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World
Deliveries to U.S. Restricted
Postal carriers around the globe are suspending or restricting parcel delivery services to the United States following the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to end the de minimis exemption on imports. The de minimis exemption, which ends on Friday, August 29, allowed the delivery of goods to the U.S. in shipments with a total value less than $800 without the payment of a tariff. As of Monday, August 25, the postal services of at least 26 countries had imposed restrictions on the delivery of packages to the U.S., including most of Europe, India, Japan, New Zealand, and Thailand. Australia’s postal service imposed similar restrictions this morning. The commercial courier, DHL, recently announced that it will only accept packages bound for the United States with a declared value of under $100 and labeled as a gift.
This map depicts the countries of the world that had imposed restrictions on parcel deliveries to the United States as of Monday, August 25. Click on the map to learn more.
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Vietnam
Typhoon Kajiki Kills Four
Four people have died and nearly 600,000 more were ordered to evacuate their homes as Typhoon Kajiki struck Vietnam on Monday afternoon. The capital Hanoi was severly flooded and West Lake, the largest lake in the city, has overflowed its bank. Kajiki is now technically a tropical depression, sitting over neighboring Laos, after making landfall in Vietnam yesterday with a strength equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane, with winds hitting 73-82 mph (118-133 km/h). The storm is set to continue westward, with Thailand issuing warnings to residents of foothills and low-lying areas near waterways to be prepared for flash flooding.
This map depicts the location of Typhoon Kajiki as it struck Vietnam yesterday afternoon, along with its projected path westward over southeast Asia. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: New York Times
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United States
First Human Screwworm Infection
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has confirmed the first known case of a human infection by the New World screwworm in the U.S. The patient had recently visited El Salvador and was found to have been infected there following his return to the U.S. HHS describes the risk of screwworm infection to humans in the U.S. as very low, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been planning measures to prevent a new epidemic of screwworms from infecting livestock in the U.S. Screwworms are the larvae of a species of blowfly that lays its eggs in wounds or vulnerable soft tissues of mammals. Once they’ve hatched, the screwworms painfully burrow into and feed on the tissue of their living host. The U.S. successfully eliminated screwworms from its territory in the 20th century, but a new wave of infestation has been working its way north through Central America from South America and has been confirmed in cattle herds in Mexico.
This map depicts areas affected by an epidemic of the New World screwworm in livestock herds in Mexico as of August 16. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What Caribbean country is home to a steaming crater lake, hidden in a rainforest, which is the world’s second-largest hot lake?
A: Dominica
The Boiling Lake, located about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east of Dominica’s capital, Roseau, sits within a volcanic crater and is powered by intense geothermal activity. It is the second-largest hot lake in the world, following Frying Pan Lake in New Zealand. The lake spans between 200–250 feet (61–76 m) across and reaches an average depth of about 195 feet (59 m) Its water temperature ranges from 180–197°F (82–92°C), causing continuous bubbling and steam. The lake’s color frequently shifts – ranging from grayish-blue to bright blue and sometimes green – depending on volcanic conditions. This dynamic, steaming lake is a striking example of Dominica’s volcanic geology.
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Q: What country claims the remote archipelago in the South Atlantic which includes one of the world’s most isolated inhabited islands?
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