12 Nov

United States: Arctic Cold Blast

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United States
Arctic Cold Blast
An arctic cold blast has brought record low temperatures across the central and eastern U.S.. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the arctic blast formed in Siberia before arriving to the states. Freezing temperatures and snow have been recorded in the Midwest and New England regions. States like Maine, Vermont, and Michigan have experienced over one foot of snow. Many schools and workplaces have closed in response to the cold weather. Low temperatures have also been recorded in states such as Texas and Florida. The NWS predicts the cold will set over 300 new record low temperatures and will impact over 200 million people before winding down on Thursday. 

This map depicts current temperatures across the United States. Click on the map to learn more.

Further Reading:  BBC, CBS, NBC, TIME
Graphic Source: Weather Channel
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Afghanistan
Kabul Car Bomb
On Wednesday morning, at least 12 people were killed and 20 wounded when a minivan packed with explosives collided with an SUV. The targeted vehicle belonged to GardaWorld, a Canadian security company, who saw four of its staff wounded in the attack. The blast occurred as the SUV was traveling in a convoy through the Qasaba neighborhood, near Kabul’s airport. The attack came a day after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced a prisoner swap that will exchange three Taliban prisoners for Western hostages kidnapped by the terrorist group in 2016. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. 

This map depicts the location of the car bomb attack near Kabul’s airport. Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source: AFP
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Egypt
The Nile River is Connected to Earth’s Mantle
The age and persistence of the Nile river has been long debated. A new study shows it may have emerged around 30 million years ago, and has continued on it’s original course due to the motion of the Earth’s mantle. If not for the mantle movement below, the Nile would have turned west long ago. To find the age of the river, a team of scientists collected and analyzed sediment from the Nile Delta and compared their age and composition with volcanic rock found in the Ethiopian Highlands, where one of the Nile’s major tributaries begins, called the Blue Nile. The team found that the rocks and sediments were between 20-30 million years old, suggesting the river formed at the same time as the plateau. 

This map depicts where the Nile would change course if not for the earths mantle, and where sediment was collected. Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source:  Daily Mail

             

Yesterday’s Answer

Q: The Dajabón River is part of an international border between two countries on which shared island?

A: Hispaniola
The Dominican Republic and Haiti share the island of Hispaniola. The Dajabón River forms the northernmost section of the border between the two countries. 

Source 

Today’s Question

 

Q: Which is the only South American country to border both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea?

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