SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Calls for the right to take breaks during heatwaves are intensifying in South Korea, as summers grow hotter due to climate change. Over the last five years, a total of 23 workers have succumbed to heat-related ailments such as heatstroke, heat exhaustion, and heat cramps while on the job. [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean builders are enhancing on-site management and establishing work standards to better prepare for the scorching summer heat. Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. has implemented a policy that requires field workers to take regular rest breaks and halt outdoor work when the perceived temperature exceeds 35 degrees Celsius. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Energy Research said Wednesday that it has developed an innovative heat exchanger that can store the cold of the winter under the ground and use it later for the cooling of farm greenhouses during the summer. The new heat exchanger is based on the concept [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A tropical night occurred in Seoul and other major cities across the country on Sunday, marking the first such phenomenon for June, the state weather agency. The lowest temperature between Sunday night and Monday morning was 25.4 C in Seoul, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). A tropical [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Power consumption at data centers is soaring due to the rapid development of the nation’s information and communication technology (ICT) industry. However, analysts say that the massive amount of waste heat generated from these centers is not being recycled. According to a report released Thursday by the Korea Energy [...]
JEONGSEON, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2019 Mt. Hambaek Wildflower Festival was held in the highlands of Manhangjae Hill in Jeongseon County, Gangwon Province, from July 27 to last Sunday. On Sunday, the last day of the festival and with scorching heat sweeping across the country, the Manhangjae Hill parking lot was filled to [...]
GWANGJU, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The management office of Uchi Park in Gwangju has begun to restore the vitality and energy of animals exhausted by the sweltering heat. Veterinarians and zookeepers at the park’s zoo have been offering customized summer survival diets considering animal characteristics since Monday when heat wave warnings were issued. Asian [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean fabric manufacturer has launched a clinical trial of its heat-generating clothes to help diabetic patients keep their blood sugar levels under control, company officials and doctors said Tuesday. ReTend Co., the fabric maker, developed its own heat-generating clothes with a high-tech fabric named “TempUp” and let [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Extreme heatwaves are sweeping across the globe, with temperatures in Iraq and Kuwait exceeding 50 degrees Celsius, China’s southern and western regions seeing daily highs over 40 degrees, and Southern California overcome by surging wildfires. Adding to the rising concerns, a team of Korean scientists from Seoul National University [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The monsoonal downpours have abated for now, but a heat wave struck the peninsula over the weekend. Seoul recorded a high of 33.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, with the nighttime low also exceeding 25 degrees. Citizens of Seoul headed out to parks, shopping malls, and cinemas to get away [...]