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Last year was the hottest since the temperature was recorded in Asia. The climate-related damage suffered by each country also reaches tens of trillions of won, and it was analyzed that Korea also suffered an average annual loss of 28 trillion won
. This is reporter Han Se-hyeon.
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World Meteorological Organization announced in its annual report that "last year Asian temperatures were 1.39 degrees higher than the 1981-2010 average."
This is the highest since official temperature records were made.
The World Meteorological Organization in particular emphasized that the Arctic Circle in Russia, Verkhoyansk, recorded 38 degrees, which is an exceptionally high level.
He also pointed out that such an increase in temperature caused extreme climate change, leading to enormous human casualties.
About 50 million people in Asia were affected by floods and storms last year, and more than 5,000 people died.
Apart from human casualties, the scale of climate-related damage suffered by each country also amounted to tens of trillions of won.
In terms of total loss by country, China had the largest annual average of KRW 278 trillion, followed by India and Japan with KRW 102 trillion and KRW 97 trillion, respectively.
The World Meteorological Organization estimated that Korea also suffered a loss of about 28 trillion won.
Considering the size of the economy, Tajikistan suffered the largest damage, accounting for 7.9% of its gross domestic product (GDP).
[Peteri Talas/Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization: We must take new initiatives to avoid the human and economic losses associated with climate change.] The
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, "Climate-related risks, especially floods, storms and droughts, are "If such adverse effects continue, a significant blow to sustainable development is inevitable," he warned.