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Canada: Near-Zero Visibility as Blizzard Hits Southern Manitoba

A fast-moving winter storm brought blizzard conditions to southern Manitoba, with winds up to 90 km/h and heavy blowing snow forcing highway and school closures, stranding drivers, and disrupting flights and essential services on Thursday, December 18. RCMP strongly discouraged travel as near-zero visibility led to multiple crashes and vehicles stuck on rural roads, while snowfall totals ranged from 8 cm in Winnipeg to nearly 19 cm in some areas. Conditions were further complicated by power outages and widespread delays as the storm swept across the Prairies.

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Mongolia issues warning of spring floods in capital

STORY: Mongolia issues warning of spring floods in capital SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of warning of spring floods in Mongolia's capital STORYLINE: The Emergency Commission of Mongolia's capital on Thursday issued a warning of spring floods. "A projected sudden warmer temperature can cause snow and ice to melt quickly, increasing the risk for flash floods in at least 30 locations in Ulan Bator," the commission said in a statement. Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene has ordered the evacuation of residents who may be affected by floods, according to the government's press office. Ulan Bator is home to around half of the Asian country's population of 3.5 million. This winter, Mongolia has seen a lot more snow than usual and around 90 percent of the country's total territory has so far been covered with snow up to 100 cm thick, according to the country's weather monitoring agenc

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World's biggest gum

SAPPORO, Japan - Around 90 people set a Guinness world record by making the world's biggest piece of gum in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Oct. 5, 2013. The 110-centimeter-long, 30-cm-wide piece of blueberry flavored gum was around 15 times the size of an ordinary stick of gum.

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World's biggest gum

SAPPORO, Japan - Around 90 people set a Guinness world record by making the world's biggest piece of gum in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Oct. 5, 2013. The 110-centimeter-long, 30-cm-wide piece of blueberry flavored gum was around 15 times the size of an ordinary stick of gum.

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Takashimaya to sell 20 million yen teddy bear

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co. said Oct. 30 it will put on sale a 20.06 million yen teddy bear (bottom) ahead of the upcoming Christmas and end-of-year shopping season. The 90-centimeter tall bear wears a tiara 16 cm in diameter encrusted with 9.54 karats worth of diamonds and 2.71 karats of pink sapphires. It will also sell a 50-cm bear (top) with a smaller tiara garnished with 3.30 karats of diamonds at a price of 5.25 million yen.

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Niigata ski resort opens early due to heavy snow

YUZAWA TOWN, Japan - About 600 skiers and snowboarders hit the slopes at the Kagura-Mitsumata ski area on Nov. 16 as the resort in Yuzawa town, Niigata Prefecture, opened to the public one week earlier than expected because of an unusually heavy snowfall. The Kagura-Mitsumata area saw its first snow on Oct. 29, and as of Nov. 16, mountain peaks had 80-90 centimeters of snow, and the lowest Mitsumata piste was covered with around 30 cm.

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Japanese top spins for record length of time

TAKAMATSU, Japan - The high-tech top designed and built by Inosuke Mori, a 69-year-old retired professor, breaks a world record Oct. 24, spinning nonstop for 1 hour, 21 minutes, 35 seconds. The time is 16 minutes, 7 seconds longer than the current record listed in the Guinness Book. The top, which weighs 13 kg and measures 90 cm high and 90 cm in diameter, is substantially smaller and lighter than the top that produced the previous record: 2 meters high and 360 kg in weight.

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Takashimaya to sell 20 million yen teddy bear

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co. said Oct. 30 it will put on sale a 20.06 million yen teddy bear (bottom) ahead of the upcoming Christmas and end-of-year shopping season. The 90-centimeter tall bear wears a tiara 16 cm in diameter encrusted with 9.54 karats worth of diamonds and 2.71 karats of pink sapphires. It will also sell a 50-cm bear (top) with a smaller tiara garnished with 3.30 karats of diamonds at a price of 5.25 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Niigata ski resort opens early due to heavy snow

YUZAWA TOWN, Japan - About 600 skiers and snowboarders hit the slopes at the Kagura-Mitsumata ski area on Nov. 16 as the resort in Yuzawa town, Niigata Prefecture, opened to the public one week earlier than expected because of an unusually heavy snowfall. The Kagura-Mitsumata area saw its first snow on Oct. 29, and as of Nov. 16, mountain peaks had 80-90 centimeters of snow, and the lowest Mitsumata piste was covered with around 30 cm. (Kyodo)

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Dinosaur foreleg fossil found in Fukui, largest class in Japan

FUKUI, Japan - A fossil of a foreleg believed to belong to a large plant-eating dinosaur was excavated in a stratum from the Cretaceous period in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum said July 11. The fossil is one of the largest foreleg fossils ever discovered in Japan, with its length estimated at about 90 centimeters and width about 25 cm, according to the museum. Photo was provided by the museum. (Kyodo)

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Japanese top spins for record length of time

TAKAMATSU, Japan - The high-tech top designed and built by Inosuke Mori, a 69-year-old retired professor, breaks a world record Oct. 24, spinning nonstop for 1 hour, 21 minutes, 35 seconds. The time is 16 minutes, 7 seconds longer than the current record listed in the Guinness Book. The top, which weighs 13 kg and measures 90 cm high and 90 cm in diameter, is substantially smaller and lighter than the top that produced the previous record: 2 meters high and 360 kg in weight.