Caetano Snowstorm Hits Paris

Caetano Snowstorm Hits Paris

This photograph shows cars covered in snow on a snowy day. Paris is placed under the second highest weather warning by the French national weather service for snow, in central Paris on November 21, 2024. Snow all the way to the plains, temperatures worthy of January: the first flakes of storm Caetano fell in France on November 21, where 54 departments are on 'orange alert' for snow, ice and wind. Photo by Alexis Jumea/ABACAPRESS.COM

Caetano Snowstorm Hits Paris

Caetano Snowstorm Hits Paris

This photograph shows storefronts covered in snow on a snowy day. Paris is placed under the second highest weather warning by the French national weather service for snow, in central Paris on November 21, 2024. Snow all the way to the plains, temperatures worthy of January: the first flakes of storm Caetano fell in France on November 21, where 54 departments are on 'orange alert' for snow, ice and wind. Photo by Alexis Jumea/ABACAPRESS.COM

Caetano Snowstorm Hits Paris

Caetano Snowstorm Hits Paris

This photograph shows cars covered in snow on a snowy day. Paris is placed under the second highest weather warning by the French national weather service for snow, in central Paris on November 21, 2024. Snow all the way to the plains, temperatures worthy of January: the first flakes of storm Caetano fell in France on November 21, where 54 departments are on 'orange alert' for snow, ice and wind. Photo by Alexis Jumea/ABACAPRESS.COM

Caetano Snowstorm Hits Paris

Caetano Snowstorm Hits Paris

This photograph shows cars covered in snow on a snowy day. Paris is placed under the second highest weather warning by the French national weather service for snow, in central Paris on November 21, 2024. Snow all the way to the plains, temperatures worthy of January: the first flakes of storm Caetano fell in France on November 21, where 54 departments are on 'orange alert' for snow, ice and wind. Photo by Alexis Jumea/ABACAPRESS.COM

Caetano Snowstorm Hits Paris

Caetano Snowstorm Hits Paris

This photograph shows storefronts covered in snow on a snowy day. Paris is placed under the second highest weather warning by the French national weather service for snow, in central Paris on November 21, 2024. Snow all the way to the plains, temperatures worthy of January: the first flakes of storm Caetano fell in France on November 21, where 54 departments are on 'orange alert' for snow, ice and wind. Photo by Alexis Jumea/ABACAPRESS.COM

Caetano Snowstorm Hits Paris

Caetano Snowstorm Hits Paris

This photograph shows storefronts covered in snow on a snowy day. Paris is placed under the second highest weather warning by the French national weather service for snow, in central Paris on November 21, 2024. Snow all the way to the plains, temperatures worthy of January: the first flakes of storm Caetano fell in France on November 21, where 54 departments are on 'orange alert' for snow, ice and wind. Photo by Alexis Jumea/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mt. Fuji

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Climbers have their temperatures checked before heading up Mt. Fuji from the Shizuoka Prefecture side on the opening day for all three climbing routes from the side on July 10, 2021. The highest mountain in Japan was closed to the public during the previous summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.