Israel proves life resilience near Dead Sea

STORY: Israel proves life resilience near Dead Sea DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of vegetables at a farm called Vidor Center 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NAFTALI LAZAROVICH, Professor at Israel's Ben Gurion-Negev University 4. various of drylands near the Dea Sea 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NAFTALI LAZAROVICH, Professor at Israel's Ben Gurion-Negev University 6. various of the Dead Sea STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent "Here I am on the shore of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the surface of the Earth. Life can be barely found here due to the hyper-salty water. But not quite far away from here, Israeli farmers manage to plant a variety of vegetables despite soil salinization." The Dead Sea is not only the lowest point on Earth but also one of the saltiest lakes. Due to the high salinity content, people can enjoy floating on the waters easily without

Somalia appeals for urgent donor support amid severe drought

STORY: Somalia appeals for urgent donor support amid severe drought DATELINE: Sept. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ABDIRAHMAN ABDISHAKUR WARSAME, Special Presidential Envoy for Drought Response of Somalia 2. various of drylands in Somalia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ABDIRAHMAN ABDISHAKUR WARSAME, Special Presidential Envoy for Drought Response of Somalia STORYLINE: "If the humanitarian response plan is not met, people will die as they died in 2011 when we lost almost 280,000 people," the Somali president's special envoy for drought relief said on Thursday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ABDIRAHMAN ABDISHAKUR WARSAME, Special Presidential Envoy for Drought Response of Somalia "The situation in Somalia is very critical and we are facing a dire situation. People who are affected by the drought are 7.7 million. They don't have homes. One million of them are displaced by the drought. The majority of them are children, women, and elderly peop