2010年09月04日
Too hot! Too hot in Japan!
Today in Kyoto thermometer rose to 38.1 centigrade in the afternoon, that was naturally the record high in this city in September.
It is so hot that even Okinawa or Taiwan, that are located in subtropical zone, are rather cooler than mainland Japan from last 1 or 2 weeks on.
Japan Meteorological Agency admitted that this summer fell within an abnormal climate that would happen only once in 30 years.
They reported that this summer a very ‘tall’ high atmospheric pressure sat upon Japan, that brought air from very high altitude to the ground and, going through a long distance, very heated-up air prevailed down on mainland Japan. This ‘tall’ high pressure hasn’t waned yet, so even in September we have ‘Moshobi’(猛暑日,もうしょび), days over 35 centigrade in many places from eastern to western Japan.
This heat wave might change Japanese people’s way of thinking for living in summertime.
This summer even authorities come to recommend civilians that they should use air conditioners whenever they feel hot. Otherwise they preach their people to take care of ecology, global warming, and saving energy. But seeing people dying from heat one after another, this summer authorities are forced to tell people to resort to air conditioners in order to save their lives. Indeed this summer’s heat is unbearable with only traditional cooling devices, hand or electric fans. Like in Hong Kong or Singapore, in Japan there might become a norm to use an air conditioner as frequently as possible in summertime, for the sake of living a normal life.
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