Japan: Severe Snowstorm Triggers Whiteouts Across Hokkaido

Severe Snowstorm rushed through Hokkaido on Friday, February 6, as a rapidly intensifying low-pressure system brought a peak gust of 35.6 meters per second to Cape Soya. Heavy snow and powerful winds triggered whiteouts, causing visibility to drop significantly across the region.

Japan: Severe Snowstorm Triggers Whiteouts Across Hokkaido 2

Severe Snowstorm rushed through Hokkaido on Friday, February 6, as a rapidly intensifying low-pressure system brought a peak gust of 35.6 meters per second to Cape Soya. Heavy snow and powerful winds triggered whiteouts, causing visibility to drop significantly across the region.

US: Hurricane Erin Brings Storm Surge to North Carolina’s Outer Banks 3

Hurricane Erin is bringing storm surge to North Carolina's Outer Banks while moving through the Atlantic, prompting mandatory evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

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Hurricane Erin is bringing storm surge to North Carolina's Outer Banks while moving through the Atlantic, prompting mandatory evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

US: Hurricane Erin Brings Storm Surge to North Carolina’s Outer Banks

Hurricane Erin is bringing storm surge to North Carolina's Outer Banks while moving through the Atlantic, prompting mandatory evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

US: Hurricane Erin Brings Storm Surge to North Carolina’s Outer Banks 2

Hurricane Erin is bringing storm surge to North Carolina's Outer Banks while moving through the Atlantic, prompting mandatory evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

65-year-old photographer begins walking length of Japan

65-year-old photographer begins walking length of Japan

WAKKANAI, Japan - Bunyo Ishikawa, 65, a photographer known for his coverage of the Vietnam War, leaves Cape Soya on the northern tip of Hokkaido on July 15 to walk the length of Japan.

65-yr-old photographer to walk length of Japan this summer

65-yr-old photographer to walk length of Japan this summer

SUWA, Japan - Bunyo Ishikawa, a 65-year-old Japanese photographer known for his coverage of the Vietnam War, speaks at his home in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, about his plan to walk the length of Japan this summer. Ishikawa said he will start around July 10 from Cape Soya on the northern tip of Hokkaido, to reach his hometown Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, four months later.

Sea lions on Hokkaido uninhabited isle

WAKKANAI, Japan Kyodo - Photo shows sea lions on Benten Island off Soya Cape in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 24, 2020. The marine mammals have appeared around the uninhabited isle from November to June in recent years from near Sakhalin, with thousands of them seen at peak times in spring in search of food.

Sea lions on Hokkaido uninhabited isle

Sea lions on Hokkaido uninhabited isle

Photo shows sea lions on Benten Island off Soya Cape in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 24, 2020. The marine mammals have appeared around the uninhabited isle from November to June in recent years from near Sakhalin, with thousands of them seen at peak times in spring in search of food.

Sea lions on Hokkaido uninhabited isle

Sea lions on Hokkaido uninhabited isle

Photo shows sea lions on Benten Island off Soya Cape in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 24, 2020. The marine mammals have appeared around the uninhabited isle from November to June in recent years from near Sakhalin, with thousands of them seen at peak times in spring in search of food.

Sea lions on Hokkaido uninhabited isle

Sea lions on Hokkaido uninhabited isle

Photo shows sea lions on Benten Island off Soya Cape in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 24, 2020. The marine mammals have appeared around the uninhabited isle from November to June in recent years from near Sakhalin, with thousands of them seen at peak times in spring in search of food.

65-year-old photographer begins walking length of Japan

65-year-old photographer begins walking length of Japan

WAKKANAI, Japan - Bunyo Ishikawa, 65, a photographer known for his coverage of the Vietnam War, leaves Cape Soya on the northern tip of Hokkaido on July 15 to walk the length of Japan. (Kyodo)

65-yr-old photographer to walk length of Japan this summer

65-yr-old photographer to walk length of Japan this summer

SUWA, Japan - Bunyo Ishikawa, a 65-year-old Japanese photographer known for his coverage of the Vietnam War, speaks at his home in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, about his plan to walk the length of Japan this summer. Ishikawa said he will start around July 10 from Cape Soya on the northern tip of Hokkaido, to reach his hometown Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, four months later. (Kyodo)