Sunday, September 25, 2022

Climate Change and Korea

Climate Change refers to long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns. We all know that this is a major, global issue that we are facing today. Although climate is not directly related to weather, they both have their similarities. This similarity is global warming. It might not feel like it, but global warming is on the rise and will most likely have a devastating impact. 


A very strong cause of this rise in temperature happened since the Industrial Revolution. This was when people burned an extreme amount of fossil fuels which increased the concentration of CO2 massively. There are other causes to global warming, such as deforestation, but the main influence is emissions. 


Parts around the world may be heavily affected by global warming. One example is South Korea. Global warming affects Korea in many ways.

  • Ocean
    • With rising temperatures, surface sea temperatures can increase by 2.2 degrees celsius by 2050. This might not seem a lot but it can increase ocean acidification and reduce fish catching by 2.7%, which is a lot considering how big the oceans are. 
  • Coast
    • The coast can be heavily affected by flooding when sea levels rise due to global warming. Melting glaciers and ice will cause this rise of sea level and can affect many people in South Korea.
  • Water
    • As water is the most important resource, losing it will be a huge problem. Rise in temperatures can cause longer droughts, increase in sea-levels and extreme weather that affects the water resource.

These are only a few of the areas where global warming affects South Korea. This article (https://www.g20climaterisks.org/republic-of-korea/) shows many more areas where South Korea can be in danger due to global warming. 


Written by Caleb Paik


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