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United States
North Carolina Gerrymandering
Federal judges on Monday affirmed their decision that North Carolina’s congressional districts are no longer constitutional because they were drawn along partisan lines. The state’s 1st and 12th congressional districts were drawn in such a way as to concentrate African-American voters and dilute their overall influence. The federal court decision surprised many in the state, as the U.S. Department of Justice approved the maps five years ago. Faced with the court order, the state’s Republican Legislature has to redraw the whole North Carolina congressional map, which might affect where people vote in November’s primary election. Currently, North Carolina is represented by 10 Republicans and 3 Democrats in the House of Representatives.This map depicts the current and proposed constitutional districts of North Carolina. Click on the map watch a GIF of the districts morph.
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Graphic Source: NPR
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Germany
Chemnitz Murder Sparks Protests
After a German was stabbed to death by an Iraqui and Syrian man early Sunday, people have gathered to protest migrants at the Karl Marx monument, a focal point in the center of Chemnitz, Germany. Thousands of neo-Nazis and counter-protesters rallied against each other in the streets; six people were injured as German police and authorities tried to calm down protesters. In 2015, around 1.3 million undocumented migrants and refugees were allowed to enter Germany. Since the incident, tensions have been high with an increase in xenophobic sentiments towards migrants; there has been a multitude of violent attacks on migrants.This map depicts the location of the city where the murder took place. Click on the map to expand.
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Graphic Source: AFP
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United States
Dismal Projections for California’s Climate
The California Natural Resource Agency released a statewide report Monday projecting the costs and effects climate change will have on California. The dismal findings show that heat waves will be more extreme and persistent, more state forests will be burned by wildfires, and sea-levels will rise higher and at more rapidly. This has implications for health and mortality rates, destruction of public and private infrastructure, as well as natural resources and protected lands, and the overall cost for the state. The assessment warns these impacts are worse than previously projected. The number of days of extreme heat will “increase exponentially in many areas”, which could lead to 11,300 more deaths in 2050; heatwaves in cities could increase death rates by 200%-300%. This map from the report (p.23) depicts changes in the difference in present-day annual temperatures (°F), and that of the first half of the last the century. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What body of water is Wasaga Beach, the longest freshwater beach in the world, on?
A: Georgian Bay
Wasaga Beach is 14 km (8.6 miles long). It is located in the shores of Georgian Bay at the mouth of Nottawasaga River, in central Ontario, Canada – the site of the historical Battle of Nancy in the War of 1812.
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Q: According to the Guinness World Records, where is the world’s largest oasis?
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