Sadly, there's been a very serious earthquake in Myanmar as well. -- KIrk
2016-08-25 01:09 JST 2016 Sadly, there's been a very serious earthquake in Myanmar as well. -- KIrk ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 31 · Comments: 5 · Shares: 4 ← 2016-08-25 01:03 JST 2016-08-26 14:52 JST → Around this time … 2016-08-27 20:03 JSTHere's an article about an event that was held for Kumamoto in San Jose.-- Kirkhttp://www.rafu.com/2016/08/jazz-katsu-evening-for-kumamoto-at-jamsj/‘Jazz Katsu Evening for Kumamoto’ at JAMsj 2016-08-27 13:44 JSTWhen I posted about the demolition of the Uto city hall building earlier, I wondered how the documents would be recovered. This answers my question.-- Kirk http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201608260061.htmlMighty magnet used to pull files from quake-hit Kumamoto office：The Asahi Shimbun 2016-08-27 15:03 JSTThis year, records have been set all over Japan (including Kumamoto, of course) for the number of days over 35 C (95 F). I'll write more about that later but this graph helps to put the information in historical context. The light blue (somewhat faint) line represents the number of days over 35 C in each year. The dark blue line represents the 10-year average (5 years before and 5 after) for each year. The red line shows the overall trend. This data from the JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) is presented as evidence of global warming.The graph does not include this year's data. We won't know for another month or so what the 2016 figure for moshobi (days over 35 C) will be. Even if we don't surpass it, I suspect we will be close to the peak you see around 1998.-- Kirk熊本における猛暑日（最高気温３５度以上）の変化をあらわしたグラフです。青の細線が年々の値、濃い青線が前後5年間の平均をあらわしています。赤色の線が直線での変化傾向をあらわす線です。 猛暑日は熊本で有意に増加しており、３０年あたり約８日増加しています。http://www.jma-net.go.jp/kumamoto/ondanka/ondanka_days.html 2016-08-27 14:30 JSTHot, isn't it? Kumamoto has a reputation for being hot, but this year is particularly so. The smooth red line in the graph shows the average high temperature for the past few decades and the squiggly line is the record for this year. As you can see, we are considerably above average this year. I'll try to post later about records that have been set. The good news is that the next few days should be a bit cooler.-- Kirkhttp://weather.time-j.net/Stations/JP/kumamoto 2016-08-26 14:52 JSTKumamoto apparently has a Newspaper Museum located near Shimotori sponsered by the Kumanichi (map at the link)! They are currently holding an exhibition of photographs from the series of quakes which has been extended to September 24 (the exhibition, not the quakes - those will probably continue much longer). Admission is free - and the venue is air conditioned! Tip o' the hat to Michiko Shiiba - Williamhttps://kumanichi.com/museum/event/ 2016-08-25 01:09 JSTSadly, there's been a very serious earthquake in Myanmar as … (this post) 2016-08-25 01:03 JSTI'm sure everyone who experienced the earthquake here can sympathize with what the people of central Italy are going though now.-- Kirkhttp://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/24/europe/gallery/italy-earthquake/Earthquake strikes central Italy: Images 2016-08-23 14:28 JSTNebuta are very colorful images - paintings, sculptures, etc. - of scowling samurai most closely associated with Aomori and were designated a National Cultural Asset in 1980. The origin of the word is unclear and is generally written in hiragana, although one kanji set has it as "佞武多", which would translate as "obsequience to many warriors," an attitude clearly sensible to adopt back when there were many warriors who could legally cut off your head if they felt like it. To aid Kumamoto restoration, Sendai, Aomori and Akita Prefectures have assembled a group of their Nebuta sculptures for display at Ninomaru Park on September (wow - September already?!) 3rd from 7:00 - 9:00 PM and 4th from 12:00 - 2:00 PM. The event is free of charge, but donations for Kumamoto recovery will be welcome. Tip o' the hat to AnneMarie. - Williamhttp://fukkou-nebuta.jp/ 2016-08-22 13:52 JSTMy favorite typhoon info service, the US military's Joint Typhoon Warning Center, seems to have been privatized and is thus no longer available without subscription. Searching for options, I found another site which superimposes animation of expected routes on Google maps. It's fun! Typhoon 10 is taking a very unusual course, meandering southwest off the east coast of Kyushu - typhoons in that are generally move northeast. Enjoy the site, and keep an eye on this lil' guy. - Willian http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/forecast/google-maps/index.html.enDigital Typhoon: Typhoon Track Forecast (on Google Maps) - Real-time Information and Forecast on Location and Intensity 2016-08-22 12:14 JSTSoon after the April 14th earthquake hit, the JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) issued warnings about possible "aftershocks of 6-lower or greater." This was technically correct but the word "aftershock" may have caused people to assume that the worst was over. Of course, we know now that the worst was yet to come and that some people lost their lives because they returned to their damaged homes. After considering the issue, the JMA has decided to avoid using the word "aftershock" in similar situations in the future and to warn about more quakes "of similar or greater intensity" instead.As far as I can see, this change in policy has not yet been reported in English-language media. The image you see is a page from a pdf issued by the JMA:http://www.jishin.go.jp/main/yosoku_info/gaiyo.pdf-- Kirk 2016-08-20 21:10 JSTI heard something interesting about Shugakukan today: None of their players are from Kumamoto; they are all at Shugakukan on 「野球留学」 (yakyu ryugaku -- studying away from home to play baseball). Shugakukan is not the only school to recruit outstanding talent from other prefectures but it is an extreme case because all of the players it has registered to play in the Koshien (I believe the total is 18) are from other prefectures. Kinda makes you wonder what rooting for the "home team" means after all, doesn't it? In Japanese seehttps://news.nifty.com/article/item/neta/12189-152002/Photo source:http://www.asahi.com/articles/photo/AS20160820002068.html-- Kirk
