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Iran
Anti-government Protests Spread
Nation-wide demonstrations against Iran's government have spread across the country in response to the death of Mahsa Amini. Amini, a 22-year-old woman, died in custody three days after being arrested and beaten for breaking the hijab law that mandates women to wear their headscarves. The morality police have denied responsibility for her death; however, Amini’s family and medical documents confirm she died of a severe head injury after being arrested for improper wear of her hijab. Her death has sparked outrage and prompted protestors to voice their dissent against Iran’s morality police and forced head covering, from Tehran's university campuses to other cities throughout the country. These protests are mostly led by women, with some of them symbolically taking off their hijabs at the scene, and some even burning them. Security forces have been countering protestors with gunshots, water cannons, and mass arrests. Amid international pressure, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will speak at the United Nations General Assembly today.
This map depicts the locations of protests across Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini. Click on the map to learn more.
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Mexico
Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Strikes
Two people have been killed and more than 3,000 buildings have been damaged by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that rocked Mexico on Monday morning. According to seismologists, the epicenter was located near the Pacific coast, around 250 miles (400 km) west of Mexico City, with an estimated depth of 9.3 miles (15 km). The national seismological agency reported there were hundreds of aftershocks, the most powerful of which clocked in at a magnitude of 5.8. The initial earthquake struck less than an hour after millions of Mexico City residents participated in emergency drills on the anniversary of two previous disasters. Mexico's President, Andres Manual Lopez Obrador, stated how lucky it was that the death toll was not higher.
This map depicts the epicenter and surrounding cities of a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico's Pacific coast on Monday morning. Click on the map to learn more.
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Space
New Images Taken of Mars
NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first images of the planet Mars. In contrast to its famous predecessor, Hubble, the new telescope collects data and images using infrared. Because of Mars’ close proximity, Webb can capture images with the spectral resolution to study short-term phenomena. These phenomena include dust storms, weather patterns, seasonal changes, and the progression of a day on Mars. The challenge for astronomers to compensate for red planet's close proximity is to adjust Webb’s instruments to observe Mars in very short bursts, in comparison to extended exposures required to observe distant galaxies.
This map depicts how Mars looks in different wavelengths of infrared light in comparison to a traditional view of the Red Planet. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Where can you find the permanently snow-capped mountain range with over 3,000 glaciers in the Southern Hemisphere?
A: Southern Alps, New Zealand
The extensive Southern Alps (Kā Tiritiri o te Moana) mountain range form New Zealand’s great divide - a geologic, geographic, and political boundary separating the east and west coasts. The Alps are the largest mountain range in New Zealand and stretch 310 miles (500 km) north to south across the South Island. There are 17 peaks that exceed 9,842 ft (3,000 m), with the tallest being Mount Cook, the highest point in New Zealand. The Alps sit atop the Alpine fault, a tectonic plate line which forms part of the Ring of Fire. Over millions of years, pressure from opposing tectonic forces applied by the Pacific Plate and the Indo-Australian Plate helped form the Southern Alps. Due to the Alps being perpendicular to the westerly winds, the range has gained international acclaim for its gliding conditions.
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Q: The Gulf of Fonseca borders what three Central American countries?
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