Drought is a natural disaster that happens when the loss of water that has evaporated into the sky is bigger than rainfall. Droughts usually last shortly, for about one season. But if they become longer, they can last for more than 10 years. But because its progression is gradual and it may not be visible, it is hard to investigate it systematically. Korea is currently going through a serious drought and has already experienced a lot of damage.

The damage of drought has an effect not only of crops but also on our lives. When drought begins, the lands start to dry out and water becomes scarce. Because of the dry water and lack of water, many crops die out. For example, many Korean farmers grow rice plants, so they need a lot of rain and water. 55% of Korea?s annual rainfall is usually the rain that comes during June, July, and August the rice plant farming season. However, if the rainfall decreases by half, it becomes hard to keep the rice plants alive.

As mentioned before, Korea is now going through a serious drought. And it is getting worse because of the El Nino phenomenon. El Nino occurs when water temperature increases and when the amount of rising cold sea water decreases. The effects of the El Nino are low-temperature in the summer, and high-temperature in the winter, but Korea wasn?t experiencing it extremely. However, the problem starts when the cold atmosphere from the North Pole passes through Korea. Because of the dry and cold atmosphere, Korea suffers a terrible drought in the winter. This is actually because of global warming that the air from North Pole passes by, and this winter is becoming one of the worst because the El Nino and shortage of rainfall have overlapped.