Mountain fires are thought of causing little harm with the only damage being the burning of trees and shrubs, but actually there's a hell of a 'hidden character'.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

Mountain fires are thought of causing little harm with the only damage being the burning of trees and shrubs, but actually there's a hell of a 'hidden character'.

A little imagination can show you how disastrous it would be to pollute the natural environment.

If there's a world-wide all-out nuclear war it's said that there will be a "nuclear winter" all over the planet for several months.

Researchers believe that volcanoes created by this type of volcanism can be found in other parts of the world, too.

Some parts of Hokkaido did not suffer any direct damage from the earthquakes, but many tourist spots have been hit by harmful rumors.

The number includes the large-scale forest fires that occurred in Kagawa Prefecture in January and in Hiroshima Prefecture in February.

Wind is a limitless and clean source of energy, but there are still fewer wind power plants in Japan than in Europe and America.

This source is dependable and predictable, but more research is still needed in this area.

At the top of an 8,000-meter peak, I'm afraid and want to go down as soon as possible because it's a very dangerous place to be.

The tropical rainforests, located in a narrow region near the equator, are disappearing so fast that by the year 2000 eighty percent of them may be gone.

The bylaws will be revised to prohibit smoking in specific areas when a fire warning is in effect.

an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it

The postwar has experienced several long periods of continuous strong prosperity, among which are the Jinmu Boom and the Iwato boom.

He has climbed the world's highest mountains and now works as a volunteer member of a mountain rescue team in Japan's Northern Alps.

The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, and hundreds of climbers were affected.

No major damage or injuries are known to have resulted from the quake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale.

As long as a bear is relatively inactive, and is not exposed to wind, it does not burn excessive energy in cold weather.

A member of the research team says, "Forests are now considered an effective means of reducing the impact of tsunamis."

It has been a warm winter, and people had difficulty making the snow statues and ice sculptures because snow and ice melt quickly in warm weather.

To stop the sharp increase in forest fires, the Agency has decided to crack down on smoking.

He put up a good fight for the sake of environmentalists by his fervent speech that the Shirakami Range should be protected from disruption.

a condition in which inhabitants of a certain area make a profit by sharing a forest, a wilderness, or a fishery

The government is controlling entry to the area within a four-kilometer radius of the crater because of danger from falling rocks.

As winter approaches, people in the quake-hit areas are worrying that heavy snow may cause further damage to their houses.

the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time

It is feared that the houses located below these lakes may be flooded if water levels rise.

People living within a 20-kilometer radius of the plant were ordered to evacuate after the first explosion on March 12.

Altitude sickness can lead to death, so I always pay close attention to the adjustment process.

Hothouses have collapsed, and ground liquefaction accompanying the earthquakes has affected many rice paddies.

But studies show that mangrove forests reduced the impact of tsunamis, and villages close to mangrove forests were not badly damaged.