SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has developed an array of specialized weather services to cater to diverse user needs. These encompass customized forecasts tailored for orchardists, predictions for solar power generation based on insolation, and weather insights for prominent tourist attractions. Among these segments, orchardists rely heavily on KMA [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A large-scale data center integration complex is planned to be established in South Jeolla Province to utilize the region’s abundant solar electricity. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Thursday it had entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the South Jeolla provincial government and the Korea Electric [...]
SEOCHEON, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — An oarfish, a rare marine species discovered in the deep sea, has been spotted near South Korea’s West Sea for the very first time. According to the National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea, a fisherman came across a two-meter-long oarfish along the coast of Gogunsan Archipelago off Gunsan, North [...]
POCHEON, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea National Arboretum said Tuesday it has identified nine new forest wetlands within the Civilian Control Line (CCL), which designates a buffer zone extending from the Southern Limit Line of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas. A forest wetland encompasses not only wet areas but also [...]
GOESAN, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A masterpiece by one of the most representative painters of the Joseon Dynasty has been replicated across a rice field. In May of last year, the Agricultural Technology Center in Goesan County, North Chungcheong Province, planted rice in five distinct colors — white, green and red — within a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of voices are urging the government to eliminate mistrust in weather forecasts due to their increasing importance in the face of abnormal weather patterns. According to a report submitted by the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) to Rep. Lee Ju-hwan of the People Power Party, there were [...]
INCHEON, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — After being excluded from the refinement process of landfill gases at waste landfills over the past decade, sulfur byproducts are now acknowledged for their practical utility. The Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corp. (SLC) reports an average annual yield of 4,850 cubic meters of sulfur byproducts per landfill site in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — City bus stops frequently experience higher temperatures than standing on an asphalt road during periods of extreme heat, data showed Thursday. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) conducted temperature measurements at eight locations within Seoul’s Songpa District, 1.5 meters above ground level, on six occasions spanning July and August. The [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Smaller cities are undergoing more intense heatwaves compared to their larger counterparts due to inadequate infrastructure to mitigate rising temperatures, the weather agency said Wednesday. According to a study by the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), a total of 16 cities underwent temperature escalation over a 10-year span from 1973 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has confirmed the phenomenon of slowed growth in seaweed colonies in seas that were once covered by ice. The Korea Polar Research Institute and Sungkyunkwan University conducted a joint research effort, investigating the seaweed ecosystem in Marian Cove near the King Sejong Station in [...]