Snowless winter first for Tokyo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6407771.stm
This the first time no snow has fallen in winter since records began in 1876, the agency said.
And they played down a direct link to global warming.
"We believe El Nino can be one factor (of course el nino comes every few years...maybe 15-20 times since 1876). Another theory is that the seasonal southward movement of cold air from the Arctic region was not sustained and weak (So why then after 131 year would those patterns change?)"," one official from the agency said.
"It's a bit of stretch to link this directly to global warming. But the winter was very warm, for sure."
This the first time no snow has fallen in winter since records began in 1876, the agency said.
And they played down a direct link to global warming.
"We believe El Nino can be one factor (of course el nino comes every few years...maybe 15-20 times since 1876). Another theory is that the seasonal southward movement of cold air from the Arctic region was not sustained and weak (So why then after 131 year would those patterns change?)"," one official from the agency said.
"It's a bit of stretch to link this directly to global warming. But the winter was very warm, for sure."
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