SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Disaster Management Research Institute said Wednesday that it had developed a ‘heat distribution map’ that offers a full glimpse of the heat distribution situation for the summer season across the country. The institute will provide the newly-developed heat distribution map to departments and research institutes responsible for [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The temperature in South Korea’s southern inland area hit over 35 C Thursday, raising concerns over the wearing of face masks amid the new coronavirus pandemic. A heat wave advisory went into effect in Daegu, 302 kilometers southeast of Seoul, as well as the nearby counties of Cheongdo, Gimcheon, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Global climate change has increased the frequency of abnormal weather conditions, such as heat waves, tropical nights and typhoons, and lengthened the duration of cold waves and droughts on the Korean Peninsula over the past decade, a government report said Wednesday. According to the report published jointly by the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent report has revealed that construction companies are failing to meet a government recommendation saying construction workers should be provided with enough water, shade, and breaks to avoid health problems caused by the scorching summer heat. According to the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) survey, 14.8 percent [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The views of summer night beaches are changing with the ‘night owls’ who enjoy relaxing by the sea at night to escape the sweltering heat during the daytime. According to Busan’s Haeundae District, about 8,000 people have enjoyed night swimming to date since the beach started to open at [...]
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, [...]