- While climate change alters the volume and pattern of rainfall,
some areas may receive more rain instead of snow. In Japan,
where mountains cover a large portion of the land, such
conditional changes are projected to greatly alter river flow
conditions (annual feature of water volume in rivers).
Calculations of river flow volume with projected climate
conditions in the near future and at the end of the 21st
century show a large change in river flow conditions in areas
on the coast of the Sea of Japan that receive heavy snowfall.
- Japan problems:
