Record Snow Delay Leaves Japan’s Mount Fuji Bare in October: Climate Change Alters Iconic Landscape
Late October’s bare Mount Fuji, a symbol of resiliency and natural beauty, marks the first time in 130 years that its famous snowcap is absent far into autumn. Traditionally, this time of year would see the mountain’s peak covered with a fresh white covering, a symbol revered by the Japanese people as it is by the millions of visitors annually. …