3 May

India: Major Dust Storms

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India 
Major Dust Storms
Dust storms have been ripping through Northern India, in particular, the Agra and Rajasthan regions. Dusty winds as strong as 80 mph collapsed houses and trees leaving at least 90 people dead and 140 more injured. In addition to strong winds, heavy rains resulting from thunderstorms have been damaging the area as well.  Most of the damage occurred in the city of Agra, the home of the Taj Mahal. This map depicts the area of northern India affected by the dust storms. Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source: BBC
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United States
Military Plane Crash
On Wednesday, a Puerto Rico Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane on the way to Tuscon, Arizona crashed onto a highway near Savanah/Hilton Head International Airport in Georgia. Adjutant General, Isabelo Rivero, confirmed there were no survivors and nine members of the Guard were killed. General Rivera said, of all the National Guard planes nationwide, Puerto Rico has the oldest planes in inventory. Officials are uncertain what caused the crash and are surprised the aircraft’s 132-foot wingspan did not hit any homes or cars on the busy highway. This map depicts the site of the crash near the airport. Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source:  ABC
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Hawaii
Sunscreen Ban
Hawaii is the first state to pass a bill to ban sunscreen due to the harmful chemical impact on ocean ecosystems. State lawmakers passed a bill that prohibits the sale of sunscreen containing two chemicals: oxybenzone and octinoxat. These chemicals are used in over 3,500 of the nations best selling products including Banana Boat and Coppertone. It is reported they increase the likelihood of coral bleaching and prevent coral reefs from regenerating. Scientists have found that 14,000 tons of sunscreen end up in the reefs annually. Several Hawaiian businesses are not waiting for the governor to sign the law and have started implementing safer precautions.This map depicts the coral reef habitat in Hawaii. Click on the map to expand.

Further Reading: CNN, TIME, NPR, Washington Post, USA Today
Graphic Source: NOAA

 
This interactive map created through Blueshift Map Maker demonstrates international trade around the world by displaying product origin and destination. This trade map was created by Max Galka in Blueshift map Maker using data from the United Nation’s Comtrade database. Galka is passionate about the ways that data is transforming our understanding of the world and exploring urban data. Dots on the map represent various trade goods by color. Each dot crossing the map holds a value of 1 billion dollars. It is easy to observe which countries receive a high number of imports and which countries primarily export. Users can select any country on the map and learn about which products are traded and with what countries. Blueshift Map Maker allows users to design and publish interactive maps that visualize multi-dimensional, dynamic data that cannot be represented in a static map alone.

Yesterday’s Answer

Q: What country has 790 offshore islands?

A: Scotland
Scotland has over 790 islands, most of which are found in several distinct groups. Each of these groups consist of many smaller and larger islands.

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Today’s Question

 

Q:  How many countries are in the drainage basin of the Amazon river?

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