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Mount Fuji remains snow-free: new record broken

Mount Fuji remains snow-free: new record broken

It’s almost November and it hasn’t snowed yet on Mount Fuji. This is the longest period without snow since records began in 1894. Light snow usually begins to appear on mountain tops in early October. For example, last year, snowflakes started appearing on October 5th. Yu Katsuda, a forecaster at the Kofu Regional Meteorological Bureau, said in an interview with AFP that the previous record was October 26, which occurred in 1955 and 2016. Simon recorded a record snow shortage in the same week SteeleHead of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), explain Current national climate plans are “a long way from what is needed to stop global warming crippling every economy and destroying the lives and livelihoods of billions of people in every country.”

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Snow-free Mount Fuji is associated with unusually hot summers and autumns

last month, kyodo news According to the report, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan experienced its hottest summer since comparable data began to be tracked in 1898, tying the record set in 2023. “The temperatures are very high this summer, and these high temperatures continue into September, blocking the cold air,” Katsuda Tell AFP. Last month, nearly 1,500 areas experienced what the Japan Meteorological Society rated as “extremely hot” weather, meaning temperatures reached or exceeded 35 degrees Celsius. Experts believe that in addition to an unseasonably hot summer and fall, heavy rainfall may also contribute to the lack of snowfall.

About Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano located on Honshu Island, Japan. The top of the mountain is 3776 meters above sea level, making it the highest mountain in the country. Its last eruption was on December 16, 1707. It is a cultural icon of Japan, and its symmetrical cone is usually covered in snow for about five months of the year. It was included in the World Heritage List as a cultural site on June 22, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of people climb Mount Fuji every year. This year, the Yamanashi Prefectural Council began charging a 2,000 yen entrance fee to those who want to climb the mountain via Yamanashi’s most popular route.

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