SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A heat wave warning was issued for most of the country on Sunday as daytime highs stayed above 30 Celsius degrees. The nationwide heat wave is expected to continue for the time being. Heat wave warnings and watches are issued when the daily maximum sensible temperature stays above 35 Celsius degrees and [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s electricity demand touched a fresh all-time high in June as the country was struck by an early heat wave, data showed Monday. The country’s maximum power demand averaged 71,805 megawatts (MW) last month, up 4.3 percent from a year earlier and marking the highest tally for any [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said Thursday it will provide an in-house developed ‘heat distribution map’ to municipal governments across the country, aimed at helping them better respond to heat waves this year. The heat distribution map provides information on average temperatures at a uniform interval of [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – With a searing heat wave scorching South Korea for nearly two weeks, heat damage to agricultural, livestock and fish farmers has been snowballing nationwide, officials said Friday. Seoul and almost all parts of the country have been gripped by a prolonged heat wave that sent daytime highs above 35 [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite an extended heat wave scorching South Korea for nearly a week, almost all popular beaches nationwide were noticeably quieter than usual on Saturday, apparently due to growing public jitters over the spread of COVID-19. Unrelenting hot weather continued in most parts of the country for the sixth consecutive [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Pet owners are scrambling to protect their pets from the summer heat. A 29-year-old office worker surnamed Jeong recently purchased marble mats and cooling pads for his two dogs to keep them cool while he’s away at work. He placed ice packs underneath his sofas, where his dogs like [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — With a sweltering summer heat wave dragging on in South Korea, hats with wide brims that can help block the scorching sunshine are enjoying rising popularity. At online shopping mall Gmarket, sales of sedge and straw hats with wide brims rose by 19 percent during the past month starting [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid a prolonged heatwave, district offices in Seoul are taking various initiatives to help vulnerable people to survive the scorching summer weather. The Mapo District Office plans to provide 30 million won (US$26,100) worth of cooling devices such as electric fans to 716 households, including single elderly households, single [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The problem of energy poverty is drawing fresh social attention in South Korea, as a large number of low-income households are helplessly exposed to a scorching heat wave gripping the nation, think tanks said Wednesday. Local think tanks, like the Seoul Institute, call for more state assistance and welfare [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Public shade canopies, water spraying trucks and ice-cold water bottles are being mobilized and supplied plentifully across South Korea this week, as an extended nationwide heat wave compounds woes of local governments already burdened with having to deal with the fourth wave of COVID-19. The country remains gripped by [...]