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Iran
First Known Protestor Executed
Iranian authorities have made the first known execution of a protestor from the recent waves of resistance, spurred by the death of Mahsa Amini. A news agency run by Iran's judiciary identified the executed prisoner as Mohsen Shekari, who was convicted by the Revolutionary Court for having blocked a road in Tehran and attacking a member of the security forces with a machete. The Revolutionary Court has been criticized for holding closed-door trials where the accused aren't permitted to choose their lawyer or review evidence against them. Protests have continued across Iran since Amini's death while in police custody in mid-September. Iranian activists have warned of at least a dozen other people who have been sentenced to death and encouraged a strong reaction against Shekari's execution.
This map depicts an assessment of protest activity in cities through Iran yesterday.. Click on the map to learn more.
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Spain
Migrants Stage Pregnancy to Flee
On Wednesday, a Pegasus Airlines flight en route from Morocco to Turkey made an emergency landing in Barcelona, Spain, after a woman pretended to go into labor. Once landed, 28 migrants fled from the plane. The woman was taken to the hospital where doctors confirmed she was not actually pregnant. Spanish officials have tracked down and detained half of the fugitives. All of them, including the woman who faked the pregnancy, will be charged with public disorder and are due for deportation. Every year, thousands of migrants attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach mainland Spain or the Balearic Island, while others traverse through Atlantic waters to get to the Canary Islands.
This map depicts the flight route from Casablanca, Morocco to its emergency landing destination in Barcelona, Spain. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Sky News
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United States
Asteroid Crash Simulator
A new online tool has been released that simulates the consequences of an asteroid strike anywhere in the world. Developer Neal Agarwal's Asteroid Launcher integrates Apple Maps, census data, and the research of Geophysicist Dr. Gareth Collins and NASA engineer Dr. Clemens Rumpf to create detailed breakdowns of various asteroid strike scenarios. Based on the different user inputs, such as asteroid size, speed, approach angle, and strike location, Agarwal's simulator provides data on crater size, numbers of people killed and/or injured, the amount of energy released by the strike, and all other manner of disastrous consequences.
This map depicts the impacts of an asteroid strike on Washington D.C., as simulated by the online Asteroid Launcher analysis tool. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Indonesia's second tallest mountain, Mt. Rinjani, sits on what major bio-geographical transition zone?
A: Wallacea
At 12,224 ft (3,726 m) tall, Mt. Rinjani towers over Indonesia's Lombok island. Part of the "Ring of Fire," Mt. Rinjani is believed to hold spiritual significance to locals, and was named using an old Javanese term for "God." Below the crater rim sits the Segara Anak sulfer lake, and rising from the waters is the new volcano, Mt. Baru, created out of a series of eruptions during the 90s. Mt. Rinjani is situated within the lush forests of Gunung Rinjani National Park, and sits on the major bio-geographical transition zone known as Wallacea, where the tropical flora and fauna of South East Asia meets the vegetation of Australia. Named after the 19th century English explorer Alfred Russel Wallace, the Wallacea transition zone spent millions of years in geographical isolation, making the fauna found in this region highly endemic. It was on his exploration in Indonesia where Wallace realized the distinctly diverse nature of the archipelago's islands regardless of their proximity, and developed the theory of natural selection.
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Q: Known for having the most diverse form of karst, where can you find these unique tall stone pillars?
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