Social media users were panic-stricken after Japan's weather agency revealed Mount Fuji has remained snowless for the longest period since it started tracking 130 years ago.
The snowcap on Japan's highest mountain typically forms on Oct. 2 but it still does not have any as of Oct. 31, beating the previous record of Oct. 26, recorded in 1955 and 2016, ABC News reported.
Yutaka Katsuta, a forecaster at the Kofu Local Meteorological Office, said climate change most likely had an impact on the delayed snowfall.
"Temperatures were high this summer, and these high temperatures continued into September, deterring cold air," which brings snow, Katsuta told AFP, according to ABC News.
This year's summer temperatures in Japan were the joint hottest on record, tying with 2023.
we're gonna be dead by next year https://t.co/pp6q0BNdK3
— frankie 🍉 (@frankie_webp) October 30, 2024
Social media users reacted to the news by declaring end times. One X user wrote, "we're gonna be dead by next year."
Many reaffirmed the catastrophic effects climate change has and will continue to have on the planet. One user said it is "dangerous for lives on earth." Another called climate change "the greatest threat facing humanity."
Due to climate change, the impact of rising temperatures is being felt even in historically snowy places like Mount Fuji. It's dangerous for lives on earth 🌎
— Bholagct (@BholaGCT) October 31, 2024
Climate change is the greatest threat facing humanity. Instead of spending billions on war, we need to be working collaboratively for a solution.
— 優木 せつ菜 🇯🇵 | Love Live Superstar S3 SZN (@Nljigakulive) October 31, 2024
Climate change is climating 😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫
— ladidai (@ladidaix) 💋 see linkinbyeo (@ladidaix) October 31, 2024
This is why we should take climate change seriously!
— Thirsty Kipsoiwet 🇰🇪 🇳🇱 (@Makiadi_) October 31, 2024
However, weather forecasters predict there should be snow on the mountain by Nov. 7, according to Phys.org.
© 2024 Latin Times. All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.
