Today 17th (Wednesday) is “Higan-no-iri(the beginning of the equinoctial week).  Today’s expected maximum temperature is higher than normal in most places from Okinawa and Kyushu to Kanto, and it seems that there are places such as Kagoshima and Kochi that exceed 20 degrees Celsius.  On March 11th, the cherry blossom front was also observed in Hiroshima for the first time in Japan to bloom Somei-Yoshino cherry trees.  From this weekend to next week, it is expected that news of the beginning of the cherry blossom flowering will arrive one after another in various parts of western and eastern Japan.  I’m happy that spring is coming early, but I’m not overjoyed.  I am worried about the occurrence of large-scale floods and super-large typhoons due to climate change.  I feel that there are major changes on a global scale, such as the new coronavirus and natural disasters.

今日17日(水)は彼岸の入りです。今日の予想最高気温は、沖縄や九州から関東では平年より高い所がほとんどで、鹿児島や高知など20度を超える所もあるそうです。桜前線も３月11日に広島で全国で最初となるソメイヨシノの開花が観測されました。今週末から来週にかけては西日本・東日本の各地でも続々と開花の便りが届く見込みだそうです。春の訪れが早いことは嬉しいことですが、気温といい、桜の開花といい、すべて例年に比べてかなり高かったり、早かったりで手放しで喜べません。気候変動による大規模な洪水とか超大型台風が発生しないか心配です。新型コロナウイルスとか自然災害とか地球規模で大きな変動が起こっている様な気がします。