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Russia-Ukraine
Russian Fuel Supplies Run Low
Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure are driving fuel shortages and price hikes across Russia. Late summer has traditionally been a time of higher gasoline prices as farmers consume extra fuel running machinery to bring in the harvest and families make final vacation trips before the start of the school year. But Ukraine has made a series of attacks on major Russian oil refineries since the beginning of August, causing gasoline production to drop 8.6% and diesel production to drop 10.3%. Prices have risen and long queues to buy gasoline have been observed in various regions. Attacking Russian oil infrastructure had been a strategy exercised by Ukraine in its defense against Russia’s ongoing invasion before, but supplies of weapons from Western partners capable of making long-range strikes dwindled. But Ukraine recently unveiled the new domestically-designed and produced FP-5 “Flamingo” long-range missile, allowing Ukraine to make deep strikes on its own initiative.
This map depicts the location of Russian oil refineries struck by Ukrainian drone and missile attacks since the beginning of August. Click on the map to learn more.
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United States
Haboob Strikes Phoenix
Monsoon storms in Arizona drove the creation of a massive dust storm known as a haboob that plunged the city of Phoenix and surrounding areas into darkness Monday evening. A haboob is driven by powerful downdrafts created by an advancing thunderstorm front. The winds, which can reach speeds of 50-80 mph (80-129 km/h) pick up loose dirt and debris that can form a wall of dust miles wide and thousands of feet tall. Residents of central Arizona reported being trapped in their vehicles unable to move as the storm overtook them and reduced visibility to zero, and fine dust entering homes through every available crack and opening. Around 60,000 residents lost power from the haboob and the thunderstorm that followed it soon after.
This map depicts locations in and around Phoenix, Arizona, where dust storm conditions were reported, along with wind speed readings at selected locations. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Weather Nation
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United States
Fewer Vaccinated Students
As the new school year begins, education and health authorities are expressing concern over steadily decreasing rates of vaccinations in kindergarteners. States reporting 5% or more of kindergarteners claiming a non-medical exemption to the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine have risen from three in the 2019-2020 school year to 16 in 2024-2025. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) say a community needs a vaccination rate of 95% to be well protected from measles outbreaks. The CDC reports nationwide kindergartener vaccination rates dropped to 92.1% for the diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) and 92.5% for the MMR and polio vaccines. Measles cases nationwide have risen to the highest levels since 1992, with a recent outbreak in Texas
This map depicts the rates of non-medical exemptions from the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What country claims the remote archipelago in the South Atlantic which is one of the world’s most isolated inhabited islands?
A: United Kingdom
Tristan da Cunha is a remote volcanic archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean and holds the title of the world’s most isolated inhabited island. Located over 1,678 miles (2,700 km) from South Africa and 2,299 miles (3,700 km) from South America, it consists of six islands, with only the main island, also called Tristan, permanently settled. The settlement, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, is home to around 250 people and lies beneath Queen Mary’s Peak, a towering 2,062-meter (6765 ft) volcano. The islands sit between major ocean currents and are rich in endemic wildlife, including seals, albatrosses, penguins, and whales. Accessible only by a six-day boat trip, the archipelago also includes Nightingale, Inaccessible, and Gough Islands, all part of the British Overseas Territories.
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Q: Which mountain range in Antarctica is buried under ice but rivals the Alps in shape and scale?
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