10 Mongolian provinces experience harsh wintry weather

STORY: 10 Mongolian provinces experience harsh wintry weather SHOOTING TIME: mid-Nov., 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of roads and pastures 2. various of livestock herds 3. various of pastures covered in snow STORYLINE: At least 10 of all the 21 Mongolian provinces have been experiencing extreme wintry weather, known as "dzud," the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Thursday. Dzud is a Mongolian term to describe a severely cold winter when a large number of livestock die because the ground is frozen or covered in snow. "At least 10 provinces, including Bayan-Ulgii, Uvs, Khovd, Zavkhan and Govi-Altai in the west, as well as Khentii and Dornogovi in the east, are now experiencing the dzud," the NEMA said in a statement. In addition, eight provinces, including Sukhbaatar in the east and Bulgan in the north, are experiencing near-dzud conditions, the emergency agency said. In 2016, a dzud killed

Strong winds, yellow dust hit large parts of Mongolia

STORY: Strong winds, yellow dust hit large parts of Mongolia DATELINE: April 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of strong winds and yellow dust storms hitting Mongolia STORYLINE: Strong winds and yellow dust storms are hitting large parts of Mongolia, the country's National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said Saturday. The storms have swept through the southern provinces of Umnugovi and Dundgovi, the western provinces of Govi-Altai and Bayankhongor, and central areas, such as the capital city Ulan Bator and provinces of Uvurkhangai and Tuv, as well as the eastern provinces of Khentii and Sukhbaatar, the agency said in a statement. The volatile weather is expected to continue in large parts of the country in the coming days, with the wind speed expected to reach 18-24 meters per second, the agency said, warning citizens, especially nomadic herders, to take extra precautions against possible disasters. Strong winds, yellow