By TAKASHI SUGIMOTO/ Staff Writer
October 17, 2019 at 15:00 JST
This image shows dirt that flowed into the sea after Typhoon No. 19. Red areas indicate extremely muddy water and blue indicate clear water. White areas represent clouds or missing data. The image was produced by Yuuji Sakuno, an associate professor at Hiroshima University, who analyzed the level of turbidity of the ocean based on a JAXA satellite photo. (Provided by Yuuji Sakuno)
Vast amounts of soil flowed into the sea off the coast of areas stretching from the Tohoku to Tokai regions, following record rainfall from Typhoon No. 19, a satellite image of Japan taken Oct. 13 shows. [Read More]
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