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India
Kashmir Flooding Kills at least 65
A massive cloudburst in Chosoti, a remote village in India-administered Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, has killed at least 65 people and left hundreds missing. Chosoti, situated about 85 miles (136 km) northeast of Jammu, is the last village accessible by car on the route to the Machail Mata temple, a mountainous shrine visited during an annual Hindu pilgrimage. Torrents of water, debris, and mud swept through the area, destroying a makeshift market, a community kitchen for pilgrims, and a security outpost. Rescue teams have brought 167 injured people to safety, including 38 in critical condition, while many others remain trapped under rubble. The region received over 4 inches (100 mm) of rain in just one hour, triggering landslides and turning roads into raging rivers. Authorities warn of more heavy rainfall and flooding ahead.
This map depicts the Machail Mata Yatra route in Kishtwar, highlighting Chasoti as the flash flood site between Gulabgarh base camp and the temple. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: India Today
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Haiti
Private Security To Be Deployed
A private security company led by the founder of Blackwater – a prominent U.S. military contractor – will deploy 200 personnel to Haiti to quell gang violence and restore the country’s tax collecting system. Vectus Global is a security firm owned by Erik Prince, a former U.S. navy seal and a major donor to U.S. President Donald Trump. In the first year of its 10-year agreement with the Haitian government, Vectus Global’s agents will attempt to stabilize Haiti’s internal security by taking control of major roads and territories from gangs. The company will then assist in the design and implementation of a program to tax goods imported across the Haitian border from the Dominican Republic. In the coming weeks, 200 fighters from the United States, Europe, and El Salvador who are trained as snipers and intelligence and communications specialists will be sent to Haiti, in addition to helicopters and boats.
This map depicts the areas (blue) in and around the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince that are under gang control. Click on the map to learn more.
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United States
Walkable Cities Boost Health
People who moved to cities with better walkability logged about 1,100 more steps per day and were nearly twice as likely to meet exercise goals, according to a large U.S. relocation study published in the journal Nature. Researchers from the University of Washington and Stanford University tracked about 5,500 Americans of all ages and fitness levels as they moved between 1,600 U.S. cities, monitoring their activity for 90 days before and after the move, from 2013 to 2016. In those who moved from low- to high-walkability cities, the proportion who met the U.S. physical activity guidelines increased from 21.5% before relocation to 42.5% after relocation. The study demonstrates how urban design can significantly influence physical activity and population health.
This map depicts the physical activity levels of participants tracked through smartphone accelerometry over several months after relocation to Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; Dallas, TX; and Chicago, IL. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: The four cultural and geographical divisions of the Pacific include Australasia, Polynesia, Micronesia, and…?
A: Melanesia
Melanesia is an ethnogeographic group of Pacific Islands in Oceania. The region consists of 2,000 islands that have a total land area of 386,000 sq miles (1 million sq km), serving as the home of around 12 million people. These islands have been inhabited for tens of thousands of years and include Fiji, New Guinea, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. The Andesite Line separates Melanesia from Polynesia in the east and from Micronesia in the north. 1,293 languages are spoken in this region. Most importantly, the term “Melanesian” combines two quite distinct groups, the Austronesians and the Papuans (who themselves can be considered as comprising a number of distinct groups). The Papuans arrived in New Guinea around 40,000 years ago; they developed agriculture. The later wave of Austronesian people, from Taiwan, brought ocean-voyaging skills.
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Q: Which country is home to a desert nicknamed the “Sea of Death” due to its isolation?
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