nitin srivastava, bbc news, delhi.ern regions of the us, leaving thousands without power. nearly 30 inches, 76 centimetres, of snow fell in california at the weekend, causing major disruption and road closures. other areas which continue to be battered by storms include the state of washington. sylvia lennan spence reports. breathtaking views of snow—covered forests — a true winter wonderland in the us state of oregon. in neighbouring washington state, much excitement as seattle, too, was blanketed in snow. i woke up this morning, and i was like, "oh, my gosh, there's six inches of snow on the ground. i think i got to go skiing!" when we went to bed last night at midnight, i had trouble believing it would actually snow today. and when i woke up and saw what looked like maybe four inches, i was super excited. but it wasn't all fun and frolics, with seattle's mayor declaring a civil emergency ahead of the storms to give shelter to those in need. travellers, too, were hit by delays and cancellations as airport operators t

nitin srivastava, bbc news. nagaland. at least 45 people died in the eruption onjava island. many more people are missing. the volcano at mount semeru spectacularly erupted, ejecting ash clouds and lava. it appears that messages were sent to local administrators but they did not result in an evacuation order. indonesia is part of the so called pacific ring of fire where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur. so what makes it so—dangerous and why even now are events so hard to predict? earlier i spoke to volcanologist heather handley about why it's so hard to gauge the intensity of volcanic activity before they erupt. volcanoes are very dynamic regions on the planet and so we do have similar techniques to detect an earthquake. if you think about molten rock moving from deep underground to the surface, it often cracks and breaks the rocks that a breach of the crust of the earth. that is one way we look for volcanic levity. we are getting more sophisticated in techniques so we use a lot of satellite observations. it

nitin srivastava, bbc news, delhi.reneur, elon musk, over his activities in space. beijing says that there have been two near mrs between its new orbiting space station, and satellites launched by mr musk�*s companies. the chinese have raised the issue with the un's space agency. here'sjonathan mcdowell, an astrophysicist at the harvard—smithsonian centre for astrophysics under the outer—space treaty of 1967, anything that a private company does and space is sort of the responsibility of the un member state that licensed it to go up in the first place. there is a governmental role here. the question is, is the us correctly regulating what space x is doing? i think there is... the problem here is that the satellites are being moved around actively, much more so than most, so the chinese couldn't figure out in advance whether to dodge or not. it is really bursting at the seams. space is big, right? and low earth orbit is huge, but it's not infinitely huge. it's what we used to think about the oceans, right? oh, throw all

nitin srivastava, bbc news, delhi.fghanistan deepens this winter, many families are turning to their children to try to make ends meet— by sending them out to earn money on the streets. our correspondent secunder kermani and camera journalist malik mudassir sent this report from kabul. wherever you go in this city, you see children working. wafting incense into cars. picking through rubbish. even when billions were pouring into this country, many children had to help provide for theirfamilies. now amidst an economic collapse, the number is growing. coughing. it's 8am and this 13—year—old is getting ready for work. he and his young cousins only started polishing shoes in the last few months. his father spends his days waiting for work as a labourer on the corner of the road. in the past, he earned just enough to get by. translation: i come here every day but do not earn enough to afford - a piece of bread for lunch. it's the same for everyone here. translation: i do not feel good that my child is working - but the situa

nitin srivastava, bbc news, delhi.musk over his activities in space. beijing says that there have been two narrowly avoided collisions between its new orbiting space station, and satellites launched by mr musk�*s companies. the chinese have raised the issue with the un's space agency, although the incidents have not yet been independently verified. let's discuss this with jonathan mcdowell, astrophysicist at the harvard—smithsonian centre for astrophysics. thank you very much for being with us. it's a very interesting thing because you have governments that are worried about the regulation of space, and then you have entrepreneurs who want to exploit space and want the flexibility to do it on their terms.— it on their terms. that's right, althou . h it on their terms. that's right, although under _ it on their terms. that's right, although under the _ it on their terms. that's right, i although under the outer-space although under the outer—space treaty of 19 627, anything that a private company does is the responsibil

nitin srivastava, bbc news, nagaland.s the american woman accused of causing the death of 19 year—old harry dunn by dangerous driving, will appear before a british court by videolink. harry dunn died when his motorbike was in a collision with a car driven by anne sacoolas, in august 2019. mrs sacoolas had diplomatic immunity and was able to leave the uk after the crash. california is to re—institute a statewide mandate to wear masks because of climbing rates of coronavirus infection due to the omicron variant. officials say rules on face coverings in all indoor public spaces will come into force on wednesday, and will last for at least a month. the golden globes used to be second only to the oscars as a huge event, full of glitz and glam, celebrating the stars of film and television. but they've become rather embrolied in controversy after it emerged earlier this year that none of 87 members of the panel voting on last years awards were black. that and complaints votes were being swayed with freebies led to hollywood agen