Overnight temperature dips to minus 50 degrees Celsius in western Mongolia

STORY: Overnight temperature dips to minus 50 degrees Celsius in western Mongolia SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: WEATHER SHOTLIST: 1. various of strong cold waves in Mongolia STORYLINE: Overnight temperatures plummeted to minus 50 degrees Celsius in Zuungovi soum, an administrative subdivision of the western Mongolian province of Uvs, from Tuesday to Wednesday, according to the country's weather monitoring agency. The figure marked the coldest temperature in Mongolia this winter, the National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said in a statement on Wednesday. Since the beginning of last week, a strong cold front that originated in Siberia, Russia, has been sweeping across extensive areas of Mongolia, causing temperature drops and bringing strong winds and blizzards. The cold wave is expected to continue until Friday. According to the weather agency, on Dec. 26, 1966, overnight temperatures dropped to mi

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

Breathtaking view of Uvs Lake in Mongolia

STORY: Breathtaking view of Uvs Lake in Mongolia DATELINE: June 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Uvs Lake STORYLINE: Uvs Lake is the largest saline lake in Mongolia and is located in the western province of Uvs. The lake extends 84 kilometers in the maximum length and 79 kilometers in the maximum width, with an average depth of 6 meters. It is situated at an elevation of 759 meters above sea level. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ulan Bator. (XHTV)