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India
Seasonal Weather Wreaks Havoc
Heavy rains in India have triggered massive floods and landslides, killing or injuring almost 200 people. Parts of India's west coast received up to 23 inches (59.4 cm) of rainfall over 24 hours, forcing authorities to evacuate people from vulnerable areas as they released water from dams that were threatening to overflow. A government spokesman said more than 130,000 people were rescued from nearly 900 affected villages across Maharashtra state. Seasonal monsoon rains from June to September are deadly and cause mass displacement across South Asia every year, but they also deliver more than 70% of India's rainfall and are crucial for farmers.
This map depicts the rainfall accumulation in India for the last 3 days. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Barron's
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China
Typhoon In-Fa Makes Landfall
Typhoon In-Fa made landfall on Monday in the Shanghai Metropolitan Area of eastern China, putting millions of people at risk. The slow-moving storm is expected to ravage the region well into the week, with flooding in some areas expected to reach up to four feet. Upon landfall the typhoon had winds equivalent to a category 1 hurricane. In Shanghai, 330,000 people have been evacuated for safety, and many businesses and shops closed in anticipation of the storm. In-Fa will have effects across the world as Shanghai is the commercial center of the world’s second biggest economy. Flights to and from the area airports were cancelled due to the storm, and trade has come to a halt as cargo ships cannot move into or out of ports.
This map depicts the path of Typhoon In-Fa, which made landfall near Shanghai on Monday. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Taipei Times
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Iran
Water Shortages Spark Protests
Violent protests over water shortages in Iran have been going on for almost a week. Many regions of Iran, especially the southwestern oil-rich Khuzestan province, are running out of water, mainly due to mismanaged water resource policies and corruption as well as temperatures as high as 122F (50C). The severe droughts, water shortages, blackouts, and other environmental crises have forced thousands to move from their homes, sparking protests. Amnesty International reports that deadly force by police has killed at least 8 protestors.
This map depicts the varying drought severity and the locations of consequential protests across Iran. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: With a population of 381,000 at the time, which is the smallest city to have ever hosted the Olympic summer games?
A: Helsinki, Finland (1952)
It's unlikely that there will ever be a summer Olympic games in a city as small as Helsinki. As has been observed for the past few decades and repeated by Marketplace, the costs of hosting the games continues to rise - without any tangible economic benefit for the host city or country as a whole in either the short or long term. But Helsinki surely must have been a refreshing locale for the athletes that year: The average high temperature in Helsinki during the summer is a crisp 64 °F (17.8 °C).
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Q: Spanning roughly 31,000 acres of wilderness, which U.S. national park was forged 1.7 billion years ago by a river cutting through its Precambrian metamorphic rock ?
Stay tuned for the answer to today's question in tomorrow's DailyGeo.
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