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United States
Flooding in South Florida
Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in the South Florida counties of Broward, Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade, and Sarasota due to severe flooding caused by extreme rains. Anywhere from six to twenty inches has fallen in South Florida since Tuesday morning, and more heavy rain is in the forecast for today and Friday. More than 400 flights in or out of Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport have been delayed or cancelled, and local officials have urged residents to stay off the roadways. This wave of rain is part of the first official tropical disturbance to form in the Gulf of Mexico for the 2024 tropical storm season. While development of tropical waves this early in the season is not unusual, some climate analysts are fearful 2024’s hurricane season may prove to be one of the most active recorded due to the record-high water temperatures and the return of La Niña.
This map depicts the seven-day rainfall forecast for the state of Florida, where heavy rains are already driving severe flooding in the southern part of the state. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: CNN
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Greece
Athens Acropolis Shut Down
Authorities in Greece have shut down Athens’ Acropolis due to an early heat wave sweeping across Greece. The site will remain closed from 12:00pm to 5:00pm, as temperatures are expected to peak at 109º F (42.8º C) during the later part of the day. Tourists with tickets will be able to visit once the site reopens, until it closes at 8:00pm. The heatwave has prompted health warnings and school closures, and emergency authorities in Athens are on alert due to the increased danger of fire. Meteorologists have declared this the earliest heatwave in Greece’s recorded history.
This map depicts the heatwave in Athens, Greece, and the surrounding cities. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Newsweek
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Canada
Shackleton’s Last Ship Found
The wreck of the final ship used by Sir Ernest Shackleton, the famed Anglo-Irish explorer of Antarctica, has been found off the coast of Newfoundland 62 years after it sank in the Labrador Sea. An international team led by the Royal Canadian Geographic Society found the vessel, called Quest, in “incredible condition” using sonar scans over 1,280 ft (390 m) under the water. Shackleton was leading his fourth expedition to the Antarctic when he died from a heart attack on board the Quest in 1922. Historians consider Shackleton’s passing to mark the end of the “heroic age” of polar exploration. Following the explorer’s death, the Quest was used by researchers and Arctic rescuers before being given to sealers. It wasn’t until 1962 that the vessel sank when struck by ice in the Labrador Sea during a whaling trip.
This map depicts the location where the wreck of the Quest, the last ship used by explorer Ernest Shackleton, was found in the Labrador Sea off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What mountain range extends from Canada’s most northern point?
A: Arctic Cordillera
The Arctic Cordillera, sometimes called the Arctic Rockies, is a vast deeply dissected mountain system along the northeastern shore of North America, extending southeast from Ellesmere Island, the most northerly point in Canada. The Cordillera comprises a large swath of the eastern coast of Nunavut, a distance of well over 621 miles (1,000 km). The mountain system covers much of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago with high glaciated peaks rising through icefields and some of Canada’s largest ice caps, such as the Penny Ice Cap on Baffin Island. The Arctic Cordillera is a cold, harsh environment making plant life and animal-life sparse; even soil is rare in this ecoregion.
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Q: What mountain pass has historically been a gateway for invasions of India from the northwest?
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