SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly 400 people were treated at hospital emergency rooms for heat-related illnesses last week as the scorching heat set in after the end of the annual monsoon season, government data showed Sunday. According to data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 507 hospitals across the nation reported 384 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Severe heat caused the cancellation of a South Korean baseball game Friday. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said the regular-season game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants scheduled in the southeastern city of Ulsan was scrapped due to extreme heat. This marks the first game in the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Environmental groups and families of disaster victims gathered on July 17, South Korea’s Constitution Day, to urge the government to guarantee citizens’ right to live in a safe environment. At a press conference held at the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions office in central Seoul, the Climate Crisis Emergency Action [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A photograph depicting an intense, localized rainstorm over a small area of the city of Wonju has gone viral on South Korean online communities, sparking discussions about unusual weather phenomena. The image, shared on the anonymous workplace community “Blind” on July 11, shows a deluge of rain seemingly isolated to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant shift of public opinion, South Koreans have increasingly identified climate change as the most critical environmental issue facing their nation, according to a recent survey. The Korea Environment Institute (KEI) released its “2023 National Environmental Awareness Survey” on July 9, revealing a surge in concern about climate [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has decided to contribute US$7 million to a global fund for responding to loss and damage caused by climate change as part of efforts to help underdeveloped nations better counter climate challenges, the finance ministry said Tuesday. Deputy Finance Minister Choi Ji-young made the announcement during a [...]
CHANGWON, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – An environmental activist who was fined for spray-painting “climate crisis” on tunnels chose to serve a brief jail sentence instead of paying the penalty, in a protest intended to raise awareness about global warming. Park Jong-kwon, a co-leader of the Gyeongnam Climate Crisis Emergency Action group, defaced tunnel entrances in [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In the heart of Seoul, a rooftop garden has become an oasis for a thriving colony of bees, their gentle buzzing filling the air as they flit from flower to flower. But elsewhere in the city, and in urban centers around the globe, a worrying phenomenon is unfolding: honeybees are [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A 12-year-old elementary school student will make her voice heard this week in one of South Korea’s most consequential legal battles over the government’s response to climate change. Han Je-ah, a sixth grader from Seoul, will address the Constitutional Court in person on May 21 during the final hearing for [...]
World heading for a 3-degree C warming trajectory, as political headwinds slow the energy transition WoodMac report looks at the implications of a delayed energy transition, amid political uncertainties, inflation and elections across the world LONDON, 02 May 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – A five-year delay to the energy transition could see the global average temperature rise [...]