Storm over Tokyo
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Seventeen typhoons in one season followed by earthquake
after earthquake has caused frightened Japanese to drive up
the price of gold because they are buying it against hard
times ahead.
Now more extreme weather has struck the island nation,
bringing gale force winds and a sudden extreme temperature
increase that is unprecedented in the climatic history of
the country. At 11:29 AM yesterday, the temperature in Tokyo
rose to 77 degrees Fahrenheit from 38 degrees in just a few
minutes, breaking a
record for sudden temperature rise in the city set in 1923.
90 MPH gales were registered in central Tokyo earlier in the
morning, marking the highest wind speeds ever recorded there.
12 people were injured and air and rail transport were
paralyzed. Drivers were urged to stay off roadways, and
there were widespread power outages. Citizens in northern
areas were warned to expect extreme weather as the
unseasonably powerful warm front causing the havoc continued
to race northeast
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