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According to the JMA, Japan experienced its warmest spring this year, as greenhouse gasses and El Nino send temperatures soaring worldwide.
Meanwhile, Japan is preparing for Tropical Storm Mawar, which has already brought torrential rains to Okinawa and Shikoku. Mawar, officially Typhoon No. 2 in Japan, is an unusually early typhoon which will cause two days of continuous rain even here in the Kanto region.
Japan reports warmest spring on record
Japan experienced its warmest spring on record this year, the national weather agency said Thursday, as greenhouse gasses and El Nino send temperatures soaring worldwide.The United Nations said last month it was near-certain that 2023-2027 would be the warmest five-year period ever recorded.
Meanwhile, Japan is preparing for Tropical Storm Mawar, which has already brought torrential rains to Okinawa and Shikoku. Mawar, officially Typhoon No. 2 in Japan, is an unusually early typhoon which will cause two days of continuous rain even here in the Kanto region.
Japan's southern Okinawa Islands prepare as tropical storm approaches
A weakened Tropical Storm Mawar headed toward Japan’s southern archipelago of Okinawa, leading the airport and businesses to close and fishermen to batten down their boats in preparation. Many residents in the prefectural capital of Naha on the main Okinawan island, where about 20,000 U.S...
関東甲信～沖縄に警報級大雨の恐れ 台風接近で気象庁が注意呼びかけ：朝日新聞
大型の台風2号は沖縄本島の南西の海上を北北東に進んでおり、気象庁は、大雨への注意を呼びかけている。沖縄地方で降っている雨は2日にかけて強まる見通しだ。本州でも台風から暖かく湿った空気が本州の梅雨前線…