The latest climate change forecast released by the Korea Meteorological Agency on the 22nd shows that if greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil fuels are not significantly reduced, the number of winter days in South Korea will drop from an average of 107 days in the first 20 years of this century to only 40 days. At the same time, the length of summer and the number of days with extreme heat will increase significantly, and the pace of seasonal changes will be seriously disrupted. According to a report by South Korea's “Joongang Ilbo”, the Korea Meteorological Agency's new climate change trend atlas is based on various degrees of global warming, covering everything from low carbon emission scenarios to high carbon emission scenarios. The low-carbon emissions scenario assumes that carbon neutrality will be achieved by 2070 through drastic emission reductions, while the high-carbon emissions scenario assumes that current emission levels remain unchanged. According to the forecast, under the high carbon emission scenario, the summer time in South Korea is expected to increase from 97 days per year from 2000 to 2019 to an average of 169 days per year from 2081 to 2100. Meanwhile, the length of winter in South Korea has been “shrunk” by more than half, from 107 days to 40 days. Experts are concerned that this may prevent people from experiencing the changing seasons as before.

The latest climate change forecast released by the Korea Meteorological Agency on the 22nd shows that if greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil fuels are not significantly reduced, the number of winter days in South Korea will drop from an average of 107 days in the first 20 years of this century to only 40 days. At the same time, the length of summer and the number of days with extreme heat will increase significantly, and the pace of seasonal changes will be seriously disrupted. According to a report by South Korea's “Joongang Ilbo”, the Korea Meteorological Agency's new climate change trend atlas is based on various degrees of global warming, covering everything from low carbon emission scenarios to high carbon emission scenarios. The low-carbon emissions scenario assumes that carbon neutrality will be achieved by 2070 through drastic emission reductions, while the high-carbon emissions scenario assumes that current emission levels remain unchanged. According to the forecast, under the high carbon emission scenario, the summer time in South Korea is expected to increase from 97 days per year from 2000 to 2019 to an average of 169 days per year from 2081 to 2100. Meanwhile, the length of winter in South Korea has been “shrunk” by more than half, from 107 days to 40 days. Experts are concerned that this may prevent people from experiencing the changing seasons as before.