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The toll of COVID-19 has been particularly high in urban areas across the globe due to higher population densities. City leaders and transportation planners are instituting various innovative methods to reduce pedestrian crowding and allow for city-dwellers to practice effective social distancing. This map, created by Bloomberg’s CityLab using data from National Association of Transportation Officials’s COVID-19 Transportation Response Center, shows cities including New York City, Philadelphia, and Bogota, where city governments have closed streets to vehicular traffic to create wider walking spaces. Others, like London, Berlin, and Mexico City, have encouraged biking by making bike-share programs free and establishing temporary bike lanes. Urban researchers speculate the COVID-19 pandemic may have lasting impacts on urban environments, including less traffic pollution and more pedestrian-friendly street policies after behaviors adjust to these new traffic management programs.
This map depicts various travel programs in cities worldwide. Click on the map to learn more. All COVID-19 updates will be displayed in a red box.
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Canada
Dairy Farms Dump Milk
Dairy farmers in the Canadian province of Ontario are being asked to dump over one million gallons of milk due to the coronavirus outbreak. The industry group, Dairy Farmers of Ontario, have requested this to keep prices stable and to prevent oversupply to stores. This is in contrast to what was asked of farmers last week when an increase of production was deemed necessary amid concerns of a shortage. The closure of bulk-buyers such as restaurants and schools have had a serious impact on demand for milk. These closures result in milk being left on store shelves which risks a plummet in prices. Ontario is one of Canada’s largest milk-producing provinces and the local rural economy relies largely on the dairy industry. The largest dairy cooperative in the U.S, Dairy Farmers of America, have similarly asked its farmers to dump milk, especially in dairy heartlands such as Wisconsin.
This map depicts the Canadian dairy industry at the farm level. Click on the map to learn more.
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Australia
Fatal Shark Attack
A 23-year-old Queensland parks and wildlife officer died after being bitten by a shark near the Southern Great Barrier Reef. The man was swimming back to a charter vessel while completing maintenance work off the coast of North West Island yesterday when the attack occurred. It is reported there were four other swimmers in the water at the time. The officer received emergency treatment on the boat before being airlifted to a nearby hospital. The man was bitten on his leg, elbow, and hand and succumbed to his injuries just after 10 pm local time. There has been a surge in shark attacks along the reef in the past 18 months with this incident being the first fatal incident for the year.
This map depicts the location of the fatal shark attack near North West Island. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Which European country is doubly-landlocked, meaning that it is a landlocked country completely surrounding by other landlocked countries?
A: Liechtenstein
Sandwiched between Austria and Switzerland, Liechtenstein is surrounded by other nations and mountains. Citizens of Liechtenstein must pass through either Austria or Switzerland, both of which are landlocked themselves, AND another country to reach the ocean. There is one other doubly-landlocked country, Uzbekistan, located in Central Asia.
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Q: One of the first locations to be recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage site, the Simien Mountains are located in which country?
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