早い雪解け

今年の冬は、全国的に小雪だったため、4月の温かい陽気で、標高の高い山でも雪解けが例年より早く進んでいます。上の写真は、降雪量が多く、雪解けが遅い、秋田県の鳥海山を今月の初めに撮ったものです。長年見てきた山ですが、5月でここまで雪解けが進んでいるのは初めて見ました。
これからの時期、適度に雨が降ってくれないと、夏場の水不足が心配ですね。夏に向かって暑くなる日が増えると思いますが、皆様も体調にお気をつけてお過ごしください。


In this winter, there was little snowfall nationwide, but the warm weather in April has caused the snow to melt faster than usual, even in the high-altitude mountains. At the beginning of this month, I took a photo of Mt. Chokai in Akita Prefecture, where the snowfall is heavy and the snow melts slowly. I’ve seen this mountain for many years, but this is the first time I've seen the snow melt this far in May.

If we don’t get enough rain from now on, I’m worried about water shortages in this summer. We think the days will get hotter as we head into summer, so we sincerely wish you, your colleagues, your families all well-being on this situation.