From now on, Korean Meteorological Agency to directly send "disaster emails" = Korea

"At present, there is a torrential downpour of more than 50mm per hour near Huam-dong, Seoul. Please share this information with your family and neighbors and pay attention to safety."

In the first half of this year, in South Korea, you will be able to receive 'disaster emails' such as heavy rains that contain the above content, which will be sent directly by the Korea Meteorological Agency.

Until now, disaster emails sent by the Korean Meteorological Agency were limited to earthquakes with a magnitude of 3.0 or higher. Even if there was a high risk of torrential rain, it had to go through the Ministry of Administration and Safety, but from now on, the JMA will immediately notify the public of the dangerous situation even with heavy rain like an earthquake.

At 10:30 a.m. on February 1st, the Korea Meteorological Administration announced the "Major Business Plan of the Korea Meteorological Agency in 2023". The goal was set to protect the public from dangerous weather caused by the climate crisis and to enhance the ability to respond to the climate crisis. of.

Yoo Hee-dong, head of the Korea Meteorological Administration, said, "The climate crisis is a reality that we are facing right now, and dangerous weather events that are difficult to predict due to it will occur more frequently in the future. Based on the scientific evidence, the Japan Meteorological Agency will do our best to ensure that not a single person suffers a loss of life due to weather disasters."