Posted: December 21, 2024 | Last updated: December 21, 2024 Heavy snowfall has been battering Hokkaido. In Iwamizawa City, snow that began falling on December 11 had reached a record high of 176 ...

Obihiro city in Hokkaido recorded 124 centimeters of ... In Hakuba, the total amount of snowfall in December 2024 was 214 cm, 84 cm higher than average and 152 cm more than in December 2023.

Global warming caused Hokkaido to receive up to 20% more snow than average in December 2021, according to a team of Japanese scientists. A study led by Tomonori Sato of Hokkaido University’s ...

TOKYO (AP) — Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan ‘s northern main island of Hokkaido, disrupting traffic, causing airport closures and delaying deliveries on Tuesday. The Hokkaido ...

Record snow has buried parts of the island of Hokkaido, Japan, this week. Obihiro received 47 inches (120 cm), setting a new record for 12-hour snowfall Monday night. In the same time period, Memuro ...

Record snow has buried parts of the island of Hokkaido, Japan, this week. Obihiro received 47 inches (120 cm), setting a new record for 12-hour snowfall Monday night. In the same time period ...