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Ukraine
Push to Retake Kherson
Ukrainian forces are preparing for the ambitious task of retaking Kherson, the first Ukrainian city to fall to Russian forces following the late February invasion. This is a critical area for Russia, as the country uses it to launch attacks across a wide region of Ukrainian territory. It is believed that regaining control would help restore momentum to Ukraine and provide troops with a morale boost. The Antonivskiy Bridge, crossing the Dnipro River into Kherson, is unusable as a resupply route to Russian forces in the city after Ukrainian forces struck it with U.S.-provided long-range rockets. U.K. defense officials state the city is “virtually cut off from other occupied territories.”
This map depicts the occupied city of Kherson, and the location of the Antonivskiy Bridge. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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World
Monkeypox is Spreading Faster
Last weekend, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued its highest level of alert about the global monkeypox outbreak, declaring it a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ (PHEIC). First detected in May and originating in Western Africa, monkeypox has infected more than 20,000 people in nearly 80 countries that had never previously reported infections by the virus. In the U.S. alone, over 4,600 people have been infected with the virus thus far, surpassing Spain as the country with the highest number of confirmed cases across the globe.
This map depicts the locations around the world where monkeypox infections have been detected. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Al Jazeera
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United States
White House Launches Heat Map
The White House has launched its latest initiative to educate the public on extreme heat through its new website, Heat.gov. Created through the interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS), the website will provide a one-stop hub on heat and health for the nation. The creation of the website comes amid extreme heat across the U.S. The website also focuses on equity in environmental justice given that Black and Indigenous communities and rural areas are disproportionately impacted by extreme heat. On Tuesday, the website showed more than 38 million people in the U.S. were under active extreme heat advisories, watches, and warnings.
This map from the newly-launched heat.gov website, built by the U.S Government to provide extreme heat news to the public, depicts heat levels throughout the country. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Over 90 percent of Boreal forests are found in what three countries?
A: United States, Canada, Russia
Boreal forests, known as Taiga, form a ring around the North Pole and grow in high-latitude environments where freezing temperatures last for up to 8 months. They account for 27% of the world’s total forest area and form the largest terrestrial carbon storehouse on the planet. Covering more than 15.3 million square miles (39.6 million km sq) of land, Boreal forests are also the world’s largest land biome. They are home to large coniferous tree populations such as pine, spruce, and fir, and have considerably low tree diversity. The current rapid warming trends in northern latitudes have resulted in numerous climate impacts, from the melting of permafrost to more and larger forest fires, with the projected release of considerable amounts of additional carbon into the atmosphere.
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Q: What is the only South American country to border both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea?
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