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US: Massive Shelf Cloud Caught on Time-Lapse Video Over Orland Park, Illinois

Severe thunderstorms swept through Chicago on Wednesday, July 16, bringing wind gusts up to 67 mph. The storm caused damage, including downed trees, power outages, and flight disruptions. This video captures a massive shelf cloud looming over the sky in Orland Park.

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-WUDALIANCHI GEOPARK-WINTER SCENERY (CN)

(240130) -- HEIHE, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows a snow scenery of the Wudalianchi Geopark in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Wudalianchi Geopark features 14 volcanoes and five major volcanic barrier lakes. The geopark boasts a complete set of volcanic landforms, making it a natural volcano museum. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-WUDALIANCHI GEOPARK-WINTER SCENERY (CN)

(240130) -- HEIHE, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows a snow scenery of the Wudalianchi Geopark in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Wudalianchi Geopark features 14 volcanoes and five major volcanic barrier lakes. The geopark boasts a complete set of volcanic landforms, making it a natural volcano museum. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-WUDALIANCHI GEOPARK-WINTER SCENERY (CN)

(240130) -- HEIHE, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows a snow scenery of the Wudalianchi Geopark in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Wudalianchi Geopark features 14 volcanoes and five major volcanic barrier lakes. The geopark boasts a complete set of volcanic landforms, making it a natural volcano museum. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-WUDALIANCHI GEOPARK-WINTER SCENERY (CN)

(240130) -- HEIHE, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows a snow scenery of the Wudalianchi Geopark in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Wudalianchi Geopark features 14 volcanoes and five major volcanic barrier lakes. The geopark boasts a complete set of volcanic landforms, making it a natural volcano museum. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-WUDALIANCHI GEOPARK-WINTER SCENERY (CN)

(240130) -- HEIHE, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows a snow scenery of the Wudalianchi Geopark in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Wudalianchi Geopark features 14 volcanoes and five major volcanic barrier lakes. The geopark boasts a complete set of volcanic landforms, making it a natural volcano museum. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-WUDALIANCHI GEOPARK-WINTER SCENERY (CN)

(240130) -- HEIHE, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows a snow scenery of the Wudalianchi Geopark in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Wudalianchi Geopark features 14 volcanoes and five major volcanic barrier lakes. The geopark boasts a complete set of volcanic landforms, making it a natural volcano museum. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-WUDALIANCHI GEOPARK-WINTER SCENERY (CN)

(240130) -- HEIHE, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor enjoys the snow scenery of the Wudalianchi Geopark in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 29, 2024. The Wudalianchi Geopark features 14 volcanoes and five major volcanic barrier lakes. The geopark boasts a complete set of volcanic landforms, making it a natural volcano museum. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEIHE-WUDALIANCHI GEOPARK-WINTER SCENERY (CN)

(240130) -- HEIHE, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows a view of the Wudalianchi Geopark in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Wudalianchi Geopark features 14 volcanoes and five major volcanic barrier lakes. The geopark boasts a complete set of volcanic landforms, making it a natural volcano museum. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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Participants at 18th World Water Congress call for closer global cooperation amid challenges

STORY: Participants at 18th World Water Congress call for closer global cooperation amid challenges DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 18th World Water Congress in Beijing 2. various of China's rivers and lakes 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUCA J'ENFREIGNIS, Youth delegate for Europe at World Water Council 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANDREA ERICKSON QUIROZ, Deputy Managing Director for Provide Food and Water Global Director for Water Security, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MUHAMMAD CHANZAIB, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Pakistan STORYLINE: Participants attending the 18th World Water Congress have said that the event offers opportunities to seek closer global collaboration amid challenges. The 18th World Water Congress kicked off on Monday in Beijing, with the five-day event themed "Water for All: Harmony between Humans and Nature." This is the first time for China to hold the World Water Congress. This year's

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Flood hits parts of Mongolia's capital

STORY: Flood hits parts of Mongolia's capital DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood-hit areas in Ulan Bator STORYLINE: Many buildings and vehicles have been flooded after severe flooding broke a dam of a river in Mongolia's capital Ulan Bator early on Wednesday. Basements and first floors of at least 27 residential buildings and hundreds of vehicles in Bayanzurkh District of Ulan Bator have been flooded after the dam of Selbe River was broken by the rain-triggered floods, the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said in a statement. In addition, in five districts of the capital city on Tuesday, at least 54 residential buildings, basement of a commercial center, five houses, 15 yurts, two highways and two tunnels were flooded while two dams and several bridges were collapsed partially, the NEMA said. The water levels in major rivers and lakes in the central and eastern parts of the country, including Tuul, Terelj,

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-WUDALIANCHI GEOPARK-VOLCANOES-SCENERY (CN)

(230213) -- HARBIN, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 12, 2023 shows the snow-covered volcanic crater of Laohei Mountain at the Wudalianchi UNESCO Global Geopark in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Wudalianchi UNESCO Global Geopark features 14 volcanoes and five major volcanic barrier lakes. The geopark boasts a complete set of volcanic landforms, making it a natural volcano museum. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-WUDALIANCHI GEOPARK-VOLCANOES-SCENERY (CN)

(230213) -- HARBIN, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 12, 2023 shows the snow-covered volcanic crater of Laohei Mountain at the Wudalianchi UNESCO Global Geopark in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Wudalianchi UNESCO Global Geopark features 14 volcanoes and five major volcanic barrier lakes. The geopark boasts a complete set of volcanic landforms, making it a natural volcano museum. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-WUDALIANCHI GEOPARK-VOLCANOES-SCENERY (CN)

(230213) -- HARBIN, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 12, 2023 shows volcanoes at the Wudalianchi UNESCO Global Geopark in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Wudalianchi UNESCO Global Geopark features 14 volcanoes and five major volcanic barrier lakes. The geopark boasts a complete set of volcanic landforms, making it a natural volcano museum. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-WUDALIANCHI GEOPARK-VOLCANOES-SCENERY (CN)

(230213) -- HARBIN, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 12, 2023 shows a view of the Wudalianchi UNESCO Global Geopark in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Wudalianchi UNESCO Global Geopark features 14 volcanoes and five major volcanic barrier lakes. The geopark boasts a complete set of volcanic landforms, making it a natural volcano museum. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-WUDALIANCHI GEOPARK-VOLCANOES-SCENERY (CN)

(230213) -- HARBIN, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 12, 2023 shows a snow-covered lava landform near the Laohei Mountain at the Wudalianchi UNESCO Global Geopark in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Wudalianchi UNESCO Global Geopark features 14 volcanoes and five major volcanic barrier lakes. The geopark boasts a complete set of volcanic landforms, making it a natural volcano museum. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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Yamanashi Pref.'s 'miracle wine' goes on sale

KOFU, Japan - Bottles of "Akaike Maboroshi Yeast 2013," dubbed the "miracle wine" made with yeast in the waters of Lake Akaike near Lake Shoji, one of the Fuji Five Lakes at the base of Mt. Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture, are shown at Shirayuri Winery in Koshu in the prefecture. They were put on sale on Sept. 9, 2014. Lake Akaike makes an appearance only once in several years after heavy rain.

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Sixth lake at foot of Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2011 shows ''Lake Aka'' has reappeared for the first time in seven years in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. An area at the northern foot of Mt. Fuji famous for its five lakes has gained a sixth following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Roke.

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Sixth lake at foot of Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2011 shows ''Lake Aka'' has reappeared for the first time in seven years in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. An area at the northern foot of Mt. Fuji famous for its five lakes has gained a sixth following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Roke.

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UNESCO registers Shiretoko as natural heritage site

SHIRETOKO, Japan - Photo taken July 12, 2005, shows the Shiretoko mountain range reflected on one of the five lakes in Shari, Hokkaido. A UNESCO panel decided July 14 to admit the Shiretoko area as a natural heritage site.

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UNESCO registers Shiretoko as natural heritage site

SHIRETOKO, Japan - Tourists at an observatory near the five Shiretoko lakes in Shari in Hokkaido view the scenery in this photo taken July 13, 2005. A UNESCO panel decided July 14 to admit the Shiretoko area as a natural heritage site.

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UNESCO registers Shiretoko as natural heritage site

SHIRETOKO, Japan - Photo taken July 8, 2005, shows five lakes in Hokkaido's Shiretoko region. A U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization panel decided July 14 to admit the Shiretoko area as a natural heritage site.

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Int'l conference on lakes ends, adopts statement

OTSU, Japan - Yoshitsugu Kunimatsu, governor of Shiga Prefecture, central Japan, shakes hands with participants at the end of an international lake conference in Otsu on Nov. 16, 2001. The five-day meeting adopted a declaration calling for partnerships between people and lake-related organizations to promote conservation of lake environments.

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Int'l conference on lakes opens in Japan

OTSU, Japan - Prince Akishino addresses a five-day international conference on the conservation of lake environments which opened Nov. 12 in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. At the right is his wife, Princess Kiko.

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A journey to Wudalianchi Geopark in NE China's Heilongjiang

STORY: A journey to Wudalianchi Geopark in NE China's Heilongjiang DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: HEIHE, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Wudalianchi Geopark STORYLINE: At the Wudalianchi Geopark in northeast China's Heilongjiang, there are 14 volcanoes and five major volcanic barrier lakes, which makes the place a "Natural Volcano Museum." Wudalianchi literally means five volcano lakes. It is designated as a biosphere reserve by the UNESCO in 2003. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Heihe, China. (XHTV)

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Wuhan: a city of wetlands

STORY: Wuhan: a city of wetlands DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wuhan STORYLINE: Wuhan in central China is the main venue of the 14th COP meeting on wetland conservation. The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14) is held from Nov. 5 to 13. It is the first time such a meeting has been hosted in China. A parallel session will be held in Geneva, Switzerland. Wuhan sits at the confluence of the Yangtze River and its longest tributary the Han River. It boasts more than 1,600 square km of wetlands, which account for 18.9 percent of the city's total area. The city has 165 rivers, 166 lakes, five wetland nature reserves and ten wetland parks. Wuhan's wetlands are home to more than 400 wild animal species and over 400 plant species. Earlier this year, Wuhan was awarded the title of "International Wetland City" in recognition of its achievement in urban wetland ecologi

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view of the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 6, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view of the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 6, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows the base camp of the glacier and pollutant research team at an altitude of 5,800 meters on Mount Qomolangma, May 6, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view of the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 6, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kang Shichang (front) checks the working materials on Mount Qomolangma, May 6, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows Kang Shichang before the research (L) taken on May 1, 2022; and Kang Shichang after a research task of East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma taken on May 9, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a member of the glacier and pollutant research team walking past the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 6, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a member of the glacier and pollutant research team working at the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 5, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows members of the glacier and pollutant research team heading for the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows members of the glacier and pollutant research team walking past the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 7, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a member of the glacier and pollutant research team working at the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 6, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a view of the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 8, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view of the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 7, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view of the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 7, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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Tourists visit Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido

Tourists visit a scenic spot of the Shiretoko Five Lakes on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, Japan, on July 15, 2015. The Shiretoko area was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2005. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sixth lake at foot of Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2011 shows ''Lake Aka'' has reappeared for the first time in seven years in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. An area at the northern foot of Mt. Fuji famous for its five lakes has gained a sixth following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Roke. (Kyodo)

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Sixth lake at foot of Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2011 shows ''Lake Aka'' has reappeared for the first time in seven years in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. An area at the northern foot of Mt. Fuji famous for its five lakes has gained a sixth following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Roke. (Kyodo)

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UNESCO registers Shiretoko as natural heritage site

SHIRETOKO, Japan - Photo taken July 12, 2005, shows the Shiretoko mountain range reflected on one of the five lakes in Shari, Hokkaido. A UNESCO panel decided July 14 to admit the Shiretoko area as a natural heritage site. (Kyodo)

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UNESCO registers Shiretoko as natural heritage site

SHIRETOKO, Japan - Tourists at an observatory near the five Shiretoko lakes in Shari in Hokkaido view the scenery in this photo taken July 13, 2005. A UNESCO panel decided July 14 to admit the Shiretoko area as a natural heritage site. (Kyodo)

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UNESCO registers Shiretoko as natural heritage site

SHIRETOKO, Japan - Photo taken July 8, 2005, shows five lakes in Hokkaido's Shiretoko region. A U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization panel decided July 14 to admit the Shiretoko area as a natural heritage site. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Fuji topped with snow,seen from Lake Yamanaka

Lake Yamanaka, the easternmost of the five lakes of Fuji, with a distance view of Mt. Fuji to the west. The top and sides of the mountain, as well as the area surrounding the lake, are covered with snow. A man with a minokasa (bamboo hat) is posing in the centre. Mt. Hoei cannot be seen from Lake Yamanaka.==Date:unknown, Place:Yamanashi, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number98‐49‐0]

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Mt. Fuji topped with snow,seen from Lake Yamanaka

Mt. Fuji seen from Lake Yamanaka, the biggest of the five lakes at the foot of the mountain. The photograph captures the reflection of Mt. Fuji in the lake and a fisherman in a boat. The location is assumed to be Nagaike at Yamanaka-ko Village in Kitatsuru-gun, Yamanashi Prefecture. It is still a spot from which to enjoy the upside-down Fuji today.==Date:1904, Place:Yamanashi, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number98‐2‐0]

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Mt. Fuji seen from Lake Motosu

Stereograph depicting Mt. Fuji from the northwestern side of Lake Motosu, one of the five lakes at the foot of Mt. Fuji (#3338). The caption says, The beautiful Fuji, beloved by artists and poets, seen from the N.W. through pines at Lake Motosu, Japan . When seen through its special viewing apparatus, the stereograph creates a three-dimensional optical illusion.==Date:1904, Place:Yamanashi, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐82‐0]

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Mt. Fuji topped with snow,seen from Lake Shoji

Southeastern view of Mt. Fuji from Shojiko, one of the five lakes of Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture. The mountain is snow-capped and the upside-down Fuji and Mt. Omuro are visible on the lake surface. This was taken by the American stereograph company Underwood & Underwood Co., either in 1896 or between 1903 and 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Yamanashi, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐83‐0]