위험기상 분야의 지난 연구를 뒤돌아보며: 태풍, 집중호우, 가뭄, 폭염, 한파, 강설, 강풍을 중심으로

Abstract

This paper summarized the research papers on weather extremes that occurred in theRepublic of Korea, which were published in the domestic and foreign journals during 1963~2021. Weather extreme is defined as a weather phenomenon that causes serious casualty and property loss;here, it includes typhoon, heavy rain, drought, heat wave, cold surge, heavy snow, and strong gust. Based on the 2011~2020 statistics in Korea, above 80% of property loss due to all natural disasterswere caused by typhoons and heavy rainfalls. However, the impact of the other weather extremescan be underestimated rather than we have actually experienced; the property loss caused by theother extremes is hard to be quantitatively counted. Particularly, as global warming becomes serious,the influence of drought and heat wave has been increasing. The damages caused by coldsurges, heavy snow, and strong gust occurred over relatively local areas on short-term time scalescompared to other weather hazards. In particularly, strong gust accompanied with drought mayresult in severe forest fires over mountainous regions. We hope that the present review paper mayremind us of the importance of weather extremes that directly affect our lives.