日本地區埋在雪中，求救部隊

Japan Snowstorm Kills 52, Crushes Steel Bridge Feb.2012.
日本雪暴殺害52人，沖垮鋼橋 2012年2月
2012-02-02

日本地區埋在雪中，求救部隊
Japan Region Buried in Snow, Calls for Troops
By Jim Andrews, Senior Meteorologist
Feb 2, 2011; 11:42 AM ET
Translation by Autumnson Blog

The prefecture of Niigata, Japan, has asked for a dispatch of troops to help in the wake of record-setting snowfalls, according to reports on Wednesday.
日本新潟縣已要求派遣部隊，來幫助創紀錄的降雪後，根據週三的報告。
The Ground Self-Defense Force of Japan was expected to send troops to the town of Uonuma, where a snow depth of 4.09 meters, or 13.4 feet, has reportedly build up.
日本的陸上自衛隊部隊預計會派兵到魚沼鎮，據報導那裡的雪深是4.09米，或13.4英尺。
Fearing roof collapse under the weight of the deep snow, complicated by warming and the potential for rain, the local officials called for the troops to help clear roofs.
担心在厚厚積雪的重量下屋頂坍塌，難以對付變暖和潛在的降雨，當地官員求救部隊幫助清理屋頂。
Niigata is in western Honshu, which winter climate is notorious for its waves of heavy snow off the Sea of Japan during cold outbreaks. Western Honshu is home to some of the highest snowfalls anywhere on earth, even at relatively low elevation, as bitter northwesterly winds out of Siberia and northern China flow across the much warmer Sea of Japan.

Uonuma itself is located about 120 miles, or nearly 200 km, northwest of Tokyo which, incidentally, the report also made mention of for its abnormally dry, clear weather this winter. The same weather pattern that delivers heavy snow on the western side of mountainous Honshu normally yields dry, clear weather at Tokyo.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/japan-region-buried-in-snow-ca/45282