Japan's Record Rainfall: A Grim Reminder of Climate Change The deluge that hit Japan last week left at least eight people dead and thousands stranded, serving as a stark illustration of the country's vulnerability to extreme weather events.
The sheer scale of the rainfall – over 360 millimeters in just 24 hours – has stunned experts and left residents reeling.
While Chiba Governor Toshihito Kumagai described the situation as "extremely unusual," it is precisely this kind of unpredictability that makes climate change so insidious.