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Japan Faces Largest Wildfire in Decades

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A major wildfire is currently raging in Japan, with widespread damage reported. The fire has affected over 2,100 hectares of forest in Ofunato, and has forced at least 1,200 residents to evacuate their homes. According to reports, at least 84 homes have been damaged or destroyed. The Japanese government has deployed over 2,000 troops and firefighters to combat the blaze, which is considered the worst wildfire in the country in decades.

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  1. JP
    Fire and Disaster Management Agency
    1. We're still examining the size of the affected area, but it is the biggest since the 1992 wildfire [in Kushiro, Hokkaido].
  2. JP
    Shigeru Ishiba
    Liberal Democractic Party
    1. Although it is inevitable that the fire will spread to some extent, we will take all possible measures to ensure there will be no impact on people's homes.
  3. JP
    Yusuke Yokoyama
    University of Tokyo
    1. We could see more extreme weather events like floods last summer lasting longer for six months or heavier dumps of snow or more hazard events.
    2. The fires are not directly related to climate change but we can say global warming could modify the trajectory of what different regions experience and how severely affected they are.
    3. People are not expecting such large bushfires as they think Japan is such a humid country.
    4. Right now you are seeing very heavy snow on one side of Japan — with lots of Australians skiing — but then on the other side of the archipelago we don't have moisture but very dry conditions where you are seeing the bushfires.

sources

  1. 1.The Times of India
  2. 2.The Guardian
  3. 3.Le Monde
  4. 4.CTV News
  5. 5.ABC News (Australia)
  6. 6.CNN
  7. 7.ABC News
  8. 8.Agence France-Presse
  9. 9.Guardian
  10. 10.Kyodo News Agency
  11. 11.NHK TV
  12. 12.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Natural Disasters
  2. 2.Wildfire
  3. 3.Japanese Politics

countries

  1. 1.AustraliaAU
  2. 2.JapanJP

organizations

  1. 1.Fire and Disaster Management AgencyJP
  2. 2.National Forestry Database
  3. 3.Japan Meteorological AgencyJP
  4. 4.University of Tokyo
  5. 5.Asian Development BankPH
  6. 6.Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute
  7. 7.Down to Earth
  8. 8.National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationUS
  9. 9.US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

persons

  1. 1.Kaitlyn Trudeau
  2. 2.Shigeru IshibaJP

technicals

  1. 1.Hokkaido Island