Japan's Torrential Downpour: A Cautionary Tale of Climate Change The recent "unprecedented" rainfall in eastern Japan has left at least eight people dead and thousands stranded.
The extreme weather event saw over 100mm of rain per hour fall on Chiba prefecture, highlighting the intensification of climate related disasters.
Japan's Meteorological Agency described the situation as an "unprecedented level" of heavy rain, underscoring even countries with advanced weather forecasting capabilities can be caught off guard by extreme events.