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Russia-Ukraine
Trading Aerial Attacks
Russia and Ukraine traded aerial attacks last night, with Russia launching heavy strikes on Kyiv and Ukraine targeting Russia’s key Black Sea oil port of Novorossiysk. Russia’s attack on Kyiv struck nearly every district, damaging homes, schools, and medical facilities, killing one person and injuring dozens. Emergency crews rescued residents across the city as debris, fires, and explosions spread through multiple neighborhoods. In Russia’s Novorossiysk, explosions from Ukrainian attacks ignited major fires at the Sheskharis oil terminal, damaged ships and buildings, and injured several people, prompting a local state of emergency and briefly halting crude exports, a disruption that has pushed up global oil prices. Additional drone strikes reportedly hit a nearby air defense base housing air defense systems, while refineries and infrastructures in Saratov and Volgograd were also affected.
This map depicts which districts of Kyiv were hit by Russian missile and drone attacks during the overnight strikes. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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Portugal-Spain
Iberian Fires Continue to Burn
Spain and Portugal continue to battle a wildfire crisis that started this summer in their northern regions. Record heat and dry conditions have fueled multiple blazes, forcing over 42,000 people to evacuate, with six active fires in one province alone. In Cantabria, strong southerly winds above 62 miles per hour (100 km/h), low humidity, and temperatures topping 77° Fahrenheit (25° C) have helped drive at least 53 forest fires in the first half of November. Some are believed to have been deliberately set by livestock farmers to clear pastures. Regions struck by fires in prior months are seeing ash and toxic fire debris being washed by rains off bare hillsides, polluting water supplies and hurting local fisheries. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has promised stronger forest management to prevent fires on this scale in the future.
This map depicts the location of major wildfires on the Iberian Peninsula, as of November, some of these fires continue to burn. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Al Jazeera
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France
Ancient Dogs Remarkably Diverse
A new study published in the journal Science finds that the wide range of domestic dog shapes and physical attributes we’re familiar with today first started appearing thousands of years ago. Researchers at the University of Montpellier in France analyzed hundreds of dog and wolf skulls from the past 50,000 years. The oldest skull in their sample with definitive dog traits dated to nearly 11,000 years ago, which aligned with DNA estimates of when dogs evolved from wolves. The researchers found a substantial degree of diversity in the sizes and shapes of dog skulls among the earliest specimens they studied. The findings indicate that humans were not the sole driver of dog evolution, as previously thought. Other factors, such as climate or geography, might have contributed significantly to making the extraordinarily diverse species that it is today.
This map depicts the geographic and temporal diversity, skull size, and shape variation of the canid specimens analyzed. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What Asian country has the continent’s longest coastline?
A: Indonesia
The most populous country in Southeast Asia and the fourth most populous in the world, Indonesia is situated on an archipelago that lies across the Equator and spans a distance equivalent to one-eighth of Earth’s circumference. Indonesia is located between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, comprising over 17,500 islands. This extensive network of islands contributes to its 33,988 miles (54,716 km) of coastline, which is vital for its biodiversity and marine ecosystems. The coastline is characterized by a variety of landscapes, including sandy beaches, rocky cliffs, mangroves, and coral reefs, which support a rich array of marine life.
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Q: Dating back at least 55 million years, which desert holds the title of being the world’s oldest?
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