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ⓒNASANews Briefing
ClimateChangeHasHitSouthKorea
ByYangYu-min
Editor-in-Chief
SinceAugust8,thecentraldistrictsofSouthKoreaincludingthemetropolitan
News
area have been subjected to “historic” torrential rain. The daily precipitation
ⓒYonhap
record for August 8 of the Automatic Weather System (AWS) installed at the
Seoul Building of Korea Meteorological Administration in Shindaebang-
dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul reached 381.5 mm, far exceeding the highest daily
precipitation in Seoul of 354.7 mm in official records. Since 1907, when
▲Roadsandsidewalksareflooded,making
modern meteorological observation began in Seoul with the establishment of
it difficult for vehicles and pedestrians to
pass.
the Gyeongseong Meteorological Observatory during the Korean Empire, it
can be said that the rain that fell in Seoul on that day was the most in 115 years. Meanwhile, the torrential rain
thatfellfromAugust8causedenormousdamage.AccordingtotheCentralDisasterandSafetyCountermeasures
Headquarters,asofAugust14,14peoplehaddied,sixpeopleweremissing,and26peoplewereinjured.
On the other hand, Jeju Province has experienced extreme weather with record-breaking heat waves. The
Jeju Meteorological Administration announced that the highest daytime temperature recorded 37.5 degrees on
August10,thehighestrecordsincemeteorologicalobservationsbeganin1923.YooHee-dong,HeadoftheKorea
Meteorological Administration, said in an interview with Yonhap News that it is impossible to explain without
climatechangewhytheheatwavecontinuedinthesouthernregionsandJejuProvinceduringthetorrentialrains
inthecentraldistrictsthistime.Theresultsofclimatechangeareclearlyevident.
NASAReleasedHeatWaveMapofWesternHemisphere
On August 1, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
released a map showing the distribution of the highest temperature in July in
theWesternHemisphere.Lookingattheimage,theearthislosingitsbluecolor
andgettinghotter.
NASA combined satellite observation figures with a global model from
▲ LookingattheheatwavemapintheWestern
the Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS) to visualize the highest daily
HemispherereleasedbyNASA,onecansee
temperatures in the Western Hemisphere in July. The redder the color, the
thatextremeheatwavesareexpandingover
theglobe.
higherthetemperature,andthedarkestredareaindicatesatemperatureabove
40 degrees Celsius. As shown on the map, heatwaves exceeding 40 degrees Celsius continued throughout the
monthofJulyintheUnitedStatesandEurope.Climateexpertshavearguedthatclimatechangeisexacerbating
theheatwaveandhavepredictedthatextremeheatwavesexceeding40degreeswouldbecomethe“newnormal.”
202102045@hufs.ac.kr
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www.theargus.org
ClimateChangeHasHitSouthKorea
ByYangYu-min
Editor-in-Chief
SinceAugust8,thecentraldistrictsofSouthKoreaincludingthemetropolitan
News
area have been subjected to “historic” torrential rain. The daily precipitation
ⓒYonhap
record for August 8 of the Automatic Weather System (AWS) installed at the
Seoul Building of Korea Meteorological Administration in Shindaebang-
dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul reached 381.5 mm, far exceeding the highest daily
precipitation in Seoul of 354.7 mm in official records. Since 1907, when
▲Roadsandsidewalksareflooded,making
modern meteorological observation began in Seoul with the establishment of
it difficult for vehicles and pedestrians to
pass.
the Gyeongseong Meteorological Observatory during the Korean Empire, it
can be said that the rain that fell in Seoul on that day was the most in 115 years. Meanwhile, the torrential rain
thatfellfromAugust8causedenormousdamage.AccordingtotheCentralDisasterandSafetyCountermeasures
Headquarters,asofAugust14,14peoplehaddied,sixpeopleweremissing,and26peoplewereinjured.
On the other hand, Jeju Province has experienced extreme weather with record-breaking heat waves. The
Jeju Meteorological Administration announced that the highest daytime temperature recorded 37.5 degrees on
August10,thehighestrecordsincemeteorologicalobservationsbeganin1923.YooHee-dong,HeadoftheKorea
Meteorological Administration, said in an interview with Yonhap News that it is impossible to explain without
climatechangewhytheheatwavecontinuedinthesouthernregionsandJejuProvinceduringthetorrentialrains
inthecentraldistrictsthistime.Theresultsofclimatechangeareclearlyevident.
NASAReleasedHeatWaveMapofWesternHemisphere
On August 1, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
released a map showing the distribution of the highest temperature in July in
theWesternHemisphere.Lookingattheimage,theearthislosingitsbluecolor
andgettinghotter.
NASA combined satellite observation figures with a global model from
▲ LookingattheheatwavemapintheWestern
the Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS) to visualize the highest daily
HemispherereleasedbyNASA,onecansee
temperatures in the Western Hemisphere in July. The redder the color, the
thatextremeheatwavesareexpandingover
theglobe.
higherthetemperature,andthedarkestredareaindicatesatemperatureabove
40 degrees Celsius. As shown on the map, heatwaves exceeding 40 degrees Celsius continued throughout the
monthofJulyintheUnitedStatesandEurope.Climateexpertshavearguedthatclimatechangeisexacerbating
theheatwaveandhavepredictedthatextremeheatwavesexceeding40degreeswouldbecomethe“newnormal.”
202102045@hufs.ac.kr
4
www.theargus.org
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