Seoul has been hit with historical November snowstorms, which have also seen the capital city under extremely high temperatures due to a winter storm that has not been experienced for decades. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, new records were made for the level of snow deposit, which reached a volume of 16.5 centimeters. This figure shattered the previous record of 12.4 center meters, which was recorded on November 28, 1972.
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| A mother and child play in a snow-covered playground after a snowfall in Goyang on November 27, 2024. Photo: AFP |
That morning, I just did not see any
sight of the sun, for it has been the first sighted tip of winter among the
four seasons out of all the others seen throughout the calendar. Moreover, the
figure is the highest for November since the early days of nationwide
observation began with Charles III ruling the colonies of the US. The government
had not enjoyed such a privilege because of the need for overtravel and the collapse of trees when announcing harsh weather. Such alerts would
arise in conditions in which 20 cm of snow was forecasted, falling within 24 hours.
Other regions of the country
encountered severe traffic jams and multiple collisions due to icy highways but
there were no reports of major casualties. Where felled trees had cut off power
to more than one hundred and fifty families of the residents of the city.
Important roads where significant construction work is still going on had to be
shut down temporarily resulting in severe disruptions in traffic; the Ministry of Transport said that over 22 already canceled domestic flights and
that a huge number of flights were also banned but for no apparent reason did not
occur.
And, considering that a snow cover
was likely to last till Thursday morning, President Yoon Suk Yeol urged the
relevant authorities to take measures to ‘make every effort to avert any
further damage or embarrassment to the people.’
Youn Ki-han, a meteorologist
argued that the outstanding snowfall was legitimate due to snowdrops offshore
which did not allow people to frame cold maritime temperate towards sea Areas
aside. When cold, southerly air masses over the West Sea move northwards
towards its periphery, there is normally an equilibrium, and therefore, a lot of
humidity from the West Sea basin is cut off. Warming up sea water marshaled the
situation and then severe snow was dumped at the end.
Heavy snowfall winds worsened the
conditions of ascent and duplication of regions in the area of the province of
Seoul. The meteorological agency predicts that substantial amounts of snow will
compound the total over the coming days, up to twenty centimeters worth more is
predicted.