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United States
Travel Restrictions for Americans
Travel restrictions remain in flux for Americans both nationally and internationally amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The state of Rhode Island has been added to the mandatory quarantine list for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Washington D.C. and Delaware were removed but 34 states and Puerto Rico remain on the restricted list, and it is the first time since the pandemic began that a New England state has been added. This interactive map by the American Automobile Association is updated daily and uses data from the health departments of individual states, the U.S. Department of State, and the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention. It allows people to monitor COVID-19 restrictions in all fifty states.
This map depicts the COVID-19 restrictions at state level that travelers will encounter across the United States. All COVID-19 updates will be displayed in a red box.
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Lebanon
Beirut Explosion
On Tuesday evening, a huge explosion shook Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Videos show smoke billowing before the massive blast rocked the city. At least 100 people have been killed and over 4,000 injured. Lebanese officials are blaming 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been stored in a warehouse, however, an investigation is underway to determine the exact trigger of the explosion. The severe damage to the capital city is putting pressure on hospitals already coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. President Aoun has declared a three day mourning period and announced the government would release 100 billion lira (~$66 million) in emergency funds. Rescue efforts for survivors are ongoing.
This map shows where the capital city Beirut is in Lebanon, the port of Beirut where the explosion occurred, and relative points of interest near the explosion, from hospitals to universities and mosques.
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Graphic Source: Yahoo News
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China
Big Predators Decline
A recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution linked the conservation of Giant Pandas to the continuous decline of large predators in the same areas. Pandas have long been the face of global conversation, which paid off in 2016 when their status was downgraded from “endangered” to “vulnerable.” Considered an “umbrella species,” panda protections often indirectly benefit neighboring wildlife. Large predators, however, seem to be an exception, declining dramatically as panda populations grow. The researchers compared populations from the 1950s-1970s with those from 2008-2018 using over 8,000 camera traps. Experts say the large predators are extremely vulnerable to poaching, logging, and disease, and encourage future panda conservation efforts to take a holistic approach that would lead to better protection of all mammal species in protection zones.
This map depicts the panda conservation range across China. Click on the map to expand.
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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?
A: Indonesia
The Indian Ocean has an average depth of 12,990 feet (3,960 meters) with its deepest point located in the Java Trench off the southern coast of Java, Indonesia. The Java Trench, also called Sunda Double Trench, is a deep submarine depression formed by an extensive subduction zone that extends some 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) along the southwestern and southern Indonesian archipelago.
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Q: With an elevation of 13,845 feet (4,220 meters), the tallest peak in Central America is part of which mountain range?
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