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Ukraine
Mariupol Evacuation Cut Off
The evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal facility in the shattered Ukrainian city of Mariupol opened briefly yesterday, with over 100 people taken to relative safety in Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude to his team and the United Nations for coordinating the effort. Previous attempts to evacuate civilians from Azovstal never began due to Russian shelling, and yesterday's effort was also cut off by a resumption of shelling. Hundreds more civilians remain trapped in the bunkers beneath Azovstal, and Ukrainian and UN authorities continue to coordinate with Russian forces to open humanitarian corridors for their release.
This map depicts the location of the Azovstal steel and iron plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, where the last remnant of Ukrainian forces remain underground with hundreds of civilians. Click on the map to learn more.
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Ecuador
Gang War State of Emergency
Ongoing violence by warring drug gangs in Ecuador led the government to declare a state of emergency in the coastal provinces of Guayas, Manabi, and Esmeraldas on Friday. The decree from Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso is set to last two months, and mobilizes 4,000 police and 5,000 military personnel to the provinces, and includes a curfew in certain areas from 11:00pm to 5:00am. Over 1,200 people have died since the beginning of the year in drug trafficking conflicts, much of it centered around the country's commercial capital of Guayaquil, and the nearby town of Duran.
This map depicts the country of Ecuador and the provinces of Guayas, Manabi, and Esmeraldas, where a state of emergency has been declared to address ongoing violence between drug trafficking gangs. Click on the map to learn more.
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United States
Kansas Tornado
A powerful tornado tore through Andover, Kansas on Friday evening, knocking out power for 15,000 people and destroying more than 1,000 buildings. The tornado strengthened so rapidly that it went from 10mph to 300mph within seconds. There were no reported fatalities from the tornado, and a few minor injuries. Damage surveys were conducted by the National Weather Service in Wichita, and preliminary findings have stated the tornado was EF-3, with further assessment expected. While the storm didn't cause direct fatalities, three University of Oklahoma meteorology students died traveling back from storm chasing after their vehicle hydroplaned and was struck by a tractor-trailer rig north of Oklahoma City that same evening.
This map depicts the path of damage from the April 29 tornado in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What U.S. National park was first set aside as a National Monument in 1936 but then elevated to National Park protective status in 1994?
A: Joshua Tree National Park
Although Joshua Tree has been inhabited by humans for the last 5,000 years, it wasn’t until the late 1920s that the development of new roads into the desert brought an influx of land developers and cactus poachers. Pasadena resident Minerva Hoyt was fond of desert ecology and became increasingly concerned about the removal of cacti and other plants. Her extensive efforts to protect the area resulted in 825,000 acres being set aside as a national monument in 1936 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It wasn’t until the passing of the California Desert Protection Act that Joshua Tree was elevated to park status in October of 1994. The bill added 234,000 acres to the boundaries of the park and included entire mountain ranges that were previously divided along survey lines. The national park status provides better resource protection and monitoring of the unique and important habitat.
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Q: In which African country can you find the tricolor, centuries-old eroded cliffs offering a "lunar landscape"?
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