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Italy
Budget Plan Creates EU Tension
The government of Italy submitted their country’s budget plans before the European Council in Brussels. For the coming year, the outline proposes a further increase in the deficit, thereby neglecting the European Union’s desire to significantly reduce debt in the coming years. According to the EU Budget Commissioner, there is a probability the budget plan will be rejected, which would mean Italy has to adjust the plan. As a result, Italian government bond yields rose significantly indicating they are now perceived as risky investments. Part of this risk is the high share of “Non-Performing Loans” (NPLs), which makes it harder for banks to lend money. This map depicts the percentage of NPLs and advances as a percentage of the total loans and advances per European country. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Bloomberg
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United States
Pando Forest Decline
The world’s largest organism, Pando, is in danger of dying out partly due to the failure of humans to keep it adequately preserved. Located in Utah’s Fishlake National Park, the organism is thought to be about 80,000 years old and is composed of a cluster of 40,000 genetically identical trees that stretch over 107 acres. One of the threats is that hungry deer often break into the fenced off area and compromise the health of the trees. Additional pressures from drought and lack of tree growth and recovery have also contributed to the thinning of Pando. This map depicts the location of Pando in Fishlake National Park. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: USA Today
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World
Life Expectancy Report
A health forecasting study ranks the life expectancy of people in 195 countries in the year 2040, compared to 2016. The top-ranked country on the life expectancy table is Spain – people will live for an average of 85.8 years, followed by Japan (85.7), Singapore (85.4), and Switzerland (85.2). Lesotho, within South Africa, has the lowest predicted lifespan of 57.3 years. Of all high-income countries, the United States, with a projected life expectancy of 79.8 years, is expected to take the biggest drop in rankings from 43rd (2016) to 64th (by 2040); Americans are projected to live only 1.1 years longer in 2040 when compared to 2016. The report also studies the impact of common diseases on health and lifespan, such as: HIV/AIDS, cancers, diabetes, smoking, and opioid addiction.This map depicts which countries have the highest and lowest life expectancies in 2040. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What is the only carbon negative country in the world?
A: Bhutan
Bhutan is the world’s only carbon sink, that is; it absorbs more CO2 than it gives out. 72% of the country is forested.
Learn more about carbon and the future of energy at this year’s Geography2050: Powering Our Future Planet!
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Q: What is the farthest city from any sea or ocean?
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