Archaeologists uncover ancient human skeletons in Erbil, Iraq

STORY: Archaeologists uncover ancient human skeletons in Erbil, Iraq DATELINE: May 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the archaeological site 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MIQUEL MOLIST, Professor of Archeology at Autonomous University of Barcelona STORYLINE: Archaeologists found the third human skeleton Monday at the archaeological site of Lashkari hill, 17 km east of Erbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in Iraq. This is part of a recent excavation of human skeletons, pottery jars, seals, and the remains of a large house. The previous two human skeletons were both found on May 13. The excavation is conducted by Spanish scientists from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, in coordination and cooperation with the antiquities and heritage department in Erbil and the University of Salahaddin. The excavation work is taking place at a depth of two meters and 30 centimeters inside the ruins of a large house in the Lashkari hill area

Drought in Spain continues with water restrictions extended to more regions

STORY: Drought in Spain continues with water restrictions extended to more regions DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of dry landscape, rivers and reservoirs with very little water in northeastern Spain 2. various of Barcelona with people walking 3. various reservoirs with very little water in the Andalusia area, in the south of Spain 4. various of ornamental fountains in Barcelona and irrigation of plants and crop fields in the province of Girona, in the north-east of Spain 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman of AEMET 6. various of an ornamental space with water in Plaza Catalunya and people walking along Las Ramblas 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): ELOI BADIA, Councilor for Climate Emergency in Barcelona City Council 8. various of drinking and ornamental fountains, street water cleaning services and water uses in agriculture, livestock and industry 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (Catalan): JRODI MOLIST, Director of the Water Supply Area

Spain's hydroelectric plant stops as reservoir water level drops below 7 pct

STORY: Spain's hydroelectric plant stops operation as reservoir water level drops below 7 pct DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Rialb hydroelectric plant 2. various of reservoirs in the region of Catalonia suffering severe drought 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): JORDI MOLIST, Director of the water supply area, ACA 4. various of the El Pintado reservoir 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): JORDI MOLIST, Director of the water supply area, ACA 6. various of a river crossing the city of Girona STORYLINE: The hydroelectric plant of Rialb in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia has been stopped for the first time after the reservoir's water level fell below 7 percent. It is a sign of the ongoing drought affecting water reserves in Spain. The reservoir's water level stood at 49 percent of its capacity a year ago. Since the beginning of the year, in the region of Catalonia alone, the production of hydroelectric energy has fallen by an average of