The Climate Crisis Coming to Japan

Typhoon Nanmadol is scheduled to hit Japan. Its effects will be especially felt in the Kagoshima region. Nanmadol is likely to bring high waves; storm surges and record rainfall, as well as winds of up to 270 km/hour. This dangerous storm may collapse houses, as well as cause flooding and landslides. Authorities have instructed some 2 million people to seek shelter from the typhoon (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/17/japan-typhoon-nanmadol-residents-evacuate). This is the highest alert for the Kagoshima region. Outside Okinawa, it's the first typhoon-related special warning issued, since the current system was introduced in 2013. Global heating puts more energy into weather systems. This results in more violent storms (typhoons and hurricanes). Nanmadol appears to be further illustration that no part of the globe is immune from the effects of climate change.