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Heatwaves scorch north China, igniting cooling economy

STORY: Heatwaves scorch north China, igniting cooling economy SHOOTING TIME: June 13, 2024 & File DATELINE: June 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: JILIN and CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cities, forests and sea in China 2. various of Changbai Mountain 3. various of new air-raid shelters in Chongqing STORYLINE: With heatwaves sweeping some Chinese provinces and regions in recent days, many people have been making plans for summer vacations, often with an eye on cool destinations for relaxation. To meet diverse and personalized tourist demands, popular summer destinations in China are exploring new methods and utilizing resources like beaches, forests, rivers, and lakes for economic growth. In northeast China's Jilin Province, the frozen Tianchi crater lake of the Changbai Mountain has just begun to melt, ushering in its most beautiful season. Located at a high altitude, Changbai Mountain reserve has an average temperature of only 22 degrees Celsius in summer. The coolness h

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Iceland: Grindavik Volcano New Eruption

A volcano in southwestern Iceland, near the famous Blue Lagoon, erupted for the fifth time since December on Wednesday, May 29. Authorities declared a state of emergency, but air traffic was not significantly affected, and flights continued as usual at Reykjavik’s Keflavik airport. This video, filmed on Thursday, shows lava covering a road in Grindavik.

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Italy: Mount Etna Blows Vortex Rings Into Sky 2

This video shows Sicily's Mount Etna, the largest volcano in Europe, blowing smoke rings into the sky on Thursday, April 4. The rare phenomenon, called vortex rings, has been seen since Wednesday, April 3, after a new crater opened on Etna's summit.

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Italy: Mount Etna Blows Vortex Rings Into Sky

This video shows Sicily's Mount Etna, the largest volcano in Europe, blowing smoke rings into the sky on Saturday, April 6. The rare phenomenon, called vortex rings, has been seen since Wednesday, April 3, after a new crater opened on Etna's summit.

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Etna Volcano Spewing Smoke In New Eruption - Italy

This morning at dawn Etna looked like this from Catania, with the two smoking craters, the Bocca Nuova crater and the southeast, while the lava flows visible only from the southeast side, were marked and rather large, but almost completely extinguished. Unfortunately, the weather, which has not yet stabilized, has clouded the volcano again, making it invisible again. Catania, Italy, on May 23, 2023. Editorial Usage Only. Photo by Angela Platania/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Etna Volcano Spewing Smoke In New Eruption - Italy

This morning at dawn Etna looked like this from Catania, with the two smoking craters, the Bocca Nuova crater and the southeast, while the lava flows visible only from the southeast side, were marked and rather large, but almost completely extinguished. Unfortunately, the weather, which has not yet stabilized, has clouded the volcano again, making it invisible again. Catania, Italy, on May 23, 2023. Editorial Usage Only. Photo by Angela Platania/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Etna Volcano Spewing Smoke In New Eruption - Italy

This morning at dawn Etna looked like this from Catania, with the two smoking craters, the Bocca Nuova crater and the southeast, while the lava flows visible only from the southeast side, were marked and rather large, but almost completely extinguished. Unfortunately, the weather, which has not yet stabilized, has clouded the volcano again, making it invisible again. Catania, Italy, on May 23, 2023. Editorial Usage Only. Photo by Angela Platania/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Etna Volcano Spewing Smoke In New Eruption - Italy

This morning at dawn Etna looked like this from Catania, with the two smoking craters, the Bocca Nuova crater and the southeast, while the lava flows visible only from the southeast side, were marked and rather large, but almost completely extinguished. Unfortunately, the weather, which has not yet stabilized, has clouded the volcano again, making it invisible again. Catania, Italy, on May 23, 2023. Editorial Usage Only. Photo by Angela Platania/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDONESIA-BANDUNG-VOLCANO-TOURISM

(230122) -- BANDUNG, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 22, 2023 shows the crater of Tangkuban Perahu, a volcano near the city of Bandung, Indonesia. The Tangkuban Perahu volcano has attracted many visitors during the Spring Festival holiday in Indonesia. The Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, falls on Sunday. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-BANDUNG-VOLCANO-TOURISM

(230122) -- BANDUNG, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 22, 2023 shows the crater of Tangkuban Perahu, a volcano near the city of Bandung, Indonesia. The Tangkuban Perahu volcano has attracted many visitors during the Spring Festival holiday in Indonesia. The Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, falls on Sunday. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-BANDUNG-VOLCANO-TOURISM

(230122) -- BANDUNG, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 22, 2023 shows the crater of Tangkuban Perahu, a volcano near the city of Bandung, Indonesia. The Tangkuban Perahu volcano has attracted many visitors during the Spring Festival holiday in Indonesia. The Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, falls on Sunday. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-BANDUNG-VOLCANO-TOURISM

(230122) -- BANDUNG, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 22, 2023 shows the crater of Tangkuban Perahu, a volcano near the city of Bandung, Indonesia. The Tangkuban Perahu volcano has attracted many visitors during the Spring Festival holiday in Indonesia. The Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, falls on Sunday. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Hokkaido volcanic eruption deemed phreatic

SAPPORO, Japan - A minor eruption at Mt. Meakandake in Hokkaido on March 21 was a phreatic, or steam-driven, eruption, a local meteorological observatory said March 22. Photo taken on March 22 shows steam spewing from a new crater (below in center) and that from the crater at the top.

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Mt. Usu erupts for 4th time

TOYA, Japan - Mt. Usu in southwestern Hokkaido erupted for a fourth time on the afternoon of April 1, just hours after it lit up the night sky and formed a new crater with an early morning blast, the Meteorological Agency says. The latest eruption, which occurred at 1 p.m. on the western side of Mt. Usu, followed a small-scale phreatic explosion high on the northwestern side of Mt. Usu at 11:41 a.m. On March 31, the volcano erupted for the first time in nearly 23 years.

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Geological tourism of huge crater in NE China

STORY: Geological tourism of huge crater in NE China DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meteor crater 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BAI YUN, Director of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau of Yilan County 3. various of the meteor crater STORYLINE: A meteor crater in Yilan County, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province is being turned into a tourist attraction. The meteor crater in Yilan can provide new evidence of low-altitude glaciers in northeast China in ancient times, and serve as a "natural crater lab" for the future study of planetary science and geology. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BAI YUN, Director of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau of Yilan County "Yilan crater is 19 kilometers away from Yilan County. About 50,000 years ago, an asteroid with a diameter of about 100 meters is believed to have hit the ground, forming a crater with a diameter of 1,850 meters and a depth of 150 meters. It is belie

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Miyakejima continues to rumble

On August 24 Miyakejima Oyama exploded creating five new craters. The explosion of Miyakejima Island burning island flowing columns of lava burned crater area destroyed houses people evacuating * Date of shooting unknown release date: August 31 1962

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Hokkaido volcanic eruption deemed phreatic

SAPPORO, Japan - A minor eruption at Mt. Meakandake in Hokkaido on March 21 was a phreatic, or steam-driven, eruption, a local meteorological observatory said March 22. Photo taken on March 22 shows steam spewing from a new crater (below in center) and that from the crater at the top. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Usu erupts for 4th time

TOYA, Japan - Mt. Usu in southwestern Hokkaido erupted for a fourth time on the afternoon of April 1, just hours after it lit up the night sky and formed a new crater with an early morning blast, the Meteorological Agency says. The latest eruption, which occurred at 1 p.m. on the western side of Mt. Usu, followed a small-scale phreatic explosion high on the northwestern side of Mt. Usu at 11:41 a.m. On March 31, the volcano erupted for the first time in nearly 23 years.