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The Zaō Mountains (蔵王連峰, Zaō Renpō), commonly called Mount Zaō, are a complex cluster of stratovolcanoes on the border between Yamagata Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. The central volcano of the group includes several lava domes and a tuff cone , Goshiki-dake, which contains a crater lake named " Okama ".
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The advisory that is in effect starting at 1 p.m. Nov. 21 says snow is expected: "Total snow accumulations mainly of 1 to 2 inches in lower elevations, and 2 to 4 inches on ridgetops, with a few ...
Mount Rainier and Mount Baker in Washington are the snowiest places in the United States which have weather stations, receiving 645 inches (1,640 cm) annually on average. By comparison, the populated place with the highest snowfall in the world is believed to be Sukayu Onsen in the Siberian-facing Japanese Alps. Sukayu Onsen receives 694.5 ...
Okama (Japanese: 御釜), meaning an honourable cauldron, is the inactive volcanic crater (crater lake) on top of Mount Zaō, located in Kawasaki, Miyagi, on the border with Yamagata, Japan. While local people call it affectionately Okama, the visitors tend to call it Goshiki-numa ( 五色沼 ), meaning "Five Color Pond", because its color ...
Two storms with snow will affect parts of the Rockies this week, and at least one of the storms will bring accumulating snow to the Denver metro area, AccuWeather meteorologists say.
The Zao Mountain is known for its conifer trees which become encrusted and solidified by January due to the hard rime phenomenon, which is caused by heavy snow and winds of freezing temperatures. [2] These formations are known as "snow monsters" or juhyo in Japanese. [6] They are caused by the frigid storm winds of the Siberian jet stream. [6]
With a storm expected to drop up to a foot of snow on Friday, the governor declared a disaster emergency and activated the national guard. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issues weather emergency ahead ...