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United States
COVID-19 Over The Holiday Season
As the holiday season approaches, COVID-19 cases and deaths are rising across the United States. This interactive map by Georgia Tech is part of their COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool and visually shows the risk level of being exposed to the virus at any event or gathering over the holidays across all counties in the United States. The map details the daily case count in U.S. counties and calculates the risk factors of gathering, in hopes of providing information to make informed decisions about holiday travel. For example, an event size of ten people in Westchester County, New York has a risk level of 16% but that increases to 22% if a gathering has fifteen people, and even further with larger groups. The current risk levels are higher in the Midwest where community transmission of cases remains to be very high.
This map shows the risk of encountering COVID-19 at an event during Thanksgiving across the United States. Click on the map to learn more.
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Saudi Arabia
Oil Distribution Station Attacked
Houthi forces from Yemen claimed responsibility for a missile attack that struck a Saudi Aramco oil distribution center in the western city of Jeddah on Monday. The facility at Jeddah, which is located along the Red Sea, is an important oil storage and distribution center. Saudi Arabia has not yet responded or confirmed the attack, though several videos of the facility burning have been shared by locals in the area. The attack comes just as Saudi Arabia finishes hosting a virtual G-20 leader’s summit, and a meeting between outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman yesterday. A Houthi spokesperson claimed the strike was initiated in response to Saudi-led coalitions in Yemen.
This map depicts the location of the oil distribution station that was attacked. Click on the map to expand.
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Graphic Source: ISW News
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Australia
Platypus Habitat Loss
The platypus is found in river systems across eastern Australia, however, the species is experiencing habitat destruction due to human intervention in waterways, droughts, and climate change. Researchers and conservationists are urging Australia to classify the platypus as “nationally threatened,” suggesting that protecting the species should be a national priority. About 22 percent of their habitat (around 77,000 square miles) has been lost since 1990. As rivers continue to be degraded, platypus populations in the region may very well disappear. While the platypus species is labeled as “near threatened” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, conservationists are hoping federal action will be taken in Australia.
This map depicts the location where platypuses have been recorded in recent years relative to existing data on the population. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: At a length of approximately 21 miles (33 kilometers) long, which seawall holds the title of being the world’s longest man-made dyke?
A: Saemangeum Seawall
The Saemangeum (Saeman’gŭm) Seawall located in South Korea, links Kunsan city with the Pyŏnsan (Byeonsan) Peninsula National Park to the south. Completed in 2010; the 2.9 trillion won (2.6 billion dollars) seawall made possible the reclamation of some 155 square miles (400 square km) of low-lying farmland and freshwater lakes.
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Click here to learn more about last week’s Fall Symposium Geography 2050: The Future of the World Ocean.
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Q: Which European city is divided by almost 100 “peace lines,” or structures that separate Catholic and Protestant communities?
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