Myanmar
Rohingya Villages Bulldozed
Myanmar’s government is claiming that it is trying to rebuild a devasted village but many people believe they are destroying crucial evidence of mass atrocities against the nation’s ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority; and making it impossible for them to return. Last August, the villages were burned down, and security forces drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya into exile in Bangladesh. Now, satellite images of the state show dozens of empty villages and hamlets have been leveled by authorities in recent weeks.
This map depicts the village of Thit Tone Nar Gwa Son on Dec. 2, 2017, left; and this past Monday, right. Click on the map to learn more.
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China
Fishing Near Oil Spill
A tanker accident in the east China Sea last month resulted in the spill of nearly a million barrels of oil. BBC used satellite imagery to uncover fishing vessels in the sea immediately following the spill within 60 nautical miles of the sinking site. Fishing vessels tend to move much slower than other nautical vessels and therefore can be distinguished by their speed. They estimate about 400 vessels were active in the area. The East China sea is home to active fisheries including squid, crab and mackerel. Earlier this month it was reported that sampled fish from the site of the accident contained petroleum hydrocarbons. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization did not make a comment when asked whether the contaminated fish had reached markets.
This map depicts the areas and intensity of fishing activity following the oil spill in January. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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Syria
U.N. Ceasefire Talks
As the war in Syria continues, the U.N. Security Council struggles to reach an agreement for a 30-day cease-fire. The cease-fire was proposed by Kuwait and Sweden so that relief agencies may go in and evacuate and aid the critically injured. The area of Eastern Ghouta, recently described by the UN Secretary general as “hell on earth,” is home to at least 390,000 civilians who cannot escape the raids and air strikes. The rebel-held area has been under heavy attack by the Syrian and Russian governments in efforts to take back control of the territory. Activists claim that 426 people have been killed this week alone. Russia’s U.N. ambassador has said the cease-fire resolution is “simply unrealistic.”
This map depicts the percentage of damaged structures in Eastern Ghouta. Click on the map to expand.
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Good Morning!
“Good Morning!” We’re sure many of you have had to read thousands of social media “Good Morning!” posts this morning. Artist Jer Thorp combined information visualization, processing, and Twitter to create this animated map of ‘good morning’ tweets from users all over the world. It shows 11,000 tweets over a 24 hour period in local time. The tweet pins are color coded. Green pins are early tweets, orange ones are around 9am, and red tweets are later in the morning. Black blocks are ‘out of time’ tweets which said good morning (or a non-english equivalent) at a strange time in the day. The animated map is displayed in a video format, each second spinning the earth on its axis to show the viewer where people are rising. The project has received due recognition by the MoMa museum and many notable publications. Visit Jer Thorp’s website to read more about the special feature! Source
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Q: What is the smallest tropical rainforest?
A: Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve
Located within the city of Kuala Lumpur, this 25-acre patch is the oldest permanent forest reserve in Malaysia and is the only remaining stand of the jungle that once covered the area now taken up by the city,
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Q: What is the largest city to connect two continents?
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