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Italy
Deadly Explosion at Power Plant
At least three people have been killed and five injured by an explosion at a hydroelectric power plant on Suviana Lake in northern Italy. Four people remain missing. The plant extends nine floors underground, and the explosion occurred 130 feet (40m) beneath the surface of the lake, causing flooding to the lower levels of the facility and rapidly erasing any chances that divers may find the missing workers alive. The explosion came from a turbine located eight floors below during maintenance work. Lake Suviana is artificial and was formed during the construction of a dam finished in 1932. Officials of the company that operates the hydroelectric plant have confirmed there is no damage to the dam.
This map depicts the location of Italy’s Suviana Lake, where an explosion in a hydroelectric power plant has killed at least three people. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: The Guardian
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United States
Biden-Kishida Summit in DC
President Joe Biden is hosting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state visit in Washington, DC, the first by a Japanese leader in nine years. Both the US and Japan are set to announce a historical upgrade to their security alliance on Wednesday, highlighting Japan’s role in countering China in the Asia-Pacific. Since taking office in 2021, Kishida has increased defense spending, eased a postwar ban on the export of lethal weapons, and served as a leader in establishing security groupings with the US, India, and Australia. They are expected to discuss plans to upgrade the US military command structure in Japan and to establish a military industrial council for weapons development. The pair will also discuss Japan’s potential involvement in AUKUS, a security partnership formed in 2021 among the US, Australia, and the United Kingdom. On Thursday, Japan, the US, and the Philippines will participate in trilateral talks for the first time, focusing on the development of a mutual defense treaty for the South China Sea.
This map depicts the security alliance currently between the US, UK, and Australia through AUKUS, as well as Japan’s consideration for participation. Click on the map to learn more.
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 The choices we make today to become partners and not adversaries with the peoples who share our world will lay the groundwork for how we address the problems we will collectively face in the future. Join us to discuss how geography informs these decisions this November in New York City at the 2024 AGS Fall Symposium, Geography 2050: Cooperation & Conflict in a Changing Climate.__________________________________________
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United States
New EPA Rule to Slash Emissions
More than 200 chemical plants in the US will be required to cut emissions of toxic chemicals linked to spikes in US cancer rates. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday plants will need to cut emissions of ethylene oxide (EtO), chloroprene, and other carcinogenic toxins by 80 percent. Penalties for violations will be determined by provisions in the Clean Air Act. Chemical plants affected by the rule are located in 29 different states, most of them in Ohio, Louisiana, and Texas, and include those producing car antifreeze and the synthetic rubber neoprene, as well as petroleum refineries. Emissions of chloroprene are required to be cut in 90 days after the rule is published in the Federal Register, but it will take two years for EtO to change. The new rule is expected to slash more than 6,200 tons of toxic air pollutants annually across all 218 facilities and implement fenceline monitoring to ensure compliance.
This interactive map depicts US carcinogenic chemical exposure. Weighted risk level is based on pounds of chemicals released and their level of toxicity, displaying red as ‘Highest’ health risk and yellow as ‘Lower’ health risk. The magnitude of chemical releases is shown with circle size. The shades of gray show baseline vulnerability level, with dark gray areas as ‘Very High.’ Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: After the Amazon basin, what is the largest drainage basin in South America?
A: Rio de la Plata
Rio de la Plata is both the world’s widest freshwater system and an estuary that drains the second largest basin in South America and the fifth largest in the world. The estuary is formed by the combination of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River. Broad, shallow, and muddy, it is a funnel-shaped inlet on the southeastern coastline of South America, extending 180 miles (290 km) from the rivers’ confluence to the Atlantic Ocean. Where the rivers join, it is 48 kilometers (30 mi) wide, and it runs to the southeast growing to 220 kilometers (137 mi) wide where it meets the Atlantic Ocean, making it the widest estuary in the world. It also forms part of the border between Argentina and Uruguay, with the major ports and capital cities of Buenos Aires in the southwest and Montevideo in the northeast.
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Q: Where is Europe’s largest glacier?
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