Global warming blamed for 7-year absence of 'gods' path' winter ice ridge on Japan lake
A natural phenomenon called "Omiwatari," in which ice forming on the surface of Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture splits to ...
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Waiting for the God's Crossing
An ice bridge rises up from Lake Suwa, connecting its opposite shores. Local people have documented this omiwatari or "the God's Crossing," for hundreds of years. But changing weather patterns ...
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Global warming blamed for 7-year absence of 'gods' path' winter ice ridge on Japan lake
A ceremony is seen on Lake Suwa in the town of Shimosuwa, Nagano Prefecture, on Feb. 5, 2018, after the appearance of the "Omiwatari" natural phenomenon of an ice ridge on the lake's surface was ...