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United States
Immigrants’ Access to Healthcare
In many places in the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on immigrants and their chance of getting sick and accessing healthcare. This interactive map by the Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative shows the percent of noncitizen population per state and the number of national health clinics and national hospitals. Many regions with high numbers of immigrant populations also rank among the highest for positive cases of COVID-19. The map uses data from The New York Times, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the American Community Survey. Immigrants are more likely to work in critical occupations such as healthcare, eldercare, food services, delivery services, etc. where they are more at-risk of contracting the virus.
This map depicts the noncitizen population state percentage in the United States as well as the number of national health hospitals and clinics available in certain regions. All COVID-19 updates will be displayed in a red box.
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United States
Tropical Storm Isaias
Tropical Storm Isaias made landfall in the Carolina’s last night around 11 pm ET as a category one hurricane. Currently, Isaias has been reduced to tropical storm status and is moving north-northeast up the United States’ eastern coast. As of 8 am ET, Isaias reached southern Virginia, with winds up to 85 mph, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power. Many coastal cities have issued flash flood warnings and are on tornado watch as the storm travels northward.
This map shows the trajectory of Tropical Storm Isaias as it travels up the eastern coast of the United States and its projected ETA. Click on the map to learn more.
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Micronesia
Micronesian Island Rescue
Three men were rescued off the uninhabited Pikelot Island of Micronesia on Sunday after having been stranded there for three days. The men were making a forty-two kilometer (26 miles) trip from the Pulawat to the Pulap atolls, when their skiff ran out of fuel and drifted over 200 kilometres (124 miles) off course, stranding them on Pikelot Island. The men were found by Australian and U.S. aircraft after the crew spotted a large SOS signal the men had written in the sand. The helicopter landed to verify the men were unharmed, give them food and water, and report their location. Later, a Micronesian patrol vessel was sent to retrieve the men.
This map depicts the location of Pikelot Island where the men were found. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Stretching nearly 430 miles, which subway system is the longest in the world?
A: Beijing Subway
After opening revenue service in 1971 with only two lines, the Beijing Subway has expanded to 23 lines of service. Aside from being the longest metro system in the world, the Beijing Subway is also the busiest, with an annual ridership of over 3.9 billion people.
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Q: At a maximum depth of 24,440 feet (7,450 meters), the deepest point in the Indian Ocean is located off the coast of which country?
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