Strong cold wave hits large parts of Mongolia

STORY: Strong cold wave hits large parts of Mongolia SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 15, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of snow-covered areas in Mongolia STORYLINE: A strong cold front originating in Siberia, Russia, has been sweeping large parts of Mongolia, causing temperature drops and bringing strong winds and blizzards in recent days, Mongolia's National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring (NEMHEM) said Friday. Overnight temperatures dropped to minus 46.2 degrees Celsius in Tes soum, an administrative subdivision of the western Mongolian province of Zavkhan, from Thursday to Friday, marking the coldest temperature in Mongolia this winter, NEMHEM said in a statement. Meanwhile, the overnight temperature was colder than minus 21 degrees Celsius in the rest of the country on Thursday night, it said. In addition, the cold wave is expected to continue across the country in the coming few days, the agency said, urging the

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

Mongolia experiences extreme cold weather

STORY: Mongolia experiences extreme cold weather DATELINE: Jan. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of extreme cold weather in Mongolia STORYLINE: Large parts of Mongolia have been experiencing extreme cold weather in recent days, the country's National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said Monday. Overnight temperature dropped to minus 50 degrees Celsius in Bayantes soum, an administrative subdivision of the western Mongolian province of Zavkhan, from Sunday to Monday, marking the coldest temperature in Mongolia since 2018, the weather monitoring agency said in a statement. In addition, the agency recorded minus 46.4 degrees Celsius in Sukhbaatar city, capital of the northern province of Selenge, on Sunday night. Overnight temperatures in other parts of the Asian country, including the national capital of Ulan Bator, exceeded minus 40 degrees Celsius last night. The extreme cold weather is expected to continue through

(SP)PHILIPPINES-PARANAQUE-BASKETBALL-FIBA 3X3 WORLD TOUR-ZAVKHAN MMC ENERGY MONGOLIA VS UB HUISHAN NE SERBIA

(SP)PHILIPPINES-PARANAQUE-BASKETBALL-FIBA 3X3 WORLD TOUR-ZAVKHAN MMC ENERGY MONGOLIA VS UB HUISHAN NE SERBIA

(220528) -- PARANAQUE CITY, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Munkhtur Khureltogoo (2nd L) of Zavkhan MMC Energy competes during a pool A match between Zavkhan MMC Energy of Mongolia and UB Huishan NE of Serbia in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Manila 2022 in Paranaque City, the Philippines on May 28, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

(SP)PHILIPPINES-PARANAQUE-BASKETBALL-FIBA 3X3 WORLD TOUR-ZAVKHAN MMC ENERGY MONGOLIA VS UB HUISHAN NE SERBIA

(SP)PHILIPPINES-PARANAQUE-BASKETBALL-FIBA 3X3 WORLD TOUR-ZAVKHAN MMC ENERGY MONGOLIA VS UB HUISHAN NE SERBIA

(220528) -- PARANAQUE CITY, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nemanja Barac (C) of UB Huishan NE shoots during a pool A match between Zavkhan MMC Energy of Mongolia and UB Huishan NE of Serbia in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Manila 2022 in Paranaque City, the Philippines on May 28, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

(SP)PHILIPPINES-PARANAQUE-BASKETBALL-FIBA 3X3 WORLD TOUR-ZAVKHAN MMC ENERGY MONGOLIA VS UB HUISHAN NE SERBIA

(SP)PHILIPPINES-PARANAQUE-BASKETBALL-FIBA 3X3 WORLD TOUR-ZAVKHAN MMC ENERGY MONGOLIA VS UB HUISHAN NE SERBIA

(220528) -- PARANAQUE CITY, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Strahinja Stojacic (2nd L) of UB Huishan NE goes for a lay up during a pool A match between Zavkhan MMC Energy of Mongolia and UB Huishan NE of Serbia in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Manila 2022 in Paranaque City, the Philippines on May 28, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)