TOKYO, Dec 02 (News On Japan) –
The outcomes of a five-year research by universities and analysis establishments on the consequences of world warming round Japan have been introduced, revealing Japan as a “hotspot” considerably affected by local weather change.
A gaggle of over ten home universities and analysis establishments carried out in depth observations since 2019 on the big, uniform physique of heat water often known as the “Subtropical Mode Water” south of Japan, and the first-ever observations of the JPCZ (Japan Sea Polar Front Convergence Zone), also referred to as the “snow line.”
In a presentation on the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, it was reported that international warming is decreasing the quantity of the big water mass south of Japan, the “Subtropical Mode Water,” which may intensify typhoons. Additionally, a powerful chilly air mass from the Arctic has been flowing towards Japan extra frequently over the previous decade.
Numerous oceanography and meteorology researchers gathered in Tokyo, expressing elevated concern over the fast modifications occurring round Japan lately.
Associate Professor Eitaro Oka from the University of Tokyo commented, “We are definitely sensing a shift from our previous predictions and what was considered normal, towards something different.”
Professor Hidenori Nakamura from the Tokyo University and Chairman of the Meteorological Agency’s Abnormal Weather Analysis Review Committee acknowledged, “The warm current areas like the Kuroshio are warming at an even faster pace now. We might be entering a new stage. The five-year study has firmly established that Japan and its surroundings are indeed a hotspot.”
The challenge’s findings are scheduled to be compiled by subsequent summer time and submitted to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.