GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — For residents of Gangneung, disaster is a familiar rhythm of life. Over the past quarter century, the coastal city on South Korea’s east coast has endured some of the nation’s worst natural calamities: typhoons, catastrophic wildfires, record-breaking snowfalls. Now, it faces what officials call the worst drought in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — People in the lower social tier are exposed to a risk of a significant impact from natural or social disasters and struggle more to overcome them, according to a research report issued by the state-run think tank. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs conducted a survey of 1,837 [...]
BUSAN, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean startup has come up with a solution to speed up the recovery of the natural environment damaged by disasters and accidents. Code of Nature, a startup located in the southeastern port city of Busan, developed the disaster recovery kit using moss spore cultivation. The kit artificially [...]