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Mount Fuji
Fog in the foreground of Mount Fuji, Japan.
Recent environmental changes on Mount Fuji have been linked to shifting climatic conditions. Specifically, researchers have observed an upward shift of the tree line on the mountain, a phenomenon that is occurring alongside rising temperatures at the summit.1