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Japan rainfall & landslides - RainbowUnicorn - Jul 3, 2019 https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190703_43/ 1 meter of rain in one week expecting another foot of rain over night recently a large earth quake which has cracked the ground M 6.1 - 43km ESE of Miyazaki-shi, Japan VI DYFI?VI ShakeMapGREEN PAGER Time 2019-05-09 23:48:42 (UTC) Location 31.771°N 131.848°E Depth 22.0 km M 6.3 - 16km SSE of Nishinoomote, Japan IV DYFI?VI ShakeMapGREEN PAGER Time 2019-01-08 12:39:30 (UTC) Location 30.587°N 131.044°E Depth 35.0 km 1.8 million people evacuated already many lives saved because of this pro active action to place the lifes of their citizens 1st RE: Japan rainfall & landslides - C C - Jul 4, 2019 (Jul 3, 2019 04:00 PM)RainbowUnicorn Wrote: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190703_43/ EDIT: Finally works now, so ignore below. But must have been some temporary glitch putting up a "Your browser needs an install or activation of Adobe Flash" sign over a blank video box. Can't believe NHK depends upon relic Adobe Flash for video play, or still doesn't adapt to newer substitutes. (Updates for the degraded plugin will supposedly end completely in 2020). Here's a youtube version of the NHK forecast, but probably old by now, for those with browsers that deactivate the unsafe fossil by default or don't install it anymore: https://youtu.be/7OD4x52GnLs Rains ease in southern Japan but landslide risks persist https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-weather/rains-ease-in-southern-japan-but-landslide-risks-persist-idUSKCN1TZ041 RE: Japan rainfall & landslides - Zinjanthropos - Jul 4, 2019 Does more water vapour in the atmosphere mean more clouds, supersaturation, or more rain expected? RE: Japan rainfall & landslides - RainbowUnicorn - Jul 4, 2019 (Jul 4, 2019 03:00 PM)Zinjanthropos Wrote: Does more water vapour in the atmosphere mean more clouds, supersaturation, or more rain expected? The theory goes(by many physicists and climatologists) The precipitation level will rise. this will obviously bring more rain simple basic science |