Record snowfall buries northern Japan – Video

By Robert On January 17, 2012 · 5 Comments

Two meters of snow in Iwamizawa

Hokkaido island - 16 Jan 2012

Residents of Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido were snowed under yesterday after an unusually powerful storm buried Iwamizawa city under 200 cm (78 inches) of snow, the deepest since records began in 1946.

Fire fighters put out a blaze at one business after its roof caved in under the weight of snow and knocked over wood- and oil-burning stoves, local media reported.

Council workers helped dig out citizens stranded in their own homes, and many bus and train services remained suspended dues to snow on the tracks and roadways.

See video:
http://www.reuters.com/video/2012/01/17/record-snow-sweeps-japan?videoId=228673549&videoCh
annel=1

Thanks to Ralph Fato, Greg Mantle in Alberta and Joe Franko in Ontario for this link

5 Responses to Record snowfall buries northern Japan – Video

Theo says:

January 18, 2012 at 12:01 am

Well….looking at the current solar flux trend and sun spot count trend, it does look as if we have reached the peak of the cycle?
Adrian says:

January 18, 2012 at 4:51 am

I live S. Wales, UK. and this is the most miserable winter for many a year we had a cool summer 2011 followed by an exceedingly warm and wet Autumn and Winter(so far). The Gulf Stream seems in fine form with even northern Scotland regularly reaching 12c. i fitted Winter tyres expecting a trend after the last two cold Winters but I think I’ll have to remove them as they operate well above 10c. Still, I live in hope of some cold frosty days as it’s rained nearly every day since October.
Laurel says:

January 18, 2012 at 4:56 am

thats a LOT of snow .and that was one storm??
Kenneth Lund says:

January 18, 2012 at 11:06 am

That’s how ice ages begin !
Robertvdl says:

January 21, 2012 at 10:03 am

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant – A livestream of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
http://www.webcamgalore.com/EN/webcam/Japan/Fukushima/10886.html

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