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Indonesia
Open Source Mapping Assistance
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted many of the world’s inequalities that are experienced in the region from quarantine facilities to access to technology. This map by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) shows where hundreds of volunteers added more than 1,100 handwashing stations in Indonesia to the free and editable online map. HOT uses mapping to support humanitarian action and has been getting updated data to government agencies and healthcare personnel trying to reach vulnerable populations during the pandemic. The team in Indonesia ensures that entire communities aren’t cut off from essential services and government assistance.
This map depicts the locations in Indonesia where community handwashing stations have been installed to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Click on the map to learn more.
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China
Bacterial Outbreak
More than 3,200 people have contracted brucellosis in northwestern China after a pharmaceutical factory accidentally vented the bacteria in the air last year. Health officials in Lanzhao, Gansu province stated the bacterial leak was traced back to the Zhongmu Lanzhao biological pharmaceutical factory after they accidentally vented an aerosolized version of Brucella, a bacteria commonly found in livestock. According to the CDC, the disease causes flu-like symptoms, but can also induce more serious long-term effects such as arthritis and organ swelling. The factory was producing brucellosis vaccines for animals when the leak occurred last July, forcing Chinese authorities to revoke the pharmaceutical company’s permission to create various drugs. While the disease was more common in China until the 1980s, occasional outbreaks have been known to spread amongst livestock around the world. According to the World Health Organization, Brucellosis can be treated with antibiotics.
This map depicts the location of the pharmaceutical factory in Lanzhao that accidentally leaked the bacteria, and where Lanzhao is in China. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Caixin Global
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Greece
Medicane Storm
On Friday, a rare and powerful cyclone slammed into the western Greek Ionian Islands and other parts of the country. Storm Ianos described as a “medicane” (similar to hurricanes and typhoons) brought torrential rains and winds up to 117km/h (73mph), causing power outages and flooding on the islands of Kefalonia, Zakynthos, and Ithaca. Greece’s national meteorological service issued the highest-level weather alert and advised citizens to remain indoors as the storm moves eastwards and is set to hit the Peloponnese, then Athens and Crete. So far, there have been no injuries or fatalities associated with the storm but there were reports of damage to houses, transport infrastructure, and water facilities. Medicanes were virtually unheard-of before the 1990s, but in recent years have become a somewhat regular occurrence due to rising sea temperatures.
This map depicts the path of Storm Ianos over Greece. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Now comprising 27 member states, which six countries were the founding members of the European Union’s predecessor, the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1958?
A: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
In the aftermath of World War II, six European states formed the EEC to enhance economic to foster economic cooperation and avoid further military conflict. Since the initial founding of the EEC in 1958, 22 states have joined the supranational union to form one single European market. This year, the U.K. became the first and only state to leave the E.U.
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Q: Home to over 75 million people, and encompassing about two million square kilometers (over 770,000 square miles) of land, what is the second largest tropical rainforest in the world?
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