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WEATHER

Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 16, 2019
Forecast of a cooler summer in Asia may add to expected LNG glut
Don't count on a summer heat wave to rescue Asia's liquefied natural gas prices. Weather forecasts signal lackluster demand in the largest importing region, raising prospects a global glut will deepen.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 15, 2019
As risks rise, too little is spent to avert disasters, say U.N. and Red Cross
Governments and businesses are still investing far too little to protect poor communities at rising risk from wild weather and other threats, the heads of the U.N. disaster prevention agency and the Red Cross said Tuesday.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
May 4, 2019
A new era of weather?
'Considering the weather over the past few days, it's less Reiwa and more 'Rain-wa.''
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2019
California totally free of drought for the first time in seven years
California was declared totally drought-free for the first time in more than seven years on Thursday, following unusually abundant winter rains and snowfall statewide, according to the government's weekly report on U.S. drought conditions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Mar 2, 2019
Japan Times 1969: Exploding balloons injure eight people
By the violent wind Wednesday evening, two large, two-storied buildings at the Tokyo Medical College at Higashi-Okubo that were being erected, and one of them almost completed, were blown down and destroyed. In the suburbs, several small houses tumbled down.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2019
Americans and their love of Fahrenheit
What's so great about Fahrenheit? Not much, but Americans are sticking with it. The global conversation about climate needs to adapt to that reality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2019
Stop hating on the weather forecast
It's actually pretty accurate now, even further in advance. The Midwest had plenty of warning this cold front was coming.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2019
Colder than the South Pole: Deadly deep freeze grips U.S. Midwest
A blast of icy polar air brought dangerously low temperatures to the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, causing at least three more deaths while halting mail services and forcing residents who pride themselves on their winter hardiness to huddle indoors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2019
Tokyo and other parts of Kanto region may see snow on Thursday night
Rain and some snow may fall on Tokyo Thursday night due to cold winds blowing in from the Pacific Ocean, the Meteorological Agency said Thursday, adding that commuters should be wary of traffic and icy roads.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2019
'Absolute coldest' deadly deep freeze stretches from U.S. Midwest to Eastern Seaboard
A large swath of the United States was gripped by brutal cold and wind chills on Wednesday as record-low temperatures caused by a blast of Arctic air moved across the Midwest and into Eastern states, prompting residents to stay indoors.

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