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Myanmar
Yagi’s Leftovers Hit Myanmar
The remnants of Typhoon Yagi, now a tropical storm, struck Myanmar last week, after having already made its way through the Philippines, China’s Hainan province, Laos, and Vietnam. On its path, Yagi has so far killed over 400 people, devastated infrastructure and roads, and caused deadly flooding and landslides in its wake. Now, in Myanmar, tens of thousands of houses, hundreds of schools, and miles of roads and bridges have been washed away by flooding. An estimated 100 people in Myanmar have been killed, with some still missing, and 320,000 are displaced in temporary shelters. The death toll is expected to rise as the country recovers from the floods and secondary impacts. Yagi’s remnants will leave Myanmar in the upcoming days, but another tropical storm is predicted to be coming through the region soon.
This map depicts the possible flood impacts in areas of the Phyu, Nyaunglebin, Shwegyin, Daik-U, and Waw Township, Bago Regions of Myanmar due to the remants of Typhoon Yagi. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: ReliefWeb
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Honduras
Environmental Defender Killed
An environmental activist who protested mining and hydro-electric projects in northern Honduras to preserve tropical forests and rivers was killed on Saturday. Juan Lopez was shot dead by several men as he headed home in his car from church. Lopez belonged to the Municipal Committee for the Defense of Common and Public Goods, an environmental organization. Three other members of the group were killed last year in what the organization saw as retaliation for efforts to preserve the Guapinol and San Pedro rivers, and the Carlos Escaleras nature reserve, following years of threats and harassment. Latin America accounted for 85% of the world’s environmentalists who were killed last year, according to UK advocacy group Global Witness, with 18 deaths registered in Honduras.
This map depicts the number of environmental defenders known to have been killed last year in connection to their activism. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Statista
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Greenland
Mega-Tsunami and Landslide
A new study in the journal Science has explained how the Earth vibrated for nine days following a landslide and mega-tsunami that was triggered by the collapse of a mountain peak in Greenland one year ago. This seismic signals at the time confused scientists throughout the world. The tsunami was about 650 feet (200 m) high. The collapse of the roughtly 3,900 foot (1,200 m) high mountain peak into the fjord happened because diminishing glacial ice, melting away due to warming temperatures, was no longer sufficient to hold up the rock face. The tsunami wave was reduced to seven meters within a few minutes. This was the first giant landslide recorded in east Greenland. While a number of seasonal huts used by scientists were destroyed, no one was hurt.
This map depicts the seismic waves and the water-surface height in the bodies of water nearby. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What is the deepest point of the Caribbean Sea?
A: Puerto Rico Trench
The Puerto Rico Trench is located on the boundary between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, parallel to and north of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The oceanic trench, the deepest in the Atlantic, is associated with a complex transition between the Lesser Antilles subduction zone to the south and the major transform fault zone or plate boundary, which extends west between Cuba and Hispaniola through the Cayman Trough to the coast of Central America.The deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean, the Milwaukee Depth, lies at a depth of 27,493 feet (8,380 metres) in the western end of the trench, about 100 miles (160 km) northwest of Puerto Rico.
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