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Japan
Online Conversation & Civic Needs
Social intelligence and text analytics platform, Citibeats, has used information from global innovation firm, NTT Data, to create this database and associated map to illustrate perceptions and attitudes expressed online by people in Japan concerning the ongoing pandemic. The platform collects tweets over 30-day periods across the country and uses a semantic analysis algorithm to categorize the conversation into a range of sixteen categories including food security, environment, travel, education, cultural impact, mental health, and others. This data allows for better understanding of civic needs across Japan, and seek to inform policy makers of the concerns of their local population amidst COVID-19.
This map depicts the proportion of conversation about the health system during the pandemic among the 47 prefectures of Japan, based on Twitter, in the last 30 days. All COVID-19 updates will be displayed in a red box.
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India
Cyclone Nisarga
Category 4 Tropical Cyclone Nisarga made landfall in the western Indian state of Maharshtra on Wednesday afternoon. At least 4 people were killed as the storm moved inward towards the interior of the country. High pressure winds up to 75 mph and severe storms narrowly missed the megacity of Mumbai. More than 100,000 people, including COVID-19 patients, had to be evacuated from low-lying coastal areas in advance of the storm. Cyclone Nisarga comes two weeks after Cyclone Amphan hit eastern India, leaving more than 100 people dead.
This map depicts the path of Cyclone Nisarga hitting the Maha Coast of India. Click on the map to learn more.
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Russia
Diesel Disaster in the Arctic Circle
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a state of emergency for the city of Norilsk today after 20,000 tons of oil were leaked into the Ambamaya River last Friday. Norilsk is 180 miles above the Arctic Circle, and home to Norilsk Nickel, the world’s leading Nickel and Palladium producer. According to reports, government officials only learned of the spill’s true extent after seeing images on social media of the river stained bright red. This is not the first leak involving Norilsk Nickel, and a director within the company has been detained in the ongoing investigation. As of yesterday, 262 tons of diesel fuel have been collected from the river, and barriers have been put in place to minimize the spread. Officials state the clean up could cost $1.5bn dollars and take over 5 years. The spills total effect on the surrounding environment has not yet been determined.
This map depicts the location of the leak from Norilsk Nickel to the Ambamaya River. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: With more than 151,019 miles of coast, which country lays claim to the world’s longest coastline?
A: Canada
The second-largest country in the world by total area ( 3,855,103 square miles), Canada has coastline fronts on the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean. The country is comprised of ten provinces and three territories, all of which, with the exception of Alberta and Saskatchewan, have their own respective coastlines.
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Q: With what country does France share its longest border at 450 miles long?
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