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Ukraine
ATACMS Attack Confirmed
Satellite images have confirmed the success of a missile strike by Ukrainian forces using the US-supplied Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) against a Russian airbase in occupied Crimea. The attack was reported Wednesday morning by Russian military bloggers, and images provided by Maxar Technologies and Planet Labs confirm the destruction or critical damage to at least four military aircraft, a fuel depot, and an air defense battery at Belbek Airbase near Sevastopol. The major military aid package approved by the US Congress in April specifically directed the President to include the longer-range version of ATACMS to support Ukraine’s war against Russia’s invasion. ATACMS gives Ukrainian forces the range to disrupt Russian military operations and supply lines up 190 miles (300 km) away, far behind the front lines.
This map from satellite imagery provided by Planet Labs to Radio Svoboda (Radio Liberty) shows damages caused by a major missile attack by Ukrainian forces on the Russian military installation at Belbek Airfield in occupied Crimea. Click on the map to learn more.
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Israel
Aid to Gaza from US Pier
Humanitarian aid has begun flowing into Gaza through a new US-built floating pier. Estimated to cost $320 million, the operation could deliver as many as 150 truckloads to Gaza per day. Aid from various countries will be collected and screened in Cyprus then carried about 200 miles by ship to the pier. The UN will be responsible for distributing the aid on land. Aid groups warn that pier deliveries are not a substitute for land deliveries that would bring the supplies needed in Gaza, with the UN estimating that 500 trucks are needed per day. According to the World Food Program, food is running out in southern Gaza, and Gaza’s north has reached levels of famine. Fuel deliveries are especially needed as aid cannot be distributed without it. The aid project comes at a crucial time as land deliveries have been blocked for more than a week after the Israeli seizure of Rafah crossing, the only border point between Gaza and Egypt.
This map depicts the location of the US pier receiving aid deliveries in Gaza. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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Egypt
Lost Branch of the Nile Found
Using satellite imaging and analysis of cores of sediment, a new study published Thursday in the journal Communications Earth & Environment has mapped a 40-mile (64 km) long, dried-up branch of the Nile. This waterway, referred to as Ahramat, would have been around one-third of a mile (0.5 km) wide with a depth of at least 82 feet (25 m), similar to the contemporary Nile. Its large size and proximity to 31 pyramids suggests it played a key role in the transportation of building materials and laborers for the pyramids’ construction. The research also highlights evidence of elevated causeways across the Ahramat used for many of the pyramids. Researchers believe a period of drought and desertification swept sand into the region, silting up the river, leading to its disappearance. This study paints a clearer picture of the Nile floodplain at the time of the pyramid builders and shows how ancient Egyptians harnessed the environment to transport building materials.
This map depicts the ancient waterway of the Ahramat Branch of the Nile River, which connected 31 pyramids and provided a transportation route for laborers and construction materials. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What country is situated on a plateau between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers?
A: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers of south-central Africa. Its principal physical feature is the broad ridge known as the Highveld, which ranges in altitude from 4,000 to 5,000 feet (1,219 to 1,524m) and runs 400 miles (643 km) from southwest to northeast across the entire country. On each side of this central spine, the Middle Veld, a wide plateau lying at an elevation of between 3,000 and 4,000 feet (900 and 1,200 m) slopes down northward to the Zambezi River and southward to the Limpopo River. This plateau region consists mainly of granite hills, interspersed with wooded valleys. Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital and largest city, sits on this plateau.
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Q: What is the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere?
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