Japan Sees Near World Record Snowfall Thanks To Several Feet Of Sea-Effect Snow
You've heard of lake-effect snow in the Great Lakes. Check out what a larger sea and bitter cold air helped to generate in ...
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Global warming poses threat to Hokkaido’s powder snow
Global warming could transform Hokkaido’s iconic powdered ... Currently, ice particles in the atmosphere tend to take in surrounding water vapors and grow into crystals that resemble columns ...
5 Ways To Explore Hokkaido This Winter Without Skis
Spot rare wildlife, soak in a hot spring and sail in a frozen wonderland on Japan’s northernmost island.
'Splash ice' emerges on driftwood at Lake Shikotsu in Hokkaido
Splash ice, a rare winter phenomenon, has appeared along the shore of Lake Shikotsu in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost lake that r･･･ ...
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Bridge too far ... gone: Hokkaido’s ‘Phantom bridge’ on its last legs
KAMI-SHIHORO, Hokkaido--It is known as the "phantom bridge" because the arched concrete span over Hokkaido's Lake Nukabirako vanishes from sight when water levels are adjusted by a dam on the ...