Climate report in the news
Japan's media is reacting to the UN report about global warming. I will add links here as I find them. First out is Yomiuri Shimbun: Warming to alter Japan
One of the main concerns seems to be that Koshihikari rice will be less tasty and the zone suitable for producing mikan will move northward, according to a forecast released by the Environment Ministry. The ministry released its report, based on a number of national studies Friday, in conjunction with the UN report, according to the Yomiuri editorial.
The U.N. report predicts the level of the Earth's seas will rise. If the sea rises one meter along Japan's coasts, 90 percent of the country's beaches will be swallowed up, and tidal mudflats, which are feeding grounds for migrant birds, also are expected to disappear.
To counter the effects of global warming, the country will need to make huge outlays. Tokyo Bay and Osaka Bay, among others, will need to spend a combined 7.8 trillion yen to prepare for the higher waters.
With a mere 2 C rise in the ocean's temperature, fishing grounds for saury, sardine, mackerel and others would migrate northward, narrowing the locations for breeding ocellate puffer. There also might be an increase in damage caused by giant jellyfish to fisheries.
Yomiuri editorial: Fight against global warming must start now
Asahi: Global warming is real
Kyodo: Draft report notes global warming poses threats
One of the main concerns seems to be that Koshihikari rice will be less tasty and the zone suitable for producing mikan will move northward, according to a forecast released by the Environment Ministry. The ministry released its report, based on a number of national studies Friday, in conjunction with the UN report, according to the Yomiuri editorial.
The U.N. report predicts the level of the Earth's seas will rise. If the sea rises one meter along Japan's coasts, 90 percent of the country's beaches will be swallowed up, and tidal mudflats, which are feeding grounds for migrant birds, also are expected to disappear.
To counter the effects of global warming, the country will need to make huge outlays. Tokyo Bay and Osaka Bay, among others, will need to spend a combined 7.8 trillion yen to prepare for the higher waters.
With a mere 2 C rise in the ocean's temperature, fishing grounds for saury, sardine, mackerel and others would migrate northward, narrowing the locations for breeding ocellate puffer. There also might be an increase in damage caused by giant jellyfish to fisheries.
Yomiuri editorial: Fight against global warming must start now
Asahi: Global warming is real
Kyodo: Draft report notes global warming poses threats
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