“First day of drift ice landing” introduced in Abashiri City, Hokkaido Observation 19 days sooner than final 12 months | NHK

The Abashiri Local Meteorological Observatory in Abashiri City, Hokkaido confirmed that drift ice was coming ashore, making it unattainable for regular ships to navigate, and introduced on the twenty second the “first day of drift ice coming ashore.”

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