2 Feb

Libya: The Mediterranean Claims More Lives

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Libya
The Mediterranean Claims More Lives
According to the International Organization for Migration, about ninety migrants drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of western Libya. Ten bodies were reported to have washed ashore near the town of Zuwara. Due to Libya’s close proximity to Italy, the country has become a preferred route for migrants seeking to reach the European coast, despite the treacherous Mediterranean crossing. In 2017, at least 3,116 people lost their lives attempting the sea voyage. This map depicts refugee migration routes that pass through Libya in order to reach Europe.  Click on the map to expand.   

Further Reading: BBC, Guardian, USA Today, Aljazeera, Telegraph
Graphic Source: MSNBC
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South Africa
Workers Freed
All 955 workers from a gold mine in South Africa have been brought safely back to the surface after a storm caused a power outage that stalled the mine’s shaft lift. Although no one was severely hurt, the accident highlighted poor safety standards in parts of the industry. Mine-related fatalities in the country are common with an estimated eighty people killed in 2017. South Africa is the leading producer of gold, with an estimated US $3.8 billion in production. This map depicts of the Beatrix Gold Mine where the miners were trapped. Click on the map to learn more. 

Further Reading: BBC, CNN, USA Today, Guardian, NY Times
Graphic Source: Daily Mail
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Peru
“Deep Scars”
A semitrailer driver ignored warning signs and drove over Peru’s famous Nazca Lines. The act caused significant damage to the 2000-year-old, 280 square miles UNESCO World Heritage site. Three of the geoglyphs, in an area of 164 feet by 328 feet were left with “deep scars”, in what some news agencies are speculating was an attempt at avoiding the Pan-American Highway tolls. This is not the first time the famous site was damaged. In 2014, Greenpeace activists left footprints as they planted a message there in advance of U.N. climate talks in Lima. This map depicts the location of the Nazca Lines in Peru. Click on the map to expand.

Further Reading: NY Times, NPR, ABC, CBS, BBC, UNESCO 
Graphic Source: Britannica

Yesterday’s Answer

 

Q: Which country is home to the largest desalination plant, by liters produced per day?

A: Saudi Arabia 
The Ras Al Khair Desalination Plant was completed in 2014 and is capable of producing 728 million liters per day or 228 million gallons per day.
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Today’s Question

 

Q: Which country is home to the world’s largest gold mine?

Stay tuned for the answer to today’s question in Monday’s DailyGeo.

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