{"id":229996,"date":"2025-03-27T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/experts-say-climate-change-behind-south-koreas-worst-wildfires-on-record\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T12:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T12:05:00","slug":"experts-say-climate-change-behind-south-koreas-worst-wildfires-on-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/experts-say-climate-change-behind-south-koreas-worst-wildfires-on-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts say climate change behind South Korea&#8217;s worst wildfires on record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/TARZf7loWwE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Experts say climate change behind South Korea's worst wildfires on record\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TARZf7loWwE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The biggest single forest fire on record in South Korea has displaced thousands of people, charred large areas and killed at least 26 people in the south-eastern province of North Gyeongsang, say authorities.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba http:\/\/bit.ly\/guardianwiressub<\/p>\n<p>The affected areas have had only half the average rainfall this season, while the country has experienced more than double the number of fires this year than last. <\/p>\n<p>Woo-Kyun Lee, a climatic environment professor, said the rapid increase in temperatures, prolonged dryness and stronger winds had exacerbated the fires. &#8216;For this reason, wildfires in our country are bound to become more frequent, spread on a larger scale,&#8217; he said<\/p>\n<p>South Korea wildfires become biggest on record as disaster chief points to \u2018harsh reality\u2019 of climate crisis \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/mar\/27\/south-korea-fires-death-toll-rises-worst-in-history<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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