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United States
Racial Health Disparities
As more data has been recovered over the past weeks and months, a pattern has emerged that shows a disproportionate amount of overall COVID-19 deaths have occurred among communities of color. The Washington Post analysed chronic health and social vulnerability estimates provided by PolicyMap to report on the communities most at risk of harm from the virus. The data reveals that in many urban settings across the country, the percentage of deaths in communities of color is considerably higher than majority-white communities. The interactive map shows the areas of the United States where people have high-risk health conditions that are above national rates and therefore most at risk from the ongoing pandemic.
This interactive map depicts the areas of the United States with a high percentage of people with high-risk health conditions. All COVID-19 updates will be displayed in a red box.
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India
Locusts Threaten Livelihoods
After causing a nationwide emergency in Pakistan, swarms of locusts, some as large as a square kilometre (nearly 0.4 square miles) and comprised of forty-million insects, have crossed the border into India. Although locusts are not uncommon in this region, rising temperatures have led to an increase in ideal locust breeding conditions, contributing to the worst locust invasion in India in almost three decades. Fifty-thousand hectares (193 square miles) of farmland across seven states have already been devoured by the insects which can travel up to two hundred and forty eight miles in a day. India and Pakistan are working closely to mitigate the swarms, joined by representatives from Afghanistan and Iran.
This map depicts the spread of locust swarms across Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Click on the map to learn more.
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United States
SpaceX Launch
Private rocket company, SpaceX, is launching the Crew Dragon’s Demo-2 Mission today, the first instance of a commercially developed space vehicle ever to send American astronauts into orbit. The launch will take place today at 4:33 p.m. EST as weather permits from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The two-crew members on the test flight will journey 18-hours through space before docking at the International Space Station. The mission will last anywhere from one to four months before returning back to Earth. This will be the first time launching humans into space from the United States since NASA’s space shuttle program ended in 2011. The pending success of the Demo-2 mission could pave the way for future space explorations.
This map depicts the flight path for Demo-2 mission from Florida. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia?
A: Laos
Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It sits on the Indochina peninsula and is bordered by China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar. Despite being landlocked, Laos has access to the Mekong River and is home to a river archipelago of 4,000 islands called Si Phan Don.
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Q: Drawn in 1297 and spanning 1,214 kilometers (754 miles), what is the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union?
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