2020: Year in Review: PD3 by Marc Appell https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif Post 3 events that you thought were significant from the year. Think global. Include a photo and caption of what happened, where, and when. INCLUDE YOUR NAME. en-us 2020-12-14 16:27:08 UTC 2024-10-15 05:26:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f389.png Central America mappell https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1016630783 November 2020- Widespread damage struck Central America from Hurricanes Eta and Ita, landing two weeks apart. Over 100 people were killed in Honduras and much of neighboring Guatemala and Nicaragua were badly damaged. This created new waves of migrant caravans of desperate people heading north to the United States. 
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2 kids walk by members of the Taliban. And the US signed a deal with them. I found this important because when I was younger I looked up to Malala Yousafzai a lot and this photo brings me a sense of fear and I can only imagine what the children are feeling]]> 2020-12-15 18:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021246239 Wuhan, Hubei, China avillanueva1676 https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021248011 Construction teams worked together to build a hospital in just ten days to help combat COVID-19.]]> 2020-12-15 18:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021248011 Wuhan, Hubei, China https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021258863 COVID 19 was first observed just before the year started-Noah]]> 2020-12-15 18:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021258863 Austin, TX, USA clevy9361 https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021259977 they were one of the first states to lift the lockdown and the photo is fromJuly 2 to test peoples site during the pandemic. Clem

]]> 2020-12-15 18:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021259977 Minnesota, USA https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021262491 George Floyd was wrongfully killed by minnesota police in may - andy

]]> 2020-12-15 18:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021262491 Minnesota, USA https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021270456 george floyd was wrongfully murdered by the police -yvette]]> 2020-12-15 18:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021270456 Brazil https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021271806  Maya Gabeira of Brazil on the biggest wave ever ridden by a woman, and the biggest wave surfed by anyone during the 2019-20 winter season, a first for women in professional surfing.
Emmett]]> 2020-12-15 18:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021271806 Nazaré, Portugal clevy9361 https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021273445 Maya Gabeira rode the biggest wave in 2019-2020in the winter season! Clem]]> 2020-12-15 18:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021273445 Manaus, State of Amazonas, Brazil gporter8327 https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021273598 Back in May, 100 people were dying from the corona virus a day and they had to dig new graves and use hammocks as stretchers. 
-Griffin]]> 2020-12-15 18:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021273598 Paris, France https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021274718 Paris had one big black lives matter protest. -cady

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A worker is fumigating a vegetable market the day after the lockdown. I chose this because the condition of the market does not seem well especially during a pandemic. It makes me realize the privilege I have.]]> 2020-12-15 18:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021279705 Ireland (Arianna) https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021282219 Three teenage girls and there mentor are creating a app that is specifically designed to help Dementia patients ]]> 2020-12-15 18:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021282219 Texas, USA https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021282417 the lockdown was lifted earlier on then other states -yvette]]> 2020-12-15 18:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021282417 Israel https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021283263 Israel surpasses 2000 new COVID cases for the first time in 2 months-Noah]]> 2020-12-15 18:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021283263 Paris, France clevy9361 https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021283318 People are now able to visit the Mona Lisa in the Louvre. Clem]]> 2020-12-15 18:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021283318 Australia https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021283666 Australia was hit by a lot of wildfires around the beginning of 2020 - andy]]> 2020-12-15 18:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021283666 Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia ematthieu81081 https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021285674 pygmy possums found on kangaroo island after they were thought to have been wiped out by bushfires]]> 2020-12-15 18:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021285674 Nazaré, Portugal https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021292063 somebody rode a giant wave -yvette]]> 2020-12-15 18:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021292063 Kenya https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021292156  Kenya battled its worst desert locust outbreak in 70 years, threatening the food security of millions.
Emmett]]> 2020-12-15 18:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021292156 China asmith3979 https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021294585 Toxic emissions from factories dropped significantly in China Russia and India. Sulfur dioxide emissions fell 6% globally. - Alison Smith]]> 2020-12-15 18:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021294585 Germany https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021300084 A US military base in Germany had a false alarm due to an unusual system reading saying that Russia had launched ballistic missiles-Noah]]> 2020-12-15 18:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021300084 California, USA https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021303935 in 2020 tommy tiny lister aka DEEBO died from covid 19]]> 2020-12-15 18:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021303935 Hong Kong https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021306576 There were a lot of protests in Hong Kong about civil liberties that started in 2019 and still ongoing - andy]]> 2020-12-15 18:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021306576 Mount Olympus, Litochoro, Greece zsheikh6435 https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021306665 2020-12-15 18:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021306665 Tristan da Cunha Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021312623 The community… a small chain of islands over 6,000 miles from London in the South Atlantic has declared that almost 700,000 km2 of its waters will join the UK’s Blue Belt of marine protection, becoming the largest no-take zone in the Atlantic and the fourth largest on the planet. -Liam Honl]]> 2020-12-15 18:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021312623 Philadelphia, PA, USA https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021313206 November 2020- Kaela
Trump supporters demanded to watch the votes being observed. To me I found this interesting because they switched from "Count all the votes" to "Stop the count" once their preferred candidate was winning or losing.]]> 2020-12-15 18:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021313206 Wilmington, DE, USA gporter8327 https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021313930 2020-12-15 18:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021313930 Batman, Turkey https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021316770 Near the site of the city’s old bazaar, which was demolished to make way for a new dam. The project flooded the Tigris River, submerging the valley and displacing 70,000 people.
Emmett]]> 2020-12-15 18:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1021316770 Vatican City avillanueva1676 https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032079219 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pope spent Good Friday in an empty St. Peter's Square where there are usually ten thousands of people who attend each year.]]> 2020-12-18 17:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032079219 Port of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon - Liam Honl https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032083334 On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the port of the city of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, exploded, causing at least 204 deaths, 6,500 injuries, and US$15 billion in property damage, and leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless.]]> 2020-12-18 17:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032083334 Washington D.C., DC, USA https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032086693 many celebrations outside the white house after Joe Biden was announced president elect - Yareli

]]> 2020-12-18 17:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032086693 Wuhan, Hubei, China gporter8327 https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032089931 On Jan 9 the World Health Organization announced that a deadly virus had emerged in Wuhan, China. -Griffin]]> 2020-12-18 17:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032089931 San Antonio, TX, USA clevy9361 https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032096208 on a happy note, the people here decided tp make a bunch of drive in movie theaters. It brought the happiness levels up more because of social interaction from a far enough distance. Clem]]> 2020-12-18 17:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032096208 Minneapolis, MN, USA https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032105594 George Floyd was wrongfully murdered by police. -Yareli]]> 2020-12-18 17:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032105594 Washington D.C., DC, USA gporter8327 https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032111296 The U.S. Senate acquits Donald Trump of impeachment charges in January. -Griffin]]> 2020-12-18 17:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032111296 Pink Dolphins returning to Hong Kong -Liam Honl https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032113341 Sightings have increased 30% since March from last year when only 52 of the estimated 2,000 dolphins entered the waters around the cities, allowing scientists like Lindsay Porter, a marine biologist at the University of St. Andrews, a rare opportunity to study the charismatic aquatic mammal.]]> 2020-12-18 17:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032113341 https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032114614 2020-12-18 17:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032114614 UK asmith3979 https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032115007 Ban placed on all diesel cars that will take act in 2030. -Alison]]> 2020-12-18 17:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032115007 Minnesota, USA https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032119242 George Floyd was killed by police for no reason. -Jayden]]> 2020-12-18 17:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032119242 Calabasas, CA, USA https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032129083 Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash. -Jayden]]> 2020-12-18 18:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032129083 Tax on plastic bags -Liam Honl https://padlet.com/mappell/yl9t9yed9ah1msif/wish/1032131961 Single-use plastic bag sales in England have fallen dramatically since a 5 pence charge on each bag was instituted in October of 2015 in supermarkets and department stores.

Overall, plastic shopping bag use has fallen by 95% in England’s main supermarkets.

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