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Japan average temperature in 2022 highest on record for 4th straight year

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Well, 2022 has more than a few days to go and the weather is bitterly cold.

How about the numbers in 2023 so that we have facts instead of climate change alarmism?

-10 ( +8 / -18 )

Over 30 years? The world is over 4.5 billion (with a B) years old.

And what about even the years between 1940s-1970s heard those were quite "cold".

-7 ( +7 / -14 )

Do we really have climate change deniers in the comments here? Open your eyes. Read a book.

6 ( +16 / -10 )

“Well, 2022 has more than a few days to go and the weather is bitterly cold.” That’s called the weather. It’s not the same as the climate.

8 ( +15 / -7 )

All part of what climate scientists have been predicting for decades.

Artic warming which is warming at twice the global average is reducing the temperature differences that power the jet stream. That is causing the jet stream to weaken resulting in polar vortexes moving south - resulting in extreme cold periods.

The US has just seen temperature drops of about 38 C (70F) in 18 hours! I'd say that was quite extreme.

7 ( +12 / -5 )

Yes it's true, we felt it this last Aug. and by the look of it it's going to get even worse.

3 ( +6 / -3 )

Amazing that there are still climate change deniers.

I guess not everyone has been afforded a good education - they simply cannot understand basic science or what 99% of scientists tell us.

5 ( +13 / -8 )

What is amazing are the number of layers I need to stay warm, right now!

-3 ( +5 / -8 )

Hotter summers colder winters. Stronger and more powerful hurricanes, monsoons, and typhoons. More flooding.

5 ( +9 / -4 )

I guess not everyone has been afforded a good education - they simply cannot understand basic science or what 99% of scientists tell us.

The Upton Sinclair quote is "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary dependson his not understanding it." This being the 21st Century, I suppose you could add "lifestyle" (real or perceived) to that.

JMA have average temp records for my town from 1980 to 2010, and it is already 1C higher than that recent average every year. Climate change is not an even thing, and the evidence suggests parts of Japan are getting hotter faster than what's happening globally. Anyone who's skied for the last twenty years will know March is rubbish now compared to what it used to be. We still get the odd powder day, but it will be freeze-thaw ice or slush in no time. We used to get days out of a good March snowfall. There have also been seasons like 2019-20 where low lying ski runs did not open all season, hitherto unimaginable.

4 ( +6 / -2 )

well today is pretty cold outside.

a bit cold for short sleeves?

-3 ( +5 / -8 )

well today is pretty cold outside.

a bit cold for short sleeves?

You are new to Japan I'm sure.

It is always cold in most parts in December. However, it is not as cold as in the past.

All seasons in Japan are getting warmer. Fact.

-2 ( +6 / -8 )

Not Kochi, snow, it has been snowing all day, the narrow roads are treacherous our neighbours want to clear pathways.

The snow is still quite heavy.

I have my shovel ready.

4 ( +7 / -3 )

Not Kochi, snow, it has been snowing all day, the narrow roads are treacherous our neighbours want to clear pathways.

The snow is still quite heavy.

I have my shovel ready.

Shouldve seen it 30 years back!

Youd have already spent the past 3 days shovelling!

-3 ( +3 / -6 )

Fighto!, overnight the snow fell, this morning the depth is boots time.

Neighbours are old, fall over could be nursing a broken hip.

6 ( +6 / -0 )

We rarely have any snow. Woke up to a covering of it on the ground. Minus temp. Watch out for frozen water pipes.

In the Alps, snow shoveling is like three hours a day every day. Got a snow-removing machine in the end.

4 ( +5 / -1 )

It's likely global warming is the cause. No need to write an article like this. What we should be doing is trying not to pollute the environment which we are doing by the minute. People need to stop idling in cars unnecessarily for a start.

-1 ( +2 / -3 )

Its global warming!

People need to give up their cars. And homes.

The politicians will figure out the rest.

-2 ( +2 / -4 )

The snow is a wonder, I cannot remember a white Christmas, we have cleared the driveways and created a snowless path. I fear this will freeze overnight, the heavy snow is in full swing again.

Crazy thing my friend insisted on an umbrella, whilst answering her cell phone in the other hand , the pavements are lethal. She just carried on walking and sliding.

I don't know the weather in Nagoya or Tokyo, in Kochi it is not so cold, the snow makes it enjoyable, I swear I caught Bing Crosby crooning out an alleyway.

Stay safe Kochi

Fighto! I must say I cannot remember snow like this and thirty years ago I would have been 4. But I am not complaining

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