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Spain: First Snowfall in 11 Northern and Central Mountainous Regions 3

The arrival of a mass of Arctic air, associated with Storm Claudia, has triggered the first serious winter episode in the north of the Iberian Peninsula on Thursday, November 20, bringing snowfall to unusually low altitudes for November and sub-zero temperatures inland. Official warnings cover much of the northern third of Spain. Specifically, the Picos de Europa region is under an orange alert until 6 a.m. Friday, November 21, where snowfall is expected to reach 30 centimeters in 24 hours at altitudes above 900 meters.

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Spain: First Snowfall in 11 Northern and Central Mountainous Regions 2

The arrival of a mass of Arctic air, associated with Storm Claudia, has triggered the first serious winter episode in the north of the Iberian Peninsula on Thursday, November 20, bringing snowfall to unusually low altitudes for November and sub-zero temperatures inland. Official warnings cover much of the northern third of Spain. Specifically, the Picos de Europa region is under an orange alert until 6 a.m. Friday, November 21, where snowfall is expected to reach 30 centimeters in 24 hours at altitudes above 900 meters.

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Spain: First Snowfall in 11 Northern and Central Mountainous Regions

The arrival of a mass of Arctic air, associated with Storm Claudia, has triggered the first serious winter episode in the north of the Iberian Peninsula on Thursday, November 20, bringing snowfall to unusually low altitudes for November and sub-zero temperatures inland. Official warnings cover much of the northern third of Spain. Specifically, the Picos de Europa region is under an orange alert until 6 a.m. Friday, November 21, where snowfall is expected to reach 30 centimeters in 24 hours at altitudes above 900 meters.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. In Tonami City, Toyama Prefecture, the amount of snow that fell over a 24-hour period until 3 a.m. reached 57 centimeters, marking the highest recorded snowfall for February in history.

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers set up straw checkerboards in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 24, 1994. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions in northern China. In

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(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-ZHONGWEI-ENVIRONMENT-SAND CONTROL (CN)

(240616) -- ZHONGWEI, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Workers set up straw checkerboards in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 24, 1994. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and use

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(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-ZHONGWEI-ENVIRONMENT-SAND CONTROL (CN)

(240616) -- ZHONGWEI, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers set up straw checkerboards in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 24, 1994. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used in afforestation

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Breathtaking winter scenery in China's Inner Mongolia

STORY: Breathtaking winter scenery in China's Inner Mongolia SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the snow scenery in Yakeshi City, Inner Mongolia STORYLINE: Yakeshi City in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is famous for its winter scenery. The average winter temperature here is about minus 24 degrees Celsius. Yakeshi has a long snow season, with snow accumulation expected to reach over 16 centimeters. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hohhot, China. (XHTV)

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A Turtle Released In The Wild - San Sebastian

The turtle 'Bermiu', before being released at the Kofradía Itsas Etxea dock, on August 24, 2023, in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. Bermiu' is a small loggerhead turtle, measuring 20 centimeters and weighing 1.3 kilos. The turtle was recovered at sea on June 27th by a recreational boat that discovered it "motionless" five miles from Bermeo. After its rescue, it was sent to the Donostia Aquarium for its recovery, as it is a reference center for sea turtle conservation. Photo by Unanue/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Turtle Released In The Wild - San Sebastian

The turtle 'Bermiu', before being released at the Kofradía Itsas Etxea dock, on August 24, 2023, in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. Bermiu' is a small loggerhead turtle, measuring 20 centimeters and weighing 1.3 kilos. The turtle was recovered at sea on June 27th by a recreational boat that discovered it "motionless" five miles from Bermeo. After its rescue, it was sent to the Donostia Aquarium for its recovery, as it is a reference center for sea turtle conservation. Photo by Unanue/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Turtle Released In The Wild - San Sebastian

The turtle 'Bermiu', before being released at the Kofradía Itsas Etxea dock, on August 24, 2023, in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. Bermiu' is a small loggerhead turtle, measuring 20 centimeters and weighing 1.3 kilos. The turtle was recovered at sea on June 27th by a recreational boat that discovered it "motionless" five miles from Bermeo. After its rescue, it was sent to the Donostia Aquarium for its recovery, as it is a reference center for sea turtle conservation. Photo by Unanue/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Turtle Released In The Wild - San Sebastian

A diver releases the turtle 'Bermiu' at the Kofradía Itsas Etxea jetty, on August 24, 2023, in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. Bermiu' is a small loggerhead turtle, measuring 20 centimeters and weighing 1.3 kilos. The turtle was recovered at sea on June 27th by a recreational boat that discovered it "motionless" five miles from Bermeo. After its rescue, it was sent to the Donostia Aquarium for its recovery, as it is a reference center for sea turtle conservation. Photo by Unanue/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Turtle Released In The Wild - San Sebastian

The turtle 'Bermiu', before being released at the Kofradía Itsas Etxea dock, on August 24, 2023, in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. Bermiu' is a small loggerhead turtle, measuring 20 centimeters and weighing 1.3 kilos. The turtle was recovered at sea on June 27th by a recreational boat that discovered it "motionless" five miles from Bermeo. After its rescue, it was sent to the Donostia Aquarium for its recovery, as it is a reference center for sea turtle conservation. Photo by Unanue/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Turtle Released In The Wild - San Sebastian

Several people next to the turtle 'Bermiu', before releasing it at the Kofradía Itsas Etxea jetty, on August 24, 2023, in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. Bermiu' is a small loggerhead turtle, measuring 20 centimeters and weighing 1.3 kilos. The turtle was recovered at sea on June 27th by a recreational boat that discovered it "motionless" five miles from Bermeo. After its rescue, it was sent to the Donostia Aquarium for its recovery, as it is a reference center for sea turtle conservation. Photo by Unanue/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Turtle Released In The Wild - San Sebastian

Two people release the turtle 'Bermiu', at the Kofradía Itsas Etxea jetty, on August 24, 2023, in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. Bermiu' is a small loggerhead turtle, measuring 20 centimeters and weighing 1.3 kilos. The turtle was recovered at sea on June 27th by a recreational boat that discovered it "motionless" five miles from Bermeo. After its rescue, it was sent to the Donostia Aquarium for its recovery, as it is a reference center for sea turtle conservation. Photo by Unanue/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Turtle Released In The Wild - San Sebastian

Several people sult the turtle 'Bermiu' at the Kofradía Itsas Etxea dock, on August 24, 2023, in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. Bermiu' is a small loggerhead turtle, measuring 20 centimeters and weighing 1.3 kilos. The turtle was recovered at sea on June 27th by a recreational boat that discovered it "motionless" five miles from Bermeo. After its rescue, it was sent to the Donostia Aquarium for its recovery, as it is a reference center for sea turtle conservation. Photo by Unanue/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Turtle Released In The Wild - San Sebastian

A diver releases the turtle 'Bermiu', at the Kofradía Itsas Etxea jetty, on August 24, 2023, in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. Bermiu' is a small loggerhead turtle, measuring 20 centimeters and weighing 1.3 kilos. The turtle was recovered at sea on June 27th by a recreational boat that discovered it "motionless" five miles from Bermeo. After its rescue, it was sent to the Donostia Aquarium for its recovery, as it is a reference center for sea turtle conservation. Photo by Unanue/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Godzilla exhibition in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A pure gold statuette of Godzilla, measuring around 24 centimeters in height, is displayed at Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest skyscraper in Osaka, on Aug. 14, 2014. The statuette is part of an exhibition of Godzilla-related items that began the same day and will run until Aug. 24 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the original Japanese film's release.

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Godzilla exhibition in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A pure gold statuette of Godzilla, measuring around 24 centimeters in height, is displayed at Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest skyscraper in Osaka, on Aug. 14, 2014. The statuette is part of an exhibition of Godzilla-related items that began the same day and will run until Aug. 24 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the original Japanese film's release.

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Tsunami alert after Chile quake

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A police officer keeps watch on the sea at a fishing port in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, at 5:24 a.m. on April 3, 2014, after a tsunami alert was issued. A tsunami of up to 40 centimeters was observed in the early morning that day at a port on the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture following a magnitude 8.2 quake that hit Chile on April 1, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Portable solar panel for use as outdoor, emergency power source

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. unveiled on Sept. 2 a portable solar panel for use as outdoor lighting or an emergency power source. The device, 24 centimeters by 19 centimeters, is equipped with light emitting diodes on the reverse side for outdoor lighting and a USB power charger for mobile phones. When fully charged under the sun for 15 to 30 hours, the nine LEDs can light up for nine hours. The stored electricity can alternatively be used to charge a mobile phone once, Sanyo says. The retail price is set at around 16,000 yen.

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Sharp to launch thinnest-ever LCD TVs

OSAKA, Japan - A model shows Sharp Corp.'s new Aquos X series of liquid crystal display panel television sets during a presentation in Osaka on Jan. 24. The thinnest part of the display section is just 3.44 centimeters thick. The new 37-, 42- and 46-inch TVs can be mounted on the wall.

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(2)Tabuse makes Suns roster, Japan's first NBA player

PHOENIX, United States - Japanese point guard Yuta Tabuse (C) stands among teammates after making the final roster of the Phoenix Suns in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 1. The 24-year-old, who is the first Japanese to make an NBA team, stands just 173 centimeters. He gained playing experience with Brigham Young University Hawaii from 2000-2002.

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(3)Tabuse makes Suns roster, Japan's first NBA player

PHOENIX, United States - Japanese point guard Yuta Tabuse of the Phoenix Suns chats with a teammate during an exercise in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 1. The 24-year-old, who stands just 173 centimeters, is the first Japanese to make an NBA team.

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NTT DoCoMo to launch ultra compact mobile phone

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows what is claimed to be the world's smallest Internet-capable mobile phone which NTT DoCoMo Inc. will launch on the Japanese market on July 1. Measuring 9 centimeters by 4 cm by 2 cm, the handset, called Premini, weighs only 69 grams, NTT DoCoMo said on June 24. It will carry a price tag of about 15,000 yen.

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Medieval court game 'kemari' played

KYOTO, Japan - People in traditional Japanese costumes play ''kemari'' in a reenactment of the traditional ball game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4. Kemari attained wide popularity among court nobles during the Nara (710-794), Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1333) periods. People wearing leather shoes form a circle and kick a deerskin ball about 24 centimeters in diameter, trying to keep it from hitting the ground.

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Medieval court game 'kemari' played

KYOTO, Japan - People in traditional Japanese costumes play ''kemari'' in a reproduction of the traditional ball game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4. Kemari attained wide popularity among court nobles during the Nara (710-794), Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1333) periods. People wearing leather shoes form a circle and kick a deerskin ball about 24 centimeters in diameter trying to keep it from falling to the ground.

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'Ice restaurant' to open in Nyukawa

GIFU, Japan - A restaurant whose walls, floor, chairs and tables are made of blocks of ice will open in the village of Nyukawa, Gifu Prefecture in central Japan, on Dec. 24. The 'ice restaurant,' located in the grounds of a hotel near the Hoonogidaira ski resort, is made of some 650 ice blocks, each of which is 40 centimeters high, 70 cm wide and 20 cm thick.

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(1)30,000 Naha residents evacuated for disposal of WWII bomb

NAHA, Japan - Some 30,000 Naha residents were evacuated March 24 for the disposal of an unexploded 250-kilogram shell (photo) used by the United States during World War II. The Ground Self-Defense Force disposed of the shell, which was found in a park. The shell measured 120 centimeters long and 36 cm in diameter.

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(1)Nagoya gets heaviest Jan. snowfall since 1961

NAGOYA, Japan - A Nagoya airport runway is temporarily closed Jan. 3 due to heavy snow. The city recorded 17 centimeters of snow over a 24-hour period to 8 a.m. on the day, its greatest accumulation for January since 1961.

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Sapporo faced with heavy snowfall

SAPPORO, Japan - People in Sapporo, Hokkaido, return to their homes in a heavy snowfall Dec. 10. Some 41 centimeters of snow fell in 24 hours from the afternoon of Dec. 9, the record so far this season.

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Nintendo to release new game console

TOKYO, Japan - One of visitors to an electronics fair at Makuhari, east of Tokyo, takes a picture of Nintendo Co.'s next generation of home video game console, dubbed GAMECUBE, on display in a plastic case. The company said Aug. 24 it will release the console, measuring 11 x 15 x 16.1 centimeters, in Japan next July.

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(3)Tabuse makes Suns roster, Japan's first NBA player

PHOENIX, United States - Japanese point guard Yuta Tabuse of the Phoenix Suns chats with a teammate during an exercise in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 1. The 24-year-old, who stands just 173 centimeters, is the first Japanese to make an NBA team. (Kyodo)

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(2)Tabuse makes Suns roster, Japan's first NBA player

PHOENIX, United States - Japanese point guard Yuta Tabuse (C) stands among teammates after making the final roster of the Phoenix Suns in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 1. The 24-year-old, who is the first Japanese to make an NBA team, stands just 173 centimeters. He gained playing experience with Brigham Young University Hawaii from 2000-2002. (Kyodo)

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Portable solar panel for use as outdoor, emergency power source

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. unveiled on Sept. 2 a portable solar panel for use as outdoor lighting or an emergency power source. The device, 24 centimeters by 19 centimeters, is equipped with light emitting diodes on the reverse side for outdoor lighting and a USB power charger for mobile phones. When fully charged under the sun for 15 to 30 hours, the nine LEDs can light up for nine hours. The stored electricity can alternatively be used to charge a mobile phone once, Sanyo says. The retail price is set at around 16,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo faced with heavy snowfall

SAPPORO, Japan - People in Sapporo, Hokkaido, return to their homes in a heavy snowfall Dec. 10. Some 41 centimeters of snow fell in 24 hours from the afternoon of Dec. 9, the record so far this season.

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Medieval court game 'kemari' played

KYOTO, Japan - People in traditional Japanese costumes play ''kemari'' in a reproduction of the traditional ball game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4. Kemari attained wide popularity among court nobles during the Nara (710-794), Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1333) periods. People wearing leather shoes form a circle and kick a deerskin ball about 24 centimeters in diameter trying to keep it from falling to the ground. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to launch thinnest-ever LCD TVs

OSAKA, Japan - A model shows Sharp Corp.'s new Aquos X series of liquid crystal display panel television sets during a presentation in Osaka on Jan. 24. The thinnest part of the display section is just 3.44 centimeters thick. The new 37-, 42- and 46-inch TVs can be mounted on the wall. (Kyodo)

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(1)Nagoya gets heaviest Jan. snowfall since 1961

NAGOYA, Japan - A Nagoya airport runway is temporarily closed Jan. 3 due to heavy snow. The city recorded 17 centimeters of snow over a 24-hour period to 8 a.m. on the day, its greatest accumulation for January since 1961.

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(1)30,000 Naha residents evacuated for disposal of WWII bomb

NAHA, Japan - Some 30,000 Naha residents were evacuated March 24 for the disposal of an unexploded 250-kilogram shell (photo) used by the United States during World War II. The Ground Self-Defense Force disposed of the shell, which was found in a park. The shell measured 120 centimeters long and 36 cm in diameter.

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Satellites developed by Japan, Philippines, Paraguay

The Kyushu Institute of Technology unveils three ultrasmall satellites -- each in the shape of a cube about 10 centimeters long and weighing 1,230 grams -- to the media in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 24, 2020. The satellites, developed mainly by graduate students from Japan, the Philippines and Paraguay, are scheduled to be launched in 2021.

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Large umbrella to enable users to keep social distancing

Photo taken in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 24, 2020, shows a large umbrella developed by a local umbrella maker. The umbrella, 130 centimeters in diameter and about 30 centimeters longer than a regular-size umbrella, is meant to enable users to observe social distancing to prevent coronavirus infection.

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Large umbrella to enable users to keep social distancing

People stand under umbrellas in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 24, 2020. A local umbrella maker developed the umbrella 130 centimeters in diameter -- about 30 centimeters longer than a regular-size umbrella -- to enable users to observe social distancing to prevent coronavirus infection.

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Medieval court game 'kemari' played

KYOTO, Japan - People in traditional Japanese costumes play ''kemari'' in a reenactment of the traditional ball game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4. Kemari attained wide popularity among court nobles during the Nara (710-794), Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1333) periods. People wearing leather shoes form a circle and kick a deerskin ball about 24 centimeters in diameter, trying to keep it from hitting the ground. (Kyodo)

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'Ice restaurant' to open in Nyukawa

FIFU, Japan - A restaurant whose walls, floor, chairs and tables are made of blocks of ice will open in the village of Nyukawa, Gifu Prefecture in central Japan, on Dec. 24. The 'ice restaurant,' located in the grounds of a hotel near the Hoonogidaira ski resort, is made of some 650 ice blocks, each of which is 40 centimeters high, 70 cm wide and 20 cm thick. (Kyodo)

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Nintendo to release new game console

TOKYO, Japan - One of visitors to an electronics fair at Makuhari, east of Tokyo, takes a picture of Nintendo Co.'s next generation of home video game console, dubbed GAMECUBE, on display in a plastic case. The company said Aug. 24 it will release the console, measuring 11 x 15 x 16.1 centimeters, in Japan next July.

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N. Korean basketball giant joins meet in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean basketball player Ri Myung Hoon (R), 235 centimeters tall, attracts attention during a series of friendly basketball games in Seoul on Dec. 24. Ri, 30, is one of the 62-member North Korean basketball delegation, the first athletes from the North to visit South Korea in nine years.