[May not be seen tomorrow] 'King's feast': Udeoksan watermelons face extinction

[※ Editor's Note = Global warming is changing our lives entirely. Agricultural and marine product maps are shifting, and beaches are facing closure due to rising sea levels. With repeated unprecedented heavy rains and droughts, agricultural product prices have skyrocketed. There are also laughable mishaps such as 'flowerless flower festivals' and 'iceless ice festivals.' If this continues, what we take for granted now may disappear in the future. The Yonhap News Agency reports from the front lines of the scenes of drastic changes due to climate change and seeks ways to overcome them in a special feature article sent every week.] (Gwangju=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Hye-in = There are watermelons that only grow at the foot of Mount Mudeung, between 300 and 400 meters above sea level. The watermelons from Mount Mudeung can only grow when the right amount of sunlight and a large daily temperature range are combined at high altitudes. Because they grow in the fertile soil formed by ...