US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

Experts call for joint efforts to protect gibbons at meeting in China's Haikou

STORY: Experts call for joint efforts to protect gibbons at meeting in China's Haikou DATELINE: July 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PHUA TIN HOW, Former Principal Private Secretary to the President, Singapore 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SUSAN CHEYNE, Vice-Chair for IUCN Primate Specialist Group Section on Small Apes 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG XINSHENG, Former President of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) STORYLINE: Experts have called for joint efforts to protect gibbons at the Global Gibbon Network (GGN) first Meeting of Partners held from Friday to Sunday in China's Haikou. The Global Gibbon Network Initiative was launched to promote the normalization of international cooperation and exchanges on the conservation of gibbon species. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PHUA TIN HOW, Former Principal Private Secretary to the President, Singapore "The GGN charter provides a platform to s

Japan soccer coach, actress form policy group for environment

Japan soccer coach, actress form policy group for environment

Actress Keiko Takeshita (R), Japan's national soccer coach Takeshi Okada (C) and Zenko Oda pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11. Okada and others have set up the policy recommendation group ''Group Environment Initiative,'' headed by Oda, aimed at helping build a society that is mainly based on renewable energy.

Japan soccer coach, actress form policy group for environment

Japan soccer coach, actress form policy group for environment

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Keiko Takeshita (R), Japan's national soccer coach Takeshi Okada (Cjand Zenko Oda pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11. Okada and others have set up the policy recommendation group ''Group Environment Initiative,'' headed by Oda, aimed at helping build a society that is mainly based on renewable energy. (Kyodo)