Tokyo Past and Future

Present Day Tokyo, Japan

http://cuabroad.cua.edu/programs/japan/tokyoIES.cfm

This blog has demonstrated Tokyo, Japan's current weather conditions and climate patterns.  There are many reasons why Tokyo's climate is the way it is (location and geographical factors).  It is interesting to wonder what Tokyo's climate was 100 million years ago and what Tokyo's weather will be like 100 million years in the future.  Obviously both will be very different from where they are today because Tokyo's location on Earth has and will change throughout the years.  

Current Tokyo, Japan Climate Graph

http://www.climatetemp.info/japan/

100 million years ago, the islands of Japan were still part of the large as Asian continent that is known as China today.  It was at this time that the subduction of the Pacific plate started.  It wasn't until 15 million years ago when land masses that make up the islands of Japan finally broke away from the Asian continent and the Sea of Japan was formed. Obviously, Japan was continental compared to the maritime location it is today. I predict that the weather was very rainy with lower temperatures than they are today.  Today, Japan still continues to move eastward away from the large Asian landmass. 

Past Tokyo, Japan Climate Graph

100 million years in the future, I predict that Tokyo will continue to drift eastward on the same latitude line but shift over about 20 degrees longitude.  Because Japan will be further isolated from other land masses, there will be a significant amount of rainfall and higher temperatures year round then they are today. Japan will over all be affected by the maritime air masses compared to the continental air masses in the past. I also predict that Japan will continue to be affected severely by typhoons and earthquakes.