Anchor: South Korean researchers say future temperatures on the Korean Peninsula are going to be much hotter. They say as the climate changes, it will make the region increasingly more susceptible to natural disasters.
Our Kim Soyon tells us more. 
 
Report: A new report shows the Korean Peninsula will likely be much warmer in sixty years with longer heat waves and more rain. 
 
The National Disaster Management Institute released on Wednesday a report on natural disasters caused by climate change.
 
The institute said between 2071 and 2100, the annual average temperature on the peninsula will rise as much as five-point-seven degrees to 16-point-seven degrees, which means Korea will be categorized as a subtropical zone.
 
Annual precipitation is also forecast to increase by 200 millimeters to reach 13-hundred-67 millimeters.
 
It also predicted there will be four times as many days when the afternoon high reaches 33 degrees or more.
 
The report said as a result, the sea level will rise by 65 centimeters in the South and Yellow Seas and even by 99 in the East Sea.
 
The institute said the peninsula is becoming increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters due to climate change and stressed the need for preventive measures. It said it will conduct disaster risk assessments of the region and develop technologies to respond to changes.
 
The institute also said it will also operate a science center to study the cause of natural disasters using high-tech equipment and analysis techniques to promote the accurate assessment and prevention of climate-triggered disasters. 
Kim Soyon, KBS World Radio News.