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Russia
Ukraine Strikes St. Petersburg
Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, roughly 10.5 miles (17 km) from the venue where the Russian government is holding its International Economic Forum. The attack came one day after Russia launched a major missile and drone assault on Ukrainian cities on June 2. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv targeted the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, a major fuel storage and export facility. The terminal transports petroleum products, making it a strategic part of Russia’s energy infrastructure. Kyiv also struck military targets at Kronstadt, the location of Russia’s Baltic Fleet and naval facilities, and a weapons-related plant in the Tambov region. Russian officials confirmed the attacks in the city and report Russian air defenses struck down dozens of Ukrainian drones over the surrounding Leningrad region.
This map depicts Ukraine strike areas on St. Petersburg Oil Terminal and other Russian targets. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Anadolu Ajansı
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United States
Screwworm Confirmed in Texas
A case of the New World Screwworm (NWS) parasite has been confirmed in La Pryor, Texas. Larvae of the parasite were identified in a young calf, marking the first case in the United States in 60 years. The confirmation follows a growing spread of NWS through Mexico. Despite its presence, screwworms do not pose a serious threat to human health or food safety as direct transmission to humans is rare; the larvae only feed on live, warm-blooded animals. However, the case still poses a huge concern to the beef industry given relatively low cattle herds. The USDA has announced plans to quarantine affected animals in addition to breeding and releasing sterile NWS flies.
This map depicts the location of a confirmed case of the screwworm in Texas as well as the spread and prevalence of cases in Mexico. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Drovers
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Space
New Cosmic Magnetic Field Map
Scientists led by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have unveiled a new map of the universe’s magnetic fields which has an extent five times larger than previous maps. Although magnetic fields are found throughout the cosmos, scientists still know relatively little about how they formed and evolved since the Big Bang. To create the map, the team used the advanced capabilities of the ASKAP radio telescope to measure the polarization of light as it travels through space. As light passes through magnetic fields, it twists in specific directions and becomes polarized, allowing researchers to trace the structure and strength of magnetic fields across the Universe. This enabled the team to map cosmic magnetism at an unprecedented scale and level of detail. The researchers hope the publicly available data will lead to new discoveries and deepen our understanding of the universe’s evolution.
This map depicts readings of electromagnetism across the visible universe. Red areas indicate magnetic fields pointing toward Earth, while blue areas indicate fields pointing away.
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Q: What Cuban valley was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List for its surviving traditional tobacco-growing techniques?
A: Viñales Valley
The Viñales Valley, located in the Sierra de los Órganos Mountains near the western end of the island of Cuba, is an outstanding karst landscape encircled by mountains and dotted with spectacular dome-like limestone outcrops (mogotes) that rise as high as 984 feet (300 m). Tobacco, along with other food crops, is still cultivated at the bottom of the valley through traditional, centuries-old agricultural techniques. Because mechanical methods of cultivation and harvesting lower the quality of tobacco, time-honored methods such as animal traction are still used. The valley’s fertile soil and climate have created a conducive environment for stock-raising and the cultivation of crops. Small farms and villages are spread out across the valley, reflecting a mix of Indigenous Taino, West African, and Spanish cultures. Cubans identify strongly with the Viñales Valley because of the beauty of the site and its historical and cultural importance.
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Q: Known for having the most active volcanoes in the world, what is the most active volcano in Indonesia?
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