SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The sizzling summer temperatures and tropical nights are having an effect on the spending patterns of consumers. More and more consumers are shopping at night or in the evening, when the weather is relatively cool. In addition, an increasing number of consumers are placing orders online. Hyundai Department Store [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The dangers of extremely hot weather will fast increase nationwide over the next decade, with more than half of South Korea’s local autonomous regions vulnerable, a government report warned Thursday. The report, issued by the Ministry of Environment based on climate change scenarios from the Korea Meteorological Administration, evaluates [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A scorching heat wave began to grip much of South Korea on Monday following the end of the rainy season. The Korea Meteorological Administration issued heat warnings and advisories for almost all parts of the country as the temperature exceeded 30 degrees Celsius in southern and central regions as [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is bracing for sweltering heat waves in the coming weeks, with its southern provinces and many other regions suffering from an extended tropical night phenomenon, weather forecasters said Wednesday. As most parts of the country have been put under a heat wave warning or alert, the daily [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s per-capita electricity use hit an all-time high in 2018 as the country was gripped by the worst-ever heat wave, data showed Monday. The country’s electricity use per person came to 10.2 megawatt hours (MWh) last year, up 3.3 percent from the previous year and a new record, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of emergency calls reporting bee hives during the months of August and September dropped significantly compared to last year. Experts assume that hives were destroyed by the notorious heat wave that hit South Korea in August. The National Fire Agency said on Monday that only some 80,000 [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Home appliance sales in South Korea reached a new high in July as the country was gripped by the worst heat wave in more than a century, government data showed Monday. The constant index for electronics sales came to 189.1 for July, the highest level since 2005, when related [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — In August this year, the heat stress index was found to be at its peak in almost all areas of Suwon, Gyeonggi Province as the heat wave was at its peak. The National Institute of Environmental Research and Jeju National University analyzed the weather conditions in nine areas in [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Forest Service revealed today that it was planning to create 10 “wind path” forests near cities and a 60-hectare forest aimed at blocking the spread of fine dust. The measure is expected to not only reduce fine dust levels but also reduce the likelihood of heat waves. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The unprecedented heat wave that struck South Korea this summer discouraged tourists from visiting beaches along the southeast coastal cities in Gyeongsang Province. Visitor numbers at beaches in Busan, South Korea’s second largest city and home to the two most popular beaches in Korea, plunged by a startling 7 [...]