Climate crisis approaching critical point

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Now, the climate crisis that has become a disaster before our eyes is approaching a critical point.

There are views that it could worsen this year.

Shouldn't we come up with some measures?

Experts unanimously say that the solution is to achieve carbon neutrality, which effectively reduces carbon emissions to zero.

This is Shin Bang-sil, a meteorology specialist.

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Last year, the climate crisis became a reality with unprecedented heavy snowfall and heatwaves.

We asked the KBS Climate Crisis Advisory Group what this year might hold.

It seems that such heatwaves could become the new normal in 2025.

[Min Seung-ki/Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering, POSTECH: "(The Earth's) temperature is rising, so it's natural for summers to get hotter and heatwaves to last longer. In a way, it's inevitable that we will experience heatwaves almost every year."]

[Kim Baek-min/Professor, Department of Environmental Atmospheric Sciences, Pukyong National University: "The alternating occurrence of extreme cold and extreme heat phenomena, with unpredictable weather becoming commonplace, is a very important characteristic."]

They point out that even the relatively mild typhoon damage last year cannot be taken lightly this year.

[Kim Baek-min/Professor, Department of Environmental Atmospheric Sciences, Pukyong National University: "The rapidly rising sea surface temperatures around the Korean Peninsula signal that super typhoons will definitely have an impact on our country."]

They warn that the traditional concept of four seasons may change, with summers getting longer and autumns and winters getting shorter.

[Jeong Soo-jong/Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University: "The biggest concern is that the boundaries of the four seasons are collapsing. All social systems are based on the four seasons. It's not such a simple matter if everything has to change."]

Experts emphasize that the climate crisis is approaching a critical point and that we must hasten to achieve carbon neutrality, which is the only solution.

[Kook Jong-seong/Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University: "Research has shown that even a slight delay in achieving carbon neutrality could trigger a tipping point in the climate. It is very difficult to restore a damaged climate."]

This is Shin Bang-sil for KBS News.