1 Sep

Myanmar: Fleeing Ethnic Violence

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Myanmar
Fleeing Ethnic Violence
Ethnic violence against the Rohingya of Myanmar is intensifying much quicker than originally thought. Since the onset of new violence one week ago, more than 40,000 Rohingya have fled north into Bangladesh. In the past week, more than 50 drowned crossing the river in Bangladesh when 3 boats sunk. In total, more than 400 have died within a week and the scope of violence is predicted to expand as the Buddhist majority continues to eliminate the Muslim population from the Myanmar state of Rakhine.This map depicts the location of Rakhine within Myanmar. Click on the map to learn more.

Further Reading: Al Jazeera, NY Times, BBC, Guardian
Graphic Source: Deutsche Welle
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Mexico
Tropical Storm Lidia
Tropical storm Lidia made landfall Wednesday afternoon and struck the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula with heavy rain and high winds as it barreled through popular tourist resort of Los Cabos. The National Hurricane Center reported that Lidia was about 40 miles northwest of Cabo San Lucas, blowing winds of 65 mph and moving north-northwest late on Thursday. It is not predicted to reach hurricane strength.This map shows Tropical Storm Lidia’s risk. Click on the map to learn more. 

Further Reading: Reuters, USA, CBS
Graphic Source: Accuweather
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Kenya
Election Annulled
This morning, the Supreme Court in Kenya voided the result of last month’s presidential election. After reviewing a case challenging the conduct of the vote, Kenya’s Chief Justice explained that, due to “irregularities” in the voting process, the Supreme Court would annul the vote. Many are worried about violent protests in the wake of this decision. According to the Kenyan Constitution, a new election must be held within 60 days.This map shows the location of Nairobi in Kenya, where the Supreme Court announced their decision. Click on the map to expand.

Further Reading: NY Times, BBC, Guardian, Deutsche Welle
Graphic Source: Google Maps

GeoQuestion

Yesterday’s Answer

 

Q: Which two islands are separated by the International Date Line and are only 3.8 km apart?

A: Diomede Islands
Located in the middle of the Bering Strait, the Diomede Islands is a pair of rocky islands between mainland Alaska and Siberia. The two islands are only 3.8 km apart but are separated by the International Date line which also marks the international border between Russia and the United States. 

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