SEOUL, Jul. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – With temperatures hovering around the 35-degree mark for the last few days, South Koreans have been cranking up the air conditioning and staying indoors in a bid to escape the sweltering heat. But for those who are less fortunate, the heat can be just as bad or even worse [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – As the summer sun continues to scorch the Korean peninsula, soaring temperatures have caused train tracks to expand, causing high-speed trains to slow their pace. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Korail, there have been numerous reports of high-speed trains operating slower than usual due [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — With high temperatures sweeping the nation and sparking public safety warnings, an increasing number of livestock animals such as chicken and pigs continue to succumb to the scorching heat. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration yesterday, certain regions in the provinces of Gangwon, South Gyeongsang, Gyeonggi, Chungcheong, Jeolla and [...]
POHANG, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – An unrelenting heat wave in South Korea that drastically increased water temperatures in recent weeks has resulted in the loss of nearly 1 million fish in waters off the south and east coast, with the toll expected to rise in the coming days. Despite occasional heavy rains, water temperatures on [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — It has been a grim summer for poultry farmers. Fears of an outbreak of avian influenza and murderous heat waves that have resulted in the deaths of millions of animals have made 2017 a year to forget. Since the “official” end of the rainy season on July 25, it is estimated [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Record high temperatures sweeping South Korea is causing people to change the way they shop, with more consumers opting to purchase goods at night, industry data showed Sunday. Retail data compiled by stores like E-Mart showed from July 1 through the 20th, people visiting stores from 8 p.m. to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Undereducated and unprivileged individuals are more vulnerable to the risks of death from heat waves, a study by a local research team said Friday. In an article carried in the latest edition of the British journal Science of the Total Environment, the team led by Kim Ho of Seoul [...]
BUSAN, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Busan Metropolitan City is building on its cool roof project from last year to prepare the city for heat waves this summer. Busan’s cool roof project assists with painting roofs in the city white, which helps to reflect sunlight and prevent the building from heating up. Over 400 residential [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s fishing industry suffered damage due to scorching heat that has settled in the country and the outbreak of cholera, the maritime ministry said Friday. According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the local fishing industry is estimated to have suffered damage worth 8.5 billion won (US$7.3 [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – With an insufferable heat wave striking the Korean Peninsula, millions of farmed fish have succumbed to the scorching temperatures this summer. According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, over 3 million fish have died across Korea’s fisheries this year thus far, with sea water temperatures rising to 30 [...]