JMA: “WEAKENED JET STREAM LED TO JAPAN’S RECORD COLD AND SNOWY WINTER”; SAUDI ARABIA BREAKS 1985 LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD — YET SCIENTISTS ARE “ALREADY CERTAIN” 2022 WILL BE AMONG TOP 10 HOTTEST YEARS ON RECORD…
MARCH 16, 2022 CAP ALLON
This winter was far colder and snowier than usual across the majority of Japan, which, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), was due in no small part to “westerly winds snaking in a southward direction, making it easier for cold air to flow into the country”.
As of March 14, a total of 12 observation points across the Japan were still logging all-time record-breaking levels of accumulated snow. The town of Tsunan in Niigata Prefecture, for example, still has 419 cm (13.75 ft) on the ground.
All this snow resulted in the deaths of at least 93 people, as per a Fire and Disaster Management Agency report, with the majority of the deaths occurring during snow removal work, such as clearing powder from the roofs of homes.
https://electroverse.net/weakened-jet-stream-led-to-japans-record-cold-and-snowy-winter-saudi-arabia-breaks-1985-record-yet-scientists-are-already-certain-2022-will-be-hottest-year-ever/
