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United States
Crowdsourcing Vital Supplies
A DC-area map from micromobility analysis group OurStreets, usually used to report dangerous driving behavior, is being repurposed to track supplies at local retailers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The app allows for stores and shoppers to report the current supply of essential items like toilet paper, diapers, fresh fruits, and vegetables in real-time. This free-to-use app allows government officials to spot trends in supply and movement as they happen, and empowers consumers to check supplies before leaving home, minimizing their shopping time. With social distancing and stay-at-home orders in effect across the country, people are trying to limit time spent out of their homes. OurStreets Supplies is a valuable open-source platform that can effectively mitigate some risk for high-risk shoppers, such as the immunocompromised and elderly. OurStreets is considering expanding their platform to additional cities including Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and San Jose.
This map depicts the OurStreets Supplies interactive map. Click on the map to learn more. All COVID-19 updates will be displayed in a red box.
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United States
Sanders Drops Out
Sen. Bernie Sanders dropped out of the U.S. presidential race yesterday, leaving former Vice President Joe Biden as the presumptive nominee from the Democratic Party to run against President Donald Trump in November’s presidential election. Sen. Sanders received disappointing results in recent Democratic primaries, after initial wins in New Hampshire and Nevada. He lost support in Midwestern states that he had won in the 2016 campaign such as Michigan, Illinois, and Missouri. He ultimately failed to gain traction in the southern states and found it difficult to convert unwavering support from progressives into a viable path to the nomination.
This map compare the voting results from Democratic primaries in 2016 and 2020. Click on the map to learn more.
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Bolivia
Forest Island Mounds Discovered
So-called “forest islands” have been discovered in the Amazon Basin in Bolivia, resulting from agricultural food waste mounds from the cultivation of crops over 10,000 years ago. The mounds contained the remnants of maize, squash, and cassava that formed nutrient-rich spots over millennia, eventually leading to the formation of forest islands where trees sit several meters above the surrounding savanna. Researchers from the University of Exeter used remote sensing technology to map 6,643 forest islands in the Llanos de Moxos region. The study suggests the Amazon was one of the first centers of plant cultivation in the world, joining only four other areas (Mesoamerica, China, the Middle East, and the Andes) believed to be cultivating plants approximately 10,000 years ago.
This map depicts the location of the forest island mounds in the Amazon Basin in Bolivia. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Which country holds the title of being the world’s largest without a river?
A: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is the largest of the 17 countries without a river. Saudi Arabia occupies about four-fifths of the Arabian Peninsula but is not the only one in the region to have no river, added to the list are Bahrain, Kuwait, Omen, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen. While Saudi Aradia is the largest, Vatican City is the smallest country to have no river.
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Q: Kariba Lake, the largest man-made lake in the world, was formed by damming which river?
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