There are no active volcanoes (aside from Baekdu Mountain on the border between North Korea and China, most recently active in 1903), and there have been no strong earthquakes.
Arbor day was celebrated as a national holiday starting in 1949) and policies designed to reduce the use of firewood as a source of energy (e.g.
restriction of inflow of firewood into Seoul and other major cities starting in 1958) helped to spark a recovery in the 1950s.
Comprehensive reforestation programs starting in the 1970s and continuing into the late 1990s aided in an acceleration of forest volume increase, and the forest cover reached a peak of 65% of national land area in 1980 as opposed to a low of 35% in 1955. News that North Korea was constructing a huge multipurpose dam at the base of Geumgangsan () north of the DMZ caused considerable consternation in South Korea during the mid-1980s.
restriction of inflow of firewood into Seoul and other major cities starting in 1958) helped to spark a recovery in the 1950s.
Comprehensive reforestation programs starting in the 1970s and continuing into the late 1990s aided in an acceleration of forest volume increase, and the forest cover reached a peak of 65% of national land area in 1980 as opposed to a low of 35% in 1955. News that North Korea was constructing a huge multipurpose dam at the base of Geumgangsan () north of the DMZ caused considerable consternation in South Korea during the mid-1980s.
Comprehensive reforestation programs starting in the 1970s and continuing into the late 1990s aided in an acceleration of forest volume increase, and the forest cover reached a peak of 65% of national land area in 1980 as opposed to a low of 35% in 1955. News that North Korea was constructing a huge multipurpose dam at the base of Geumgangsan () north of the DMZ caused considerable consternation in South Korea during the mid-1980s.
Flooding occasionally causes considerable damage, as do landslides, given the country's generally mountainous terrain. In September 1984, record floods caused the deaths of 190 people and left 200,000 homeless.
During 1987 the Geumgangsan Dam was a major issue that Seoul sought to raise in talks with Pyongyang.
Comprehensive reforestation programs starting in the 1970s and continuing into the late 1990s aided in an acceleration of forest volume increase, and the forest cover reached a peak of 65% of national land area in 1980 as opposed to a low of 35% in 1955. News that North Korea was constructing a huge multipurpose dam at the base of Geumgangsan () north of the DMZ caused considerable consternation in South Korea during the mid-1980s.
Earthquake activity is minimal; however, since 2016, there have been two earthquakes over 5.4 magnitude. ===Environment=== ====Current issues==== Habitat loss and degradation, especially of wetlands, through coastal reclamation (e.g.
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