[September Free Report] Change of Climate in Seoulby Seojin Lee | 03-10-2022 17:22 |
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The summer this year in my city, Seoul, was brutal: the days were too humid, too hot. It was definitely much hotter than the summer the previous year, if not the same. Yet, the summer seemed to be getting longer as well, as the heat was still in the air even until mid-September. As my favorite season is autumn, I found myself getting disappointed that the days of fall were getting shorter and shorter. The city was gradually becoming a place with only two seasons: summer and winter. This got me thinking: how bad has climate change been in the past few years in the city? How serious is the issue of global warming? According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), Korea's precipitation style has drastically changed over the past 100 years. Instead of getting a constant level of precipitation for a relatively similar number of days each year, the past few years reported to have much fewer days of precipitation but with much more intense rainfall each day. Such drastic rainfall is said to have led to more incidents of flooding and other natural disasters. Furthermore, the number of days in summer and winter was certainly increasing. Summer is reported to be nearly 22 days longer these days than summer during the 1900s. Even worse, the average temperature of summer was reported to have increased nearly 1.6 degrees Celsius. The KMA states that such changes are consequences of global warming; however, the changes in climate and seasons are bound to get worse and more drastic if humans are negligent of the issue. Having lived through some summers in Seoul and experienced the change in each year, I truly hope more people become aware of the severity of global warming. Source: https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210502000037
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