South Korea Faces Climate Crisis Posted on A village in Hadong, South Gyeongsang Province, is submerged by overflow from the Seomjin River on Aug. 8, 2020, due to two days of torrential rain. (Yonhap) SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Prices of agricultural products have skyrocketed following 54 days of disastrous summer weather that brought severe monsoon rains as well as five typhoons across the Korean peninsula. Experts argue that this is just the beginning, warning that an unprecedented scale of climate change will sweep across South Korea. Hot air caused by global warming will bring more frequent, extreme cases of showers and precipitation, since warmer air can store large amounts of water.