US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

Toyama white shrimp harvest season begins

Toyama white shrimp harvest season begins

Fishermen land the first catch of small white shrimps, known as "Toyama Bay jewelry" for their translucent pink color, at Shinminato fishing port in Imizu, Toyama Prefecture in central Japan, on April 1, 2023, as the harvest season begins.

Giant squid

Giant squid

KANAZAWA, Japan - The remains of a giant squid, measuring 4.8 meters and weighing 30 kilograms, is displayed April 18, 2014, at a supermarket in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. The squid was found dead in a fixed fishing net in Toyama Bay.

Firefly squid fishing in Toyama Bay

Firefly squid fishing in Toyama Bay

TOYAMA, Japan - Tourists watch from aboard a boat fishing for firefly squid, glowing whitish blue, off the coast of Namerikawa, Toyama Prefecture, in the early hours of April 3, 2014.

Man-powered airplane in Toyama Pref.

Man-powered airplane in Toyama Pref.

IMIZU, Japan - A man-powered airplane takes off toward Toyama Bay in Imizu, Toyama Prefecture, on Oct. 7, 2010. A Nippon University laboratory failed in an attempt to attain the world's longest flight record by a man-powered plane while the pilot sustained injuries upon landing in the sea.

Gray whale found dead outside Tokyo Bay

Gray whale found dead outside Tokyo Bay

TOKYO, Japan - A gray whale presumed the one that appeared in Tokyo Bay last month is brought on land May 11 at a port in the town of Toyama, Chiba Prefecture, after it was found dead outside the bay. Local fishermen found the body tangled in fixed fishing nets set 1.5 kilometers off Toyama.

Gray whale found dead outside Tokyo Bay

Gray whale found dead outside Tokyo Bay

TOKYO, Japan - A gray whale presumed the one that appeared in Tokyo Bay last month is brought on land May 11 at a port in the town of Toyama, Chiba Prefecture, after it was found dead outside the bay. Local fishermen found the body tangled in fixed fishing nets set 1.5 kilometers off Toyama. (Kyodo)

Radar set up on central Japan bay coast to analyze mirage

Radar set up on central Japan bay coast to analyze mirage

Photo taken on May 16, 2015, shows a radar set up on the coast of Toyama Bay in Uozu, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, to measure wind speeds and directions for analyzing the mechanisms of mirages often seen in the area. The Uozu city office hopes the data collected will help predict the elusive natural phenomenon more precisely and thus attract more tourists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Firefly squid set Toyama bay aglow in blue as fishing season begins

Firefly squid set Toyama bay aglow in blue as fishing season begins

"Hotaru-ika," or firefly squid, glow blue as fishermen haul in a net in the bay off Namerikawa, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, before dawn on March 15, 2015. The fishing season for the glowing squid peaks in early April and is a popular tourist event in this part of the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Firefly squid set Toyama bay aglow in blue as fishing season begins

Firefly squid set Toyama bay aglow in blue as fishing season begins

Tourists watch as fishermen haul in "hotaru-ika," or firefly squid, in the bay off Namerikawa, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, before dawn on March 15, 2015. The fishing season for the squid, which glow blue, peaks in early April and is a popular tourist event in this part of the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Man-powered airplane in Toyama Pref.

Man-powered airplane in Toyama Pref.

IMIZU, Japan - A man-powered airplane takes off toward Toyama Bay in Imizu, Toyama Prefecture, on Oct. 7, 2010. A Nippon University laboratory failed in an attempt to attain the world's longest flight record by a man-powered plane while the pilot sustained injuries upon landing in the sea. (Kyodo)

Firefly squid fishing season

Firefly squid fishing season

Fishermen pull up a net in Toyama Bay off Namerikawa in central Japan in the early morning of March 1, 2019, at the start of the firefly squid fishing season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New species of clione sea slug found in Toyama Bay

New species of clione sea slug found in Toyama Bay

A new species of clione sea slug is pictured in Toyama, Japan, on Oct. 12, 2017. The University of Toyama said it was found in Toyama Bay by a team of researchers led by graduate school professor Zhang Jing, who has been studying the ecological system in the bay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo