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United States
Trump Imposes Metal Tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to the United States to take effect on March 12. The move has spurred warnings of retaliation by Canada, which is the largest supplier of metals to the United States, followed by Brazil and Mexico. President Trump says the move is intended to encourage domestic production of finished metals, and will ultimately prove cheaper, despite concerns raised by American business dependent on metal imports. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has promised that the 27 nation European Union would respond in kind, with tariffs on American products such as motorcycles, bourbon whiskey, peanut butter, and jeans being specifically mentioned by an official from the European Parliament’s trade committee.
This map depicts country-by-country comparisons between the tariffs imposed by the United States vs. the respective countries’ own tariffs imposed against the United States. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Bloomberg
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Guatemala
55 Dead After Bus Crash in Ravine
At least 55 people were killed and 20 others seriously injured when a bus veered off a highway and plunged into a ravine early Monday in Guatemala City. Eyewitnesses described seeing the vehicle crash into two cars before it hit the guardrail and fell from the precipice. The bus plunged about 65 feet (20 m) off the Puente de Belice bridge at the northern entrance to Guatemala’s capital and landed in a creek carrying wastewater. The bus was on its way to Guatemala City from the town of San Agustin Acasaguastlan in the department of El Progreso, about 56 miles (90 km) to the northeast. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo deployed the country’s army and disaster relief agency to aid the response and announced three days of national mourning for the victims of the crash.
This map depicts the accident next to the Puente de Belice bridge in which a bus crashed into other vehicles, then fell down a ravine into Las Vacas River. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Prensa Libre
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Southeast Asia
Hotspot for Climate Mitigation
Southeast Asia’s carbon-rich peatlands and mangroves have the potential to mitigate over 50% of the region’s land-use carbon emissions, according to a new international study published in Nature Communications. Despite covering only 5% of land in the region, these ecosystems play an outsized role in emissions reduction because they store more than 90% of their carbon in soil rather than vegetation. The high potential of mangroves and peatlands for climate mitigation underscores the importance of conserving and restoring those ecosystems. However, threats like poor air quality, land-use changes, and dry periods during El Niño make this challenging. Additionally, these lands are not generally profitable for agribusiness, causing them to be overlooked. Nevertheless, this study has inspired new calls for ASEAN governments to integrate peatland and mangrove conservation into their national climate strategies.
This map depicts the various land uses that have replaced peatlands and mangroves. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What country is home to the world’s largest habitable underground network?
A: Canada
Montreal, Quebec is home to the world’s largest habitable underground network, known as the Underground City or “la ville souterraine” in French. It spans 20.5 mi (33 km) of tunnels and covers more than 41 city blocks. The cold-winter northern continental climate of much of Canada makes underground pedestrian malls particularly useful in many cities. The Underground City constitutes a multi-level network of tunnels and stairways that connect various shopping malls, metro stations, offices, hotels, libraries, schools, concert halls, and restaurants. Around 500,000 people make use of the network every day. There are more than 190 exterior access points to the network, including malls, metro stations, and even museums.
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Q: What country, known as “the Land of Rivers,” is found in the biggest river delta of the world?
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