The average temperature in eastern and western Japan this winter (December to February) is 2.2 and 2.0 degrees Celsius higher than that in previous years, respectively, the highest temperature in winter since meteorological records were released, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported recently.

According to Kyodo news agency, 109 of Japan's 153 observation points have recorded the highest average temperature. At the same time, the snowfall in northern Japan has reached new low in succession this winter. The snowfall in LIUMENG city of Hokkaido is 151 mm this winter, only 52% of the annual snowfall, while in Niigata City, it is 65% of the annual snowfall. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the lack of snow reduced the amount of snow melting water in spring, which will lead to the lack of water for agriculture.

Farmers in some areas suffer a lot from the warm winter and less snow. "Asahi news" said that in Miyazaki County, warm winter makes vegetables grow too fast. Cabbage, cabbage and other vegetables are on the market, and the price of vegetables has dropped sharply. Vegetable farmer Zhihong Maeda said that if the weather is cold, we can deal with it by covering the film and so on, but we can't do anything in the face of the warm winter. The vegetables harvested in March and April were suddenly harvested in February ahead of schedule. Five people in the family are not busy at all. Nearly 2000 cabbages can only rot in the field, and the price is less than half of the previous year.

According to the agricultural news of Japan, the northern part of Japan is rich in snowfall every year. Many ski resorts have been built and various ice and snow festivals have been held to attract a large number of tourists and become an important source of income for local farmers in winter. This year, due to the lack of snowfall and the cancellation of activities one after another, ski resorts could not be operated and farmers' incomes fell sharply.

It is believed that global extreme weather events have increased significantly in the past few decades due to the impact of global warming, and Japan has also suffered extreme weather such as typhoon and rainstorm in recent years. The western Japan news called on Japan to take this warm winter and less snow as an alarm to deal with climate change and take effective measures to reduce the losses caused by meteorological disasters.

Source: People's daily