“I’ve lived here all of my 77 years,” he says, “But I have never seen anything like this snow. This is at least twice as much as we usually get.” – Masanori Sato via BBC News
“Across northern Japan, 13 places have broken all previous snow records this year. Is it a freak, one-off year?
Or, as some have suggested, is it another result of global warming?
Significantly the total amount of precipitation over northern Japan this winter is about the same as normal. The big difference has been the temperature. This winter has been a lot colder than usual.
what it looked like from a skier’s perspective in Northern Japan this year: 2013 Japan Highlight Reel, Dangerously Deep
That means more precipitation has fallen as snow instead of rain, and that once it has landed hasn’t melted. So the snow has built up and up and up.” – BBC News
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I just won’t stop snowing in Northern Japan this year. It’s still cold, resorts are still open, and it’s still nuking. On Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido freezing levels are currently at sea level and the forecast shows two storms coming in this week. It’s still on in northern Japan.
I want some of dat!
they definitely love to shovel. Been nutty on Hokkaido too