"Slipperiness forecast" alerts pedestrians to hazardous pavements

"Slipperiness forecast" alerts pedestrians to hazardous pavements

Photo taken Nov. 24, 2016, shows Fumiyoshi Kawamura, a 47-year-old weather forecaster in Sapporo, northern Japan, explaining his "slipperiness forecast." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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