INJE, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Inje Icefish Festival, long considered a hallmark of winter tourism, has been canceled for a third consecutive year, as warming winters and unstable ice conditions underscore the growing toll of climate change on seasonal events. The Inje County Cultural Foundation said Monday that it would not hold the [...]
JEJU, South Korea, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Honeybee populations on Jeju Island are collapsing at alarming rates, with local officials and beekeepers warning that climate change has left colonies increasingly vulnerable to disease and pests. According to data released Tuesday by Jeju Province and the Korea Beekeeping Association, a 2022 survey of 157 apiaries [...]
GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — In the coastal city of Gangneung, residents are grappling with extreme drought that has left their main water source, the Obong Reservoir, at a record low of 17.8 percent of capacity, compared with a seasonal average of 69 percent. Officials fear the level could soon fall to 15 percent, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Six South Korean farmers have filed a civil lawsuit against Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and its five power subsidiaries, demanding compensation for climate-related damages. The lawsuit, announced Tuesday during a press conference in Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul, marks the first legal challenge holding KEPCO and its affiliates accountable for [...]
Highland growers in Gangwon face mounting losses as warming temperatures and extreme weather push summer cabbage to the brink GANGNEUNG, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Once known for its cool summer breezes and starlit skies, the alpine cabbage fields of Anbandegi in Gangwon Province—South Korea’s largest high-altitude farming zone—are now at the frontline of climate [...]
New climate projections highlight urgent need for emissions reduction under President Lee’s administration as global temperatures rise under Trump-era climate diplomacy gap SEOUL, August 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea could face a dramatic surge in extreme heat events unless global carbon emissions are curbed, with so-called “compound extreme heat days” projected to increase up [...]
ANDONG, South Korea, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s North Gyeongsang Province announced plans Wednesday to build rapid freezing facilities in Yeongdeok and Pohang to preserve the freshness of bluefin tuna, which has recently been caught in growing quantities off the country’s east coast. The rise in sea temperatures and an abundance of bait [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 1.78 million farm animals have perished in South Korea following relentless downpours that began on July 16, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. The toll includes approximately 1.48 million chickens, 151,000 ducks, 150,000 quail, and smaller numbers of [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is likely to face another unusually hot summer this year, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), which on Thursday released its climate outlook for June through August. The agency forecast higher-than-average temperatures across the country, driven by global oceanic heat and high-pressure systems that could lock [...]
SEOUL, April 17, (Korea Bizwire) — As climate change shortens South Korea’s transitional seasons and extends the summer, retail sectors are seeing shifting consumer behaviors and divergent business fortunes. While spring fashion sales slump amid erratic weather and weak consumer sentiment, electronics retailers are benefiting from an early surge in demand for summer appliances. According [...]