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United States
Rural Areas Lag in Vaccinations
According to research published yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19 vaccination rates in rural counties are lagging behind those in urban counties. Between December 2020 and April 2021, the average percentage of people vaccinated with at least one shot in urban counties was 45.7%, whereas in rural counties the rate was only 38.9%. About 60 million Americans, about one-fifth of the country’s population, live in what the CDC considers rural counties. Rural communities are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality from COVID-19, due to having higher rates of residents who are uninsured, living with comorbidities or disabilities, aged ≥65 years, or have limited access to health care facilities. The CDC reports vaccination disparities between urban and rural populations could hinder progress toward ending the pandemic in the United States.
This interactive map depicts county-level vaccination rates across the U.S. Click on the map to learn more.
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Australia
Fatal Shark Attack
An Australian surfer in his 50’s died yesterday after being attacked by a shark at Tuncurry Beach in New South Wales. The surfer, whose identity has not been released by authorities, had spotted the shark himself and had attempted to warn his friends before sustaining critical injuries to his upper thigh. His friends retrieved him and brought him to shore, where bystanders and paramedics were unsuccessful in reviving him. A drone search by authorities over the surrounding waters identified two sharks in the area. Taronga Conservation Society Australia, which maintains data on shark attacks in Australian waters, recorded eight unprovoked attacks in 2020, while yesterday’s attack brings this year’s total to two.
This map depicts the location of a fatal shark attack at Tuncurry Beach in New South Wales, Australia. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: 9Now
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Italy
Submerged Village Uncovered
Curon, a northern Italian village covered by a lake for 71 years, has temporarily reemerged. Lake Resia, in the Alpine region of South Tyrol near Italy’s border with Austria and Switzerland, has been drained to repair a reservoir, exposing structures of Curon after decades under the frigid water. The village of 160 homes had been home to hundreds of people before the residents were displaced and it was submerged by the building of a hydroelectric dam in 1950. While a 14th-century church steeple remained visible above the surface of the lake, now stone steps, cellars, and walls have been exposed by the receding waters.
This map depicts the location of Lake Resia, which has been drained, uncovering the original village of Curon. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: With a path of destruction stretching from the Leeward and Windward Islands, through the Caribbean, and on to Mexico and Texas, which Hurricane holds the all-time record for sustained wind speed in the Atlantic basin?
A: Hurricane Allen, 1980
Hurricane Allen originated as a typical Cape Verde-type tropical storm in the Atlantic on July 31, 1980, and was designated a hurricane on August 3. By the time it passed through the Leeward and Windward Islands, it was a Category 4 hurricane. It shortly thereafter strengthened to Category 5 near Puerto Rico and brought extensive damage to Haiti, where 220 people were killed. It set the record for sustained wind speed of 190 mph (310 km/h) while passing between Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula. It then passed through the Gulf of Mexico and made final landfall near Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Q: Covering over 4,500,000 square miles (11.7 million sq km), which country has the largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ)?
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