The weather in Afghanistan

It is reported that the recent cold wave swept across Asia, affecting many countries.

Winds and blizzards swept through most parts of Japan, causing traffic paralysis, canceling hundreds of flights, affecting many trains and killing at least one person.

South Korea's Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said that bad weather caused hundreds of flights to be cancelled in Jeju Island, a tourist resort in South Korea, and passenger ships were forced to dock at the port due to huge waves.

In Afghanistan, freezing weather has caused at least 124 deaths. A spokesman for the country's national disaster management department said that this was the country's "coldest winter in a decade" and killed 70,000 livestock.

Some experts warn that this extreme weather has become the "normal state" and may be more serious in the future. Another analysis believes that the appearance of extreme weather is one of the signals of climate change.

Blizzard paralyzes traffic in Japan and South Korea.

Hundreds of flights were cancelled and tens of thousands of tourists were stranded.

It is reported that Japan's transportation system has been greatly disturbed by low temperature and snowstorm weather. It is reported that the country's snowfall in the direction of the Sea of Japan is particularly large. As of 8: 00 a.m. on October 25th, 65438/kloc-0, the snowfall in Zhenting city in western Japan has reached a record 93 cm. According to the data of the Ministry of Communications, Japan Airlines, including All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines, has cancelled 450 flights. In addition, 490 expressway areas were closed, and 57 railway lines, including high-speed railways, were suspended.

The snowstorm in Japan caused traffic paralysis and services at several stations were suspended.

It is reported that after the railway station was forced to suspend operation, about 3,000 people were stranded in two railway stations in Kyoto, and some passengers had to "lay the floor" at the station for the night. Others are trapped on at least 15 inter-station trains. Matsuno, Chief Cabinet Secretary, said that as of Wednesday morning, one person had died in the storm, and the other two deaths were related to the storm, and further investigation was under way. In addition, Kyoto also reported more than 30 injuries, most of which were falls.

On Tuesday, local time, due to strong winds and heavy snow, hundreds of flights in Jeju Island, South Korea were grounded and about 40,000 tourists were stranded. But by Wednesday, about 540 flights, including about 70 emergency flights temporarily added by the transportation department, began to enter and leave Jeju Island, which is expected to bring back 70% to 80% of stranded passengers.

South Korea's security department warned that the winter storm seems to be moving to Seoul and nearby areas. It is estimated that there will be heavy snowfall in relevant areas from Wednesday night to Thursday afternoon local time, which may cause road danger. Officials in Gyeonggi Province said that nearly 7,000 cold shelters will be opened throughout the region and thousands of tons of snow melting agent will be used to improve the safety of roads that may freeze.

Jeju Island, South Korea, set off huge waves after the snowstorm.

Afghanistan's "coldest winter in a decade"

124 people died of low temperature, and 70,000 livestock died.

A spokesman for the disaster management department in Afghanistan said that this was the country's "coldest winter in ten years" and about 70,000 livestock died. Taliban officials said that in the past two weeks, at least 124 people died in cold weather in Afghanistan. Mahmood Abass Akhund, Acting Minister of Disaster Management in Afghanistan, said that many areas in Afghanistan have been completely cut off by heavy snow, and military helicopters have been sent for rescue, but they cannot land in most mountainous areas. Akhund said that most people who died of hypothermia were shepherds or people living in rural areas, and they could not get medical support.

Afghanistan faces the coldest winter in a decade, with at least 124 deaths.

"We are worried about those who still live in the mountains. Due to heavy snow, most of the mountain passages are closed, cars are trapped, and passengers may freeze to death. " Akhund said that even if the weather temperature will rise in the future 10, he is still worried that the death toll will rise.

Arctic cold air goes straight to South Korea

Expert: Extreme weather has become the "normal state"

Experts warned that this extreme weather has become the "normal state". Kevin Trenberth from the National Center for Atmospheric Research believes that extreme weather has become the "normal state" and adds that it may get worse in the future.

Ye You Xiang, a professor of climatology at Hanyang University, also believes that extreme weather will get worse in the future. He pointed out that part of the reason for the extremely cold weather in South Korea may be the melting of the Arctic ice sheet due to climate warming. "Melting sea ice will cause the sea surface to expand, and it will also transport more water vapor into the air, which will lead to more snowfall." He predicted that with climate change, the region may face more severe cold weather in the future.

Wu Jinkui, spokesman of the Korea Meteorological Bureau, said that cold air from the Arctic went straight to South Korea after passing through Russia and other countries. Wu Jinkui said that extreme weather, including high temperature in summer and low temperature in winter, can be regarded as one of the signals of climate change.

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