exposure to climate-related hazards. Over 75 per cent of land across the continent of Africa is deteriorating, and more than one in two refugee settlements are located in “high stress” areas. The number of countries facing extreme exposure to climate-related hazards is projected to rise from three to 65 by 2040. These 65 countries host 45 per cent of people currently displaced by conflict.
This map depicts the number of different species (Species Richness) and Biodiversity Intactness (BII) in areas where formal and informal IDP and refugee settlements are located in Africa. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Sitting on the border of two countries and covering 1,040 square miles (2,700 sq km), which lake’s geologic features make it produce an excess of methane in its lower layers, making it incredibly dangerous?
A: Lake Kivu
Lake Kivu sits along the East African Rift Valley, and volcanic activity at its very bottom produces hot springs that feed carbon dioxide and methane into its lower layers. The lake is so deep at 1,500 feet (460 meters) that the pressure of the fresh water above keeps the gases from bubbling up to the surface. This has created two distinct layers of water that don’t interact with each other. But a volcanic event beneath Kivu, an earthquake, or a landslide could potentially disrupt the lower levels, causing a limnic eruption that would release enough carbon dioxide to suffocate neighboring villages, or enough methane to ignite an explosion. But researchers are looking at ways to safely extract the methane for fuel, providing energy for the region and reducing the risk of an eruption.
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Q: Which crater, the third largest impact crater on earth spanning 110 miles (177 km) across, was created by the asteroid widely believed to cause the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago?
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