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Russia
No Survivors in Plane Crash
A passenger plane with 28 people on board crashed in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula today at 3pm local time. The plane was flying from the regional capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the village of Palana in Kamchatka’s north, when it disappeared from the radar and missed communication signals about 10 minutes before its scheduled landing. Hours later, search crews found pieces of debris on the shore and in the sea. There are no reported survivors of the 22 passengers and 6 crew members aboard.
This map depicts the Kamchatka Peninsula where 28 people died in a plane crash on Tuesday. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: AFP
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Japan
Landslide Kills Four, 24 Missing
On Saturday, torrential rains in the coastal city of Atami, in the Shizuoka prefecture of Japan, caused a fatal landslide. The mudslide has killed at least four people so far, with over two dozen more still missing. 26 people have been rescued. More than 130 houses were ruined in the mudslide, in what has been described by victims as looking like a tsunami. Those forced to leave their homes were brought to three evacuation centers in the city and two private hotels. The governor of Shizuoka, Heita Kawakatsu, announced in Sunday that an investigation will be opened to see if the mudslide was caused by deforestation in the region. Landslides are frequent in Japan, with the country reporting an average of 1500 landslides per year.
This map depicts the city of Atami, Japan, where two dozen people are missing and four were killed in a landslide. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: The Sun
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Gulf of Mexico
Oil Pipeline Ruptures
An underwater gas pipeline controlled by Pemex, a Mexican oil company, ruptured and burned for more than five hours in the Gulf of Mexico last Friday. The fire, which sparked 492.13 feet (150 m) from a platform at Ku-Maloob-Zaap, an offshore oil development field in the Bay of Campeche, is being described as an “inferno” and “volcanic hellscape.” Pemex reports no injuries and will be investigating the cause of the leak. Impacts on marine life are still unclear but the rupture has stimulated debate on environmental impacts regarding pipelines and Pemex’s history of accidents.
This map depicts the location of where an underwater gas pipeline rupture and sparked a major fire for 5 hours on Friday. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What city is attributed to the invention of fireworks in the second century B.C.?
A: Liuyang, China
Many historians believe that fireworks originally were developed in the second century B.C. in ancient Liuyang, China. It is believed that the Chinese created the first natural “Firecrackers” by throwing bamboo sticks into a fire so that hot air would fill the hollow bamboo stalk and explode, making a “crack” sound. Fireworks were brought to Europe and the Middle East by diplomats and missionaries starting around 1200 A.D. Early colonists brought the fireworks to the U.S. where they were used at the first 4th of July celebration in 1777 at the request of future President John Adams. This year, Americans spent about $1.5 billion on fireworks for their patriotic celebrations.
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Q: Tomorrow is World Chocolate Day! With an estimated 18,400 square miles (4.8 million hectares) dedicated to the production of cocoa, which country is responsible for 30-40% of the world’s cocoa?
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