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Drought is so bad it has affected illicit drug growers
1. Wide soldiers picking up marijuana plants in field
2. Soldier eradicating marijuana plants at an illegal plantation
3. Marijuana plant falling onto the ground after being cut off
4. Wide marijuana plants being burned
5. SOUNDBITE...
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Concerns about health risks as rainy season begins
1. Wide rubbish piled up just outside makeshift shelter camp, cow grazing on steaming rubbish
2. Close of tent camp, children running through
3. Various shots of people walking across muddy ground in camp
4. Woman standing with...
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PERU: TUMBES: PRESIDENT FUJIMORI VISITS FLOOD DAMAGE AREAS
Spanish/Nat
Torrential rains in Peru have resulted in two deaths, ruptured dams and thousands of miles of burst river banks.
President Alberto Fujimori has visited the worst affected areas, mainly in the region of Tumbes, and said that...
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USA: HURRICANE SEASON APPROACHES
English/Nat
Hurricane season in the U-S is fast approaching and the outlook isn't pretty.
Federal storm specialists predict an above-average storm season, with stronger, longer-lasting storms this year- and more of them.
The Atlantic...
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USA - La nina phenomenen
NASA scientists discussed the emergence of the "La Nina" phenomenon at a press conference at the Goddard Space Flight Center on Wednesday (15/07) "La Nina" means "little girl" and scientists say the effects are the opposite of the "El...
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PERU: SEA FISHING INDUSTRY HIT BY CLIMATIC PHENOMENON CALLED EL NINO
Spanish/Nat
Peru's sea fishing industry has been beached high and dry by the sudden arrival of unusually warm coastal waters.
The climatic phenomenon, called El Nino (Pro: Neanyo), has displaced the Humboldt current and driven...
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COLOMBIA: EL NINO PHENOMENON BRINGS WORST DROUGHT IN YEARS
Spanish/Nat
Colombia is suffering its worst drought in years, leading to crop losses worth millions of dollars.
The drought was brought about by "El Nino", a phenomenon bringing a violent change in Pacific Ocean currents that affects...
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4 to 6 major hurricanes expected in Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
AP Television
FILE: Morehead City, North Carolina - 14 September 2005
1. Various of waves crashing on pier during Hurricane Ophelia
2. Rough waters hitting rocks on shore
3. Various of heavy winds blowing palm trees
NOAA (National...
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Myanmar: Fighting: Guerrilla conflicts continue unabated
Natural Sound
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As efforts to break the political deadlock in Myanmar continue in the capital, the country's remaining guerrilla conflicts continue unabated.
The main ethnic rebel force, the Karen, are resuming hit-and-run attacks...
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Residents flee after concern over dam
1. Wide of soldier walking past villagers lined up with their possessions
2. Wide of villagers with their possessions
2. Wide of wooden huts in village of Chrerembwe
3. Zoom-out of woman packing belongings and heading towards boat
4....
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EL SALVADOR: SHRIMPING INDUSTRIES NEW PRACTICES TO PROTECT TURTLE
Spanish/Nat
The Salvadorean shrimping industry has seen a major overhaul of its fishing practices in order to protect endangered species of sea turtle.
A new sized shrimping net - known as a TED - has been introduced on all vessels to...
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USA: SCIENTISTS PREPARE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL LA NINA SUMMIT
English/Nat
Climate experts from around the world are in Boulder, Colorado, this week to discuss the next big global weather event, La Nina.
Scientists at the International La Nina Summit say the phenomenon's cooling effect is just the...
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Gray whales arrive off Baja California on yearly migration
1. View from boat heading to site where the Gray Whale mates and spawns at "Ojo de Liebre" lagoon
2. Mid of boat skipper talking to another man
3. Close up of skipper''s hand on steering wheel
4. Close up of dolphin swimming alongside...
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Houses made of coffee grinds
AP Television
Pereira April 26th, 2010
1. Mid shot of man picking red coffee grains
2. Mid shot of hands placing red coffee grains inside container
3. Wide shot of coffee pickers placing red coffee grains into silos
4. Mid shot of...
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It's the official end of the 2006 hurricane season. It came and went without a destructive storm along the U.S. Atlantic or Gulf Coasts. Residents and business owners in Florida are thankful the season didn't bring a repeat of the catastrophic storms that hit in 2005
HEADLINE: Forecasters mark end of 2006 hurricane season
CAPTION: It's the official end of the 2006 hurricane season. It came and went without a destructive storm along the U.S. Atlantic or Gulf Coasts. Residents and business owners in...
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USA: LA NINA WEATHER PHENOMENON
English/Nat
Less than a year ago a sigh of relief greeted the end of the El Nino weather phenomenon.
Now it's colder sister La Nina has hit the weather maps and is threatening to cause similarly serious problems.
El Nino is the name for...
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PERU: EL NINO WEATHER PHENOMENON CAUSES TORRENTIAL RAIN
Spanish/Nat
Torrential rain caused by the 'El Nino' weather phenomenon earlier this year has turned miles of desert in Peru into a giant lake.
The massive stretch of water in the north of Peru, which measures 80 kilometres (50 miles)...
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PERU: EL NINO PHENOMENON AFFECTING SEA LIONS POPULATION
Spanish/Nat
Thousands of sea lions are dying along Peru's Pacific coast as freak El Nino weather pushes away their staple diet of fish and squid.
Scientists estimate that tens of thousands have been affected by this year's phenomenon -...
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Cambodia - At least 378 die and thousands injured during a stampede at festival celebrating the end of the rainy season
Cambodia - Stampede
Phnom Penh - 23 Nov 2010
1. Wide of the bridge where stampede took place overnight, monks gathering nearby
2. Wide of monks and people gathering near the bridge
Cambodia - Hundreds killed and injured in stampede at...
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BP execs arrive at WHouse, reax to Obama address
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana - 16 June 2010
1. Tilt up from water to fishing boats docked at marina ++MUTE++
2. Various of fishing boats ++MUTE++
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Teddy Hammers, Harbour and Marina Owner:
"In my opinion, he...
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WRAP Sudan crisis; EU threatens sanctions; reax
Abu Shok Camp, northern Darfur - Recent
1. Women pumping water at dawn at Abu Shok Camp
2. Various of women pumping water
3. SOUNDBITE: (local dialect) Hawa Mahmoud Idris:
"I don't have clothes, I don't have money to buy sugar, I don't...
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Displaced suffer food shortages after poor rainy season
26 September, 2007
1. Wide of people waiting near sacks of food piled on ground
2. People carrying sacks of food from distribution site
3. Close of two people carrying sack of food
27 September, 2007
4. Set up of Peter Smeardon, World...
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South Korean delegation depart for North Korea meeting, cross border
Seoul, South Korea
1. Mid of South Korean Vice Unification Minister, Kim Nam-sik and Head of the South Korean Unification Ministry's Inter-Korean Cooperation District Support Directorate, Seo Ho, entering meeting room, before Seo's...
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Preview ahead of new hurricane season, set to begin in June
May 10, 2006
1. Damaged house at 9th Ward in New Orleans
2. Overturned truck
3. Various of damaged houses and cars
4. Damage in St. Bernards Parish
5. Car in house
6. Various of boats in street
7. Damaged car
8. Various of trailers at...