Chinese expedition back on world's highest peak for scientific inquiry

STORY: Chinese expedition back on world's highest peak for scientific inquiry DATELINE: May 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mt. Qomolangma 2. STANDUP (English): ZHU CONG, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of the 2023 Mt. Qomolangma comprehensive scientific expedition 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO HUABIAO, Researcher with Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), CAS 5. various of the 2023 Mt. Qomolangma comprehensive scientific expedition 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KANG SHICHANG, Researcher with Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER), CAS 7. various of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHU CONG, Xinhua correspondent "The Chinese scientific expedition team reached the summit of Mt. Qomolangma, the world's highest peak on Tuesday, to carry out scientific missions above an altitude of 8,000 meters once again since last year. Expeditionists departed the assault camp at 8,300 meters at 3 a.m. Tuesday and arri

How difficult to build world's highest automatic weather station on Mt. Qomolangma?

STORY: How difficult to build world's highest automatic weather station on Mt. Qomolangma? DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expedition camp in Mount Qomolangma 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO HUABIAO, Researcher with Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO HUABIAO, Researcher with Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHAO HUABIAO, Researcher with Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences STORYLINE: Chinese scientists are mounting efforts to establish a meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,800 meters on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, on the China-Nepal border. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO HUABIAO, Researcher with the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences "Our mission is to set up the world's highest automati

CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-WEATHER STATION (CN)

CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-WEATHER STATION (CN)

(220501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 29, 2022 shows an automatic meteorological station set up at an altitude of about 5,800 meters on Mount Qomolangma. Chinese scientists are mounting efforts to establish a meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,800 meters on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, on the China-Nepal border. If the station is established successfully, it will replace the one at an altitude of 8,430 meters set up by the British and U.S. scientists on the south side of the mountain in 2019, to be the world's highest of its kind, according to the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences. TO GO WITH "China Focus: World's highest automatic weather station to be set up on Mt. Qomolangma" (Xinhua)

CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-WEATHER STATION (CN)

CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-WEATHER STATION (CN)

(220501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows a view of the Mount Qomolangma base camp at an altitude of 5,200 meters. Chinese scientists are mounting efforts to establish a meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,800 meters on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, on the China-Nepal border. If the station is established successfully, it will replace the one at an altitude of 8,430 meters set up by the British and U.S. scientists on the south side of the mountain in 2019, to be the world's highest of its kind, according to the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences. TO GO WITH "China Focus: World's highest automatic weather station to be set up on Mt. Qomolangma" (Xinhua)

CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-WEATHER STATION (CN)

CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-WEATHER STATION (CN)

(220501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 24, 2022 shows an automatic meteorological station set up at an altitude of about 5,200 meters on Mount Qomolangma. Chinese scientists are mounting efforts to establish a meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,800 meters on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, on the China-Nepal border. If the station is established successfully, it will replace the one at an altitude of 8,430 meters set up by the British and U.S. scientists on the south side of the mountain in 2019, to be the world's highest of its kind, according to the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences. TO GO WITH "China Focus: World's highest automatic weather station to be set up on Mt. Qomolangma" (Xinhua)

CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-WEATHER STATION (CN)

CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-WEATHER STATION (CN)

(220501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 24, 2022 shows an automatic meteorological station set up at an altitude of about 5,200 meters on Mount Qomolangma. Chinese scientists are mounting efforts to establish a meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,800 meters on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, on the China-Nepal border. If the station is established successfully, it will replace the one at an altitude of 8,430 meters set up by the British and U.S. scientists on the south side of the mountain in 2019, to be the world's highest of its kind, according to the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences. TO GO WITH "China Focus: World's highest automatic weather station to be set up on Mt. Qomolangma" (Xinhua)

CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-WEATHER STATION (CN)

CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-WEATHER STATION (CN)

(220501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Huabiao, a researcher with the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, is seen on his way to set up an automatic weather station on Mount Qomolangma, April 28, 2022. Chinese scientists are mounting efforts to establish a meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,800 meters on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, on the China-Nepal border. If the station is established successfully, it will replace the one at an altitude of 8,430 meters set up by the British and U.S. scientists on the south side of the mountain in 2019, to be the world's highest of its kind, according to the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences. TO GO WITH "China Focus: World's highest automatic weather station to be set up on Mt. Qomolangma" (Xinhua)

CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-WEATHER STATION (CN)

CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-WEATHER STATION (CN)

(220501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 30, 2022 shows a view of the Mount Qomolangma base camp at an altitude of 5,200 meters. Chinese scientists are mounting efforts to establish a meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,800 meters on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, on the China-Nepal border. If the station is established successfully, it will replace the one at an altitude of 8,430 meters set up by the British and U.S. scientists on the south side of the mountain in 2019, to be the world's highest of its kind, according to the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences. TO GO WITH "China Focus: World's highest automatic weather station to be set up on Mt. Qomolangma" (Xinhua)

World's highest automatic weather station to be set up on Mt. Qomolangma

STORY: World's highest automatic weather station to be set up on Mt. Qomolangma DATELINE: May 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expedition camp in Mount Qomolangma 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO HUABIAO, Associate researcher with Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences STORYLINE: China is to establish a meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,800 meters on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, on the China-Nepal border. Researchers say the equipment weighing some 50 kg will be distributed to mountaineers. Each of them will carry no more than 7 kg up onto the mountain for the task. If the station is established successfully, it will become the world's highest of its kind. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO HUABIAO, Associate researcher with Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences "Once completed, it will be the highest meteorological monitoring station in