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Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2025, shows a kite displayed by Toyota Motor Corp. at the Japan Mobility Show as the exhibition opens to the media at Tokyo Big Site in Tokyo. Toyota is undertaking a project to generate electricity by sending kites high up into the westerly jet stream to harness the wind's power.

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. BRITTANY. FINISTERE (29) AERIAL VIEW OF THE POINTE DU RAZ, A ROCKY PROMONTORY FORMING THE MOST WESTERLY PART OF CAP SIZUN, FACING THE IROISE SEA. SITUATED TO THE WEST OF THE COMMUNE OF PLOGOFF, IT FORMS A 72-METRE-HIGH ?PROW? OVERLOOKING THE RAZ DE SEIN. Photo by Jerome Houyvet/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Swarm Of Dragonflies Invades Misquamicut Beach, Rhode Island

A swarm of dragonflies invaded Misquamicut Beach in Rhode Island on Saturday, July 27.

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Olivia Culpo And Christian McCaffrey’s Wedding Preparation - Rhode Island

General view of Ocean House, the hotel and venue for Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey’s wedding, in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA, on June 29, 2024. Photo by Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olivia Culpo And Christian McCaffrey’s Wedding Preparation - Rhode Island

General view of Ocean House, the hotel and venue for Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey’s wedding, in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA, on June 29, 2024. Photo by Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olivia Culpo And Christian McCaffrey’s Wedding Preparation - Rhode Island

General view of Ocean House, the hotel and venue for Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey’s wedding, in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA, on June 29, 2024. Photo by Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olivia Culpo And Christian McCaffrey’s Wedding Preparation - Rhode Island

General view of Ocean House, the hotel and venue for Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey’s wedding, in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA, on June 29, 2024. Photo by Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olivia Culpo And Christian McCaffrey’s Wedding Preparation - Rhode Island

General view of Ocean House, the hotel and venue for Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey’s wedding, in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA, on June 29, 2024. Photo by Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olivia Culpo And Christian McCaffrey’s Wedding Preparation - Rhode Island

The wedding car of Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey at Ocean House, in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA, on June 29, 2024. Photo by Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olivia Culpo And Christian McCaffrey’s Wedding Preparation - Rhode Island

General view of Ocean House, the hotel and venue for Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey’s wedding, in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA, on June 29, 2024. Photo by Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olivia Culpo And Christian McCaffrey’s Wedding Preparation - Rhode Island

General view of Ocean House, the hotel and venue for Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey’s wedding, in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA, on June 29, 2024. Photo by Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olivia Culpo And Christian McCaffrey’s Wedding Preparation - Rhode Island

The wedding car of Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey at Ocean House, in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA, on June 29, 2024. Photo by Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olivia Culpo And Christian McCaffrey’s Wedding Preparation - Rhode Island

The wedding car of Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey at Ocean House, in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA, on June 29, 2024. Photo by Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brooks Nader And Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark At Olivia Culpo's Wedding - Rhode Island

Brooks Nader and Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark at Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey’s wedding, leaving Ocean House at Westerly, Rhode Island, USA on June 29, 2024. Photo by Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brooks Nader And Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark At Olivia Culpo's Wedding - Rhode Island

Brooks Nader and Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark at Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey’s wedding, leaving Ocean House at Westerly, Rhode Island, USA on June 29, 2024. Photo by Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brooks Nader And Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark At Olivia Culpo's Wedding - Rhode Island

Brooks Nader and Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark at Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey’s wedding, leaving Ocean House at Westerly, Rhode Island, USA on June 29, 2024. Photo by Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brooks Nader And Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark At Olivia Culpo's Wedding - Rhode Island

Brooks Nader and Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark at Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey’s wedding, leaving Ocean House at Westerly, Rhode Island, USA on June 29, 2024. Photo by Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brooks Nader And Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark At Olivia Culpo's Wedding - Rhode Island

Brooks Nader and Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark at Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey’s wedding, leaving Ocean House at Westerly, Rhode Island, USA on June 29, 2024. Photo by Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brooks Nader And Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark At Olivia Culpo's Wedding - Rhode Island

Brooks Nader and Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark at Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey’s wedding, leaving Ocean House at Westerly, Rhode Island, USA on June 29, 2024. Photo by Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South China's Guangdong braces for super typhoon Saola

STORY: South China's Guangdong braces for super typhoon Saola DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:25 LOCATION: SHANWEI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): LU HAO, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN JIAYIN, Official, Xingang street, Shanwei City 3. various of Shanwei STORYLINE: China's national observatory on Friday renewed a red alert for typhoons Saola and Haikui, which are expected to bring gales and heavy rains to the country's southern coastal regions. Typhoon Saola, the ninth typhoon of this year, is moving in northwesterly and westerly directions at a speed of 10-15 kilometers per hour, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC). It is likely to make landfall on the coast within an area stretching from Huidong to Taishan in China's southern Guangdong Province from Friday evening to Saturday morning, or it may move southwestward from the coastal areas near the middle parts of Guangdong, the NMC said. In response to the approaching typhoon, multip

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Yellow sand observed in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo sky becomes hazy on May 2, 2011, as yellow sand is observed across a wide area of Japan, and for the first time this year in the capital. The sand is believed to have been carried from deserts in China by westerly winds.

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Yellow sand hits western Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Unseasonable yellow sand makes the atmosphere hazy in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2010. Yellow sand, usually observed during spring carried from deserts in China by westerly winds, was also seen in other parts of western Japan.

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Yellow sand hits western Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Unseasonable yellow sand makes the atmosphere hazy in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2010. Yellow sand, usually observed during spring carried from deserts in China by westerly winds, was also seen in other parts of western Japan.

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Mock 'balloon bomb' exhibited

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A mock ''balloon bomb'' is exhibited Aug. 5 at a nursery school's gymnasium in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan. The Imperial Japanese Army produced balloon bombs to be used to attack the mainland United States in the closing days of World War II. The bombs were attached to hydrogen-filled balloons that were to fly to the U.S. on westerly winds.

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU-NEW SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(220502) -- XIGAZE, May 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows yaks transporting supplies at the Mount Qomolangma base camp. China has started a new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak on the China-Nepal border. The expedition focuses on major scientific issues such as westerly wind-monsoon synergy, Asian water-tower change, ecosystems and biodiversity, and human activities in the Mount Qomolangma area. The expedition team will also conduct studies on environmental changes, changes in greenhouse gas concentration, ecosystem carbon sink functions, and human adaptation to extreme environments in extremely high altitude areas of the Mount Qomolangma against the backdrop of global warming, according to the research team. (Xinhua/Li Jian)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU-NEW SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(220502) -- XIGAZE, May 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kang Shichang (1st L), leader of a scientific research team, inspires his team members before a scientific expedition at the Mount Qomolangma base camp, May 1, 2022. China has started a new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak on the China-Nepal border. The expedition focuses on major scientific issues such as westerly wind-monsoon synergy, Asian water-tower change, ecosystems and biodiversity, and human activities in the Mount Qomolangma area. The expedition team will also conduct studies on environmental changes, changes in greenhouse gas concentration, ecosystem carbon sink functions, and human adaptation to extreme environments in extremely high altitude areas of the Mount Qomolangma against the backdrop of global warming, according to the research team. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU-NEW SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(220502) -- XIGAZE, May 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows members of a scientific research team marching towards East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma. China has started a new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak on the China-Nepal border. The expedition focuses on major scientific issues such as westerly wind-monsoon synergy, Asian water-tower change, ecosystems and biodiversity, and human activities in the Mount Qomolangma area. The expedition team will also conduct studies on environmental changes, changes in greenhouse gas concentration, ecosystem carbon sink functions, and human adaptation to extreme environments in extremely high altitude areas of the Mount Qomolangma against the backdrop of global warming, according to the research team. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU-NEW SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(220502) -- XIGAZE, May 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows a view of the Mount Qomolangma base camp. China has started a new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak on the China-Nepal border. The expedition focuses on major scientific issues such as westerly wind-monsoon synergy, Asian water-tower change, ecosystems and biodiversity, and human activities in the Mount Qomolangma area. The expedition team will also conduct studies on environmental changes, changes in greenhouse gas concentration, ecosystem carbon sink functions, and human adaptation to extreme environments in extremely high altitude areas of the Mount Qomolangma against the backdrop of global warming, according to the research team. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU-NEW SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(220502) -- XIGAZE, May 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows members of a scientific research team marching towards East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma. China has started a new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak on the China-Nepal border. The expedition focuses on major scientific issues such as westerly wind-monsoon synergy, Asian water-tower change, ecosystems and biodiversity, and human activities in the Mount Qomolangma area. The expedition team will also conduct studies on environmental changes, changes in greenhouse gas concentration, ecosystem carbon sink functions, and human adaptation to extreme environments in extremely high altitude areas of the Mount Qomolangma against the backdrop of global warming, according to the research team. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU-NEW SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(220502) -- XIGAZE, May 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers transport supplies for a scientific expedition at the Mount Qomolangma base camp, May 1, 2022. China has started a new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak on the China-Nepal border. The expedition focuses on major scientific issues such as westerly wind-monsoon synergy, Asian water-tower change, ecosystems and biodiversity, and human activities in the Mount Qomolangma area. The expedition team will also conduct studies on environmental changes, changes in greenhouse gas concentration, ecosystem carbon sink functions, and human adaptation to extreme environments in extremely high altitude areas of the Mount Qomolangma against the backdrop of global warming, according to the research team. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU-NEW SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(220502) -- XIGAZE, May 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kang Shichang, leader of a scientific research team, checks supplies before a scientific expedition at the Mount Qomolangma base camp, May 1, 2022. China has started a new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak on the China-Nepal border. The expedition focuses on major scientific issues such as westerly wind-monsoon synergy, Asian water-tower change, ecosystems and biodiversity, and human activities in the Mount Qomolangma area. The expedition team will also conduct studies on environmental changes, changes in greenhouse gas concentration, ecosystem carbon sink functions, and human adaptation to extreme environments in extremely high altitude areas of the Mount Qomolangma against the backdrop of global warming, according to the research team. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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Yellow dust phenomenon in Japan

The southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka is shrouded in yellow dust on March 30, 2021. Yellow dust was observed in wide areas of Japan following a westerly wind from mainland China, with visibility down to 4 kilometers in Fukuoka.

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Yellow dust phenomenon in Japan

The southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka is shrouded in yellow dust on March 30, 2021. Yellow dust was observed in wide areas of Japan following a westerly wind from mainland China, with visibility down to 4 kilometers in Fukuoka.

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Yellow dust phenomenon in Japan

The southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka is shrouded in yellow dust on March 30, 2021. Yellow dust was observed in wide areas of Japan following a westerly wind from mainland China, with visibility down to 4 kilometers in Fukuoka.

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Yellow dust phenomenon in Japan

The southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka is shrouded in yellow dust on March 30, 2021. Yellow dust was observed in wide areas of Japan following a westerly wind from mainland China, with visibility down to 4 kilometers in Fukuoka.

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Sandstorm hits Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Osaka blanketed in a sandstorm on March 30, 2021. The sandstorm hit wide areas of western and northeastern Japan following a westerly wind from mainland China, with visibility down to 5 kilometers in Osaka.

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Sandstorm hits Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Osaka blanketed in a sandstorm on March 30, 2021. The sandstorm hit wide areas of western and northeastern Japan following a westerly wind from mainland China, with visibility down to 5 kilometers in Osaka.

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Sandstorm hits Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Osaka blanketed in a sandstorm on March 30, 2021. The sandstorm hit wide areas of western and northeastern Japan following a westerly wind from mainland China, with visibility down to 5 kilometers in Osaka.

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Sandstorm hits Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Osaka blanketed in a sandstorm on March 30, 2021. The sandstorm hit wide areas of western and northeastern Japan following a westerly wind from mainland China, with visibility down to 5 kilometers in Osaka.

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Sandstorm hits Japan

Osaka is blanketed in a sandstorm on March 30, 2021. The sandstorm hit wide areas of western and northeastern Japan following a westerly wind from mainland China, with visibility down to 5 kilometers in Osaka.

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Yellow sand hits western Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Unseasonable yellow sand makes the atmosphere hazy in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2010. Yellow sand, usually observed during spring carried from deserts in China by westerly winds, was also seen in other parts of western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Yellow sand hits western Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Unseasonable yellow sand makes the atmosphere hazy in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2010. Yellow sand, usually observed during spring carried from deserts in China by westerly winds, was also seen in other parts of western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Yellow sand observed in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo sky becomes hazy on May 2, 2011, as yellow sand is observed across a wide area of Japan, and for the first time this year in the capital. The sand is believed to have been carried from deserts in China by westerly winds. (Kyodo)

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Mock 'balloon bomb' exhibited

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A mock ''balloon bomb'' is exhibited Aug. 5 at a nursery school's gymnasium in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan. The Imperial Japanese Army produced balloon bombs to be used to attack the mainland United States in the closing days of World War II. The bombs were attached to hydrogen-filled balloons that were to fly to the U.S. on westerly winds.