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United States
Los Angeles Warehouse Fire
On Wednesday, a massive fire broke out inside a cold storage warehouse that triggered shelter-in-place orders and air quality concerns across the Los Angeles Boyle Heights neighborhood. The fire began around 2:30 pm local time and drew a large fire department response after flames and black smoke spread across a solar panel roof. Los Angeles fire officials said ammonia, commonly used in cold storage refrigeration systems, created a hazard for responders and nearby residents. Crews initially tried to fight the fire from above, but shifted to a defensive strategy once an ammonia line was believed to have been compromised. City officials urged people in the area to stay indoors, close windows, and bring pets inside. No injuries were reported, and the cause remains under investigation.
This map depicts emergency zones established by the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) during a massive warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights neighborhood. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: The Eastsider
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Thailand
Proposed Land Bridge Revived
Plans for a $30 billion coast-to-coast logistics corridor have been revived in Thailand. The planned corridor will act as a land bridge connecting two new deep-sea ports on the western and eastern coast of Thailand. Infrastructure consists of cargo railway, highways, and local roads. The corridor aims to provide a viable alternative to traditional shipping routes through the Strait of Malacca, which have been hampered due to the Hormuz blockade. Officials hope to reduce logistics costs by 30% and cut transit times by up to 2 weeks between southern China and ports in the Indian Ocean serving South Asia and the Middle East. The project is considered economically ambitious and analysts say that the corridor is unlikely to rival the Strait of Malacca as a global transit route. However, the corridor could still act as a smaller-scale strategic passage, handling feeder-to-feeder cargo movements between vessels from the Gulf of Thailand to the Andaman Sea. The project has raised concerns from locals over negative environmental impact to farming and fishing communities, mangrove forests, and marine life.
This map depicts the proposed “Land Bridge” corridor in Thailand to facilitate movement of cargo between ships in the Gulf of Thailand and the Indian Ocean. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Reuters
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United Kingdom
Stonehenge Prototype Found
Archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old structure in Bulford, England, which may have served as a prototype for the famous Stonehenge, just 3 miles (5 km) away. Like Stonehenge, the monument appears to have functioned as a mechanism for tracking the solstices. It consisted of two holes, once home to wooden poles, about 400 feet (120 m) apart, aligned nearly perfectly with the sun on the summer and winter solstices of that era. The structure was radiocarbon dated to around 3,000 BCE, roughly 500 years before Stonehenge’s main construction phase, but around the same time as the digging of Stonehenge’s surrounding ditch. The find, made alongside the discovery of other artifacts in the Bulford area, will help archaeologists better understand the society that lived there.
This map depicts the location of Stonehenge as well as Bulford, where remants of a possible prototype was discovered; both are situated on the Salisbury Plain. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What ocean current is responsible for one of the world’s top fishing grounds as well as the aridity of the Atacama Desert?
A: Peru (Humboldt) Current
The Peru, or Humboldt, Current is a cold-water current of the southeast Pacific Ocean, with a width of about 550 miles (900 km). Except at times of the phenomenon known as El Niño, the cold-water Peru Current brings fog to the nearby coast of South America and also helps to keep the coast one of the most intensely arid areas in the world. The cold flow is intensified by upwelling of deep water caused by the combined effects of the drag of surface winds of the southeast trade winds and Earth’s rotation. Upwelling brings abundant nutrients close to the surface, and the beneficial effects of sunlight, which allow for rich plankton growth, make the waters off Peru, Chile, and Ecuador one of the world’s greatest fishing grounds for anchovies and the larger fish (e.g., tuna) that feed upon them.
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Q: What Central American country moved its capital after an earthquake devastated the original capital city?
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