Endangered Flower Blooms in Record Numbers Amid Heat and Drought in Gangneung

GANGNEUNG, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — An endangered aquatic plant has flourished against the odds this summer, producing the largest bloom on record in the wetlands of Gangneung, despite one of the harshest heat waves and droughts in years. The prickly water lily, or Gasiyeon — designated a Level-2 endangered species by South Korea’s Environment [...]