Survival Japan - Snow

This side of the mountains, we get maybe two days precipitation every month (typhoon season hasn't started yet), including snow. Most of Western Japan still looks like this though:

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It wasn't all bad though, there was also some fun. The current snow depth of the JMA shows skiing is possible at many locations all over the country.

Take care if you venture out to the Northwest, as earthquakes can trigger snow avalanches... The temperature distribution also shows Okinawa is the place to be with a nice 24 degrees Celsius, as opposed to Hokkaido, where you will want to be during the humidified summer, with current temperatures below -5.

9000 km West, Europe has seen 300 snow related deaths up till now. Ten days ago, the coldest temperature in 27 years was measured in the Netherlands: -22.8 degrees Celsius. To raise awareness, a graph was published indicating the relationship between temperature and wind speed, and the resulting experienced temperature:



Elsewhere in Europe, candidate member of NATO, Montenegro, has asked the NATO for help given the snow. A train with 50 passengers had gotten stuck, but the people were rescued after 3 days.