Chuck Darwin on Nostr: The lack of snow on Mt. Fuji on Tuesday broke the previous record set on Oct. 26, ...
The lack of snow on Mt. Fuji on Tuesday broke the previous record set on Oct. 26, 2016, meteorological officials said.
Usually, the 3,776-meter- (nearly 12,300-foot-) high mountain has sprinkles of snow falling on its summit starting Oct. 2, about a month after the summertime hiking seasonthere ends.
Last year, snow fell on the mountain on Oct. 5, according to the JMA.
The snowless Mt. Fuji has captured attention on social media.
People posted photos showing the bare mountain, some expressing surprise and others concerned over climate change.
https://apnews.com/article/japan-mt-fuji-snowless-climate-change-82e3918efb149a5caf7865eca3c8baf8
Usually, the 3,776-meter- (nearly 12,300-foot-) high mountain has sprinkles of snow falling on its summit starting Oct. 2, about a month after the summertime hiking seasonthere ends.
Last year, snow fell on the mountain on Oct. 5, according to the JMA.
The snowless Mt. Fuji has captured attention on social media.
People posted photos showing the bare mountain, some expressing surprise and others concerned over climate change.
https://apnews.com/article/japan-mt-fuji-snowless-climate-change-82e3918efb149a5caf7865eca3c8baf8