Local News

The Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatory released the results of their survey of the heat island effect in northern Kyushu. They claim the increase in the minimum temperature per century in Fukuoka City based on their study from 1931 to 2009 is 5.2 degrees. They also say this increase is higher than the one in Tokyo. Regionally, this was followed by a 3.7 degree increase in Kumamoto City and a 3.3 degree increase in Oita City.