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Emajõgi River's rising water levels

14.01.2025, Tartu. According to the Environment Agency, the Emajõgi River's water levels have been rising an average of one centimeter per hour due to the accumulation of blocks of ice, or ice jams. In other words, the water level has risen by around 70 centimeters in the last week. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Emajõgi River's rising water levels

14.01.2025, Tartu. According to the Environment Agency, the Emajõgi River's water levels have been rising an average of one centimeter per hour due to the accumulation of blocks of ice, or ice jams. In other words, the water level has risen by around 70 centimeters in the last week. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Emajõgi River's rising water levels

14.01.2025, Tartu. According to the Environment Agency, the Emajõgi River's water levels have been rising an average of one centimeter per hour due to the accumulation of blocks of ice, or ice jams. In other words, the water level has risen by around 70 centimeters in the last week. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Emajõgi River's rising water levels

14.01.2025, Tartu. According to the Environment Agency, the Emajõgi River's water levels have been rising an average of one centimeter per hour due to the accumulation of blocks of ice, or ice jams. In other words, the water level has risen by around 70 centimeters in the last week. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240209) -- BEIJING, Feb. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows a turquoise dragon-form artifact at Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, capital of China. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGY-TURQUOISE-DRAGON-FORM ARTIFACT (CN)

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows the detail of the tail of a turquoise dragon-form artifact at Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, capital of China. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. Chinese archaeologists dubbed the artifact the "Dragon of China", which has great historical, artistic and scientific value. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGY-TURQUOISE-DRAGON-FORM ARTIFACT (CN)

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows a turquoise dragon-form artifact at Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, capital of China. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. Chinese archaeologists dubbed the artifact the "Dragon of China", which has great historical, artistic and scientific value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGY-TURQUOISE-DRAGON-FORM ARTIFACT (CN)

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows the detail of the tail a turquoise dragon-form artifact at Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, capital of China. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. Chinese archaeologists dubbed the artifact the "Dragon of China", which has great historical, artistic and scientific value. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGY-TURQUOISE-DRAGON-FORM ARTIFACT (CN)

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows the detail of the head of a turquoise dragon-form artifact at Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, capital of China. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. Chinese archaeologists dubbed the artifact the "Dragon of China", which has great historical, artistic and scientific value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGY-TURQUOISE-DRAGON-FORM ARTIFACT (CN)

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo image shows a turquoise dragon-form artifact at Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 29, 2024 (L, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Li He), and an outline of the artifact drawn by Zhou Qi. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. Chinese archaeologists dubbed the artifact the "Dragon of China", which has great historical, artistic and scientific value. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGY-TURQUOISE-DRAGON-FORM ARTIFACT (CN)

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows the details of a turquoise dragon-form artifact at Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, capital of China. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. Chinese archaeologists dubbed the artifact the "Dragon of China", which has great historical, artistic and scientific value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGY-TURQUOISE-DRAGON-FORM ARTIFACT (CN)

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows a bell on a turquoise dragon-form artifact at Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, capital of China. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. Chinese archaeologists dubbed the artifact the "Dragon of China", which has great historical, artistic and scientific value. (Xinhua/Han Fang)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGY-TURQUOISE-DRAGON-FORM ARTIFACT (CN)

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows the detail of the head of a turquoise dragon-form artifact at Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, capital of China. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. Chinese archaeologists dubbed the artifact the "Dragon of China", which has great historical, artistic and scientific value. (Xinhua/Han Fang)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGY-TURQUOISE-DRAGON-FORM ARTIFACT (CN)

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows a bell on a turquoise dragon-form artifact at Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, capital of China. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. Chinese archaeologists dubbed the artifact the "Dragon of China", which has great historical, artistic and scientific value. (Xinhua/Han Fang)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGY-TURQUOISE-DRAGON-FORM ARTIFACT (CN)

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 16, 2019 shows the Erlitou archaeology park in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. Chinese archaeologists dubbed the artifact the "Dragon of China", which has great historical, artistic and scientific value. (Xinhua/Li An)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGY-TURQUOISE-DRAGON-FORM ARTIFACT (CN)

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows part of a turquoise dragon-form artifact at Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, capital of China. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. Chinese archaeologists dubbed the artifact the "Dragon of China", which has great historical, artistic and scientific value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGY-TURQUOISE-DRAGON-FORM ARTIFACT (CN)

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows part of a turquoise dragon-form artifact at Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, capital of China. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. Chinese archaeologists dubbed the artifact the "Dragon of China", which has great historical, artistic and scientific value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGY-TURQUOISE-DRAGON-FORM ARTIFACT (CN)

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows a turquoise dragon-form artifact at Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, capital of China. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. Chinese archaeologists dubbed the artifact the "Dragon of China", which has great historical, artistic and scientific value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGY-TURQUOISE-DRAGON-FORM ARTIFACT (CN)

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows the details of a turquoise dragon-form artifact at Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, capital of China. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. Chinese archaeologists dubbed the artifact the "Dragon of China", which has great historical, artistic and scientific value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGY-TURQUOISE-DRAGON-FORM ARTIFACT (CN)

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 16, 2019 shows the Erlitou archaeology park in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. Chinese archaeologists dubbed the artifact the "Dragon of China", which has great historical, artistic and scientific value. (Xinhua/Li An)

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Big harvest in N China winter fishing

STORY: Big harvest in N China winter fishing DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: CHENGDE, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of winter fishing STORYLINE: The 2023 ice fishing festival was held in Weichang Man and Mongolian Autonomous County of Chengde City, north China's Hebei Province on Saturday, attracting about 1,000 tourists. More than 20 tons of silver carp and bighead carp were caught by a huge fishing net. Diaoyutai Reservoir has a water area of 533,000 square meters. In winter, its ice layer is as thick as 80 centimeters. Its frozen period lasts for more than 70 days, providing excellent natural conditions for winter fishing. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chengde, China. (XHTV)

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2nd group of nuclear evacuees briefly return to homes

KAWAUCHI, Japan - An evacuee from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant arrives at a public facility in Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 12, 2011, for radiation screening after completing a two-hour visit to his or her home in the village within a designated no-entry zone near the nuclear plant, holding a bag of retrieved belongings. A group of around 70 evacuees from the no-go zone briefly returned home the same day to pick up personal belongings. The evacuees were allowed to retrieve items that could be placed in plastic bags measuring 70 centimeters in both length and width. (Sex of the photographed person unknown)

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Elderly deaths in record snowfall

SENDAI, Japan - A man removes snow on a rooftop of a garage in Akita Prefecture's Yokote City where snow has accumulated over 150 centimeters, more than double in the average year, on Jan. 20, 2011. At least 23 people have died in Akita and four other northeastern Japan prefectures from snow-related accidents, with 70 percent of the victims being 60 years old and above.

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Elderly deaths in record snowfall

SENDAI, Japan - An elderly person walks into her snow-covered home in Akita Prefecture's Yokote City where snow has accumulated over 150 centimeters, more than double in the average year, on Jan. 21, 2011. At least 23 people have died in Akita and four other northeastern Japan prefectures from snow-related accidents, with 70 percent of the victims being 60 years old and above.

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New humanoid robot to tend bed-ridden patients

TOKYO, Japan - A humanoid robot created by researchers at the University of Tokyo tries to move a 60-kilogram dummy on a bed at an exhibition held at the university on March 28. Yasuo Kuniyoshi, a University of Tokyo professor who is leading the robot project, says the robot, which is 155 centimeters tall and weighs around 70 kg, is capable of lifting a 30-kg weight and researchers hope one day the robot would be able to attend to bed-ridden patients.

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Researchers unveil robot capable of jumping into crouch

TOKYO, Japan - A group of researchers, led by Yasuo Kuniyoshi, an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo, on Sept. 12 at the university unveils a human-shaped robot named Daneel that is capable of jumping to a crouching position from its back. The robot, measuring 160 centimeters in height and weighing 70 kilograms, can jump from its back (top photo) to a crouching position (bottom photo) in two to three seconds.

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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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1st intact feathered dinosaur fossil discovered in China

NEW YORK, United States - Mark Norell, head of the American Museum of Natural History's Paleontology Division, shows off photos in New York on April 25 of a 130-million-year-old dinosaur fossil discovered by a team of Chinese and American scientists in China. The fossil, which measures approximately 70 centimeters from its pointy head to the end of its bony tail, is believed to be the first complete feathered dinosaur ever found.

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New humanoid robot to tend bed-ridden patients

TOKYO, Japan - A humanoid robot created by researchers at the University of Tokyo tries to move a 60-kilogram dummy on a bed at an exhibition held at the university on March 28. Yasuo Kuniyoshi, a University of Tokyo professor who is leading the robot project, says the robot, which is 155 centimeters tall and weighs around 70 kg, is capable of lifting a 30-kg weight and researchers hope one day the robot would be able to attend to bed-ridden patients. (Kyodo)

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Hirosaki Castle tower raised off foundation to reconstruct stone walls

People watch on Aug. 16, 2015 the first such operation in 100 years to raise the three-story tower of Hirosaki Castle in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, off its foundation for repairs. The 14.4-meter high, 400-ton castle tower was raised 10 centimeters off its foundation by 27 hydraulic jacks, and will now be moved on carriages 70 meters by rail to allow its stone wall foundation to be reconstructed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hirosaki Castle tower raised to reconstruct stone walls

The three-story tower of Hirosaki Castle in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, is raised 10 centimeters off its foundation by 27 hydraulic jacks on Aug. 16, 2015, during the first "Hikiya" operation at the castle in 100 years. The 14.4-meter high, 400-ton castle tower will now be moved on carriages 70 meters by rail to allow its stone wall foundation to be reconstructed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2nd group of nuclear evacuees briefly return to homes

KAWAUCHI, Japan - An evacuee from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant arrives at a public facility in Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 12, 2011, for radiation screening after completing a two-hour visit to his or her home in the village within a designated no-entry zone near the nuclear plant, holding a bag of retrieved belongings. A group of around 70 evacuees from the no-go zone briefly returned home the same day to pick up personal belongings. The evacuees were allowed to retrieve items that could be placed in plastic bags measuring 70 centimeters in both length and width. (Sex of the photographed person unknown)(Kyodo)

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Elderly deaths in record snowfall

SENDAI, Japan - A man removes snow on a rooftop of a garage in Akita Prefecture's Yokote City where snow has accumulated over 150 centimeters, more than double in the average year, on Jan. 20, 2011. At least 23 people have died in Akita and four other northeastern Japan prefectures from snow-related accidents, with 70 percent of the victims being 60 years old and above. (Kyodo)

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Elderly deaths in record snowfall

SENDAI, Japan - An elderly person walks into her snow-covered home in Akita Prefecture's Yokote City where snow has accumulated over 150 centimeters, more than double in the average year, on Jan. 21, 2011. At least 23 people have died in Akita and four other northeastern Japan prefectures from snow-related accidents, with 70 percent of the victims being 60 years old and above. (Kyodo)

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KDDI develops remote-controlled humanoid robot

A man remotely controls a humanoid robot, developed by KDDI Corp. and Telexistence Inc., via specialized goggles and gloves in Tokyo on May 29, 2018. Standing 160 centimeters tall and weighing 70 kilograms, the robot can copy the actions of its operator, such as taking something in its hand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Seal in northeastern Japan

A seal lies on a rock in the Yoneshiro River in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan on Jan. 17, 2018. The seal, about 70 centimeters in size, was found alone about 30 kilometers upstream from the river mouth, according to the city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Researchers unveil robot capable of jumping into crouch

TOKYO, Japan - A group of researchers, led by Yasuo Kuniyoshi, an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo, on Sept. 12 at the university unveils a human-shaped robot named Daneel that is capable of jumping to a crouching position from its back. The robot, measuring 160 centimeters in height and weighing 70 kilograms, can jump from its back (top photo) to a crouching position (bottom photo) in two to three seconds. (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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1st intact feathered dinosaur fossil discovered in China

NEW YORK, United States - Mark Norell, head of the American Museum of Natural History's Paleontology Division, shows off photos in New York on April 25 of a 130-million-year-old dinosaur fossil discovered by a team of Chinese and American scientists in China. The fossil, which measures approximately 70 centimeters from its pointy head to the end of its bony tail, is believed to be the first complete feathered dinosaur ever found.