WMO: Asia's Recent Warming Trend Twice as Strong as in the Past

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has analyzed that the pace of warming in Asia, including South Korea, is faster than the global average, with the recent warming trend being twice as strong as in the past.

According to the "State of the Climate in Asia" report released by the WMO today (June 17), the average land surface temperature in Asia last year was 0.96°C (34°F) higher than the 1991–2020 average.

The WMO explained that temperatures across Asia, with the exception of parts of South Asia, were above average last year. It noted that the rise in temperature was particularly pronounced in regions stretching from northwestern Asia and western China to Japan.

In particular, an analysis of the long-term trend from 1991 to 2025 confirmed that the warming trend in Asia has become twice as strong compared to the 1961–1990 period.

The WMO added, "Warming in Asia has been very rapid since the latter half of the 20th century," and noted that the fact that Asia is warming faster than the global average has been consistently confirmed in reports such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report.

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