Document snow has buried elements of the island of Hokkaido, Japan, this week. Obihiro acquired 47 inches (120 cm), setting a new record for 12-hour snowfall Monday evening. In the identical time interval, Memuro reported 41 inches (105 cm).
The newest snow is the results of a powerful chilly entrance, which dropped temperatures as little as 10 levels Fahrenheit (12 levels beneath zero Celsius).
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Heavy equipment (C) is used to clear a street as snow falls throughout northern Japan, within the metropolis of Obihiro, Hokkaido prefecture on February 4, 2025. (Picture by STR/JIJI Press/AFP through Getty Pictures) |
Flights have been canceled, and plenty of roads were closed on Tuesday in Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu. In some elements of the nation, an particularly snowy winter continues. Aomori Metropolis is reported to have spent the most important price range ever for snow elimination. At ARAI Snow Resort in Niigata Prefecture, the snow depth was 17.26 feet (526 cm) on Jan. 31.
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Heavy equipment is used to clear a street as heavy snow falls throughout northern Japan, within the metropolis of Obihiro, Hokkaido prefecture on February 4, 2025. (Picture by STR/JIJI Press/AFP through Getty Pictures) |
