We’re featuring a pair of reports on natural disasters. First, we take you to the U.S. state with the highest number of active wildfires to examine how much territory they’ve burned — and what could happen if they’re not brought under control. Then, we’re discussing tornado damage and other problems caused by a storm system that has swept the southern U.S. Also: Could a robotic “manicurist” threaten jobs held by humans?
1. The European Union recently announced that it is out of the emergency phase of what?
2. What nation maintains a “zero Covid” policy that makes traveling into the country like “entering a fortress,” according to a CNN reporter?
3. With several indexes seeing their worst drop since 2020 (and one exchange seeing its worst since 2008), what U.S. economic indicator saw widespread losses in April?
4. An endangered species of sea lion, which is threatened by everything from disease to fishing accidents, may be staging a comeback on the South Island of what country?
5. What two countries were discussed on Wednesday’s show following a series of heatwaves that struck them, raising temperatures as high as 116 degrees Fahrenheit?
6. Name the private, U.S. spaceflight company whose vehicle carried six passengers to the edge of space last December.
7. By what fraction of a percentage point did the Federal Reserve raise interest rates this week — the first time since 2000 that it raised them by this much?
8. U.S. President Joe Biden recently asked Congress to pass an additional $33 billion for what, about a month after the legislature approved more than $13 billion for it?
9. In what U.S. state, which currently has the most active wildfires, could thousands of homes be threatened if the blazes continue to grow?
10. What is the two-word nickname for the region of the U.S. where tornadoes commonly occur, though they have formed in every U.S. state?
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