SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The annual monsoon season has ended on Jeju Island and in the southern region, the state weather agency said Thursday, as the North Pacific high-pressure front has pushed the stationary front northwest. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said Jeju and the southern region were freed from the influence of [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Heavy downpours hit most of South Korea on Friday, including the central and southern regions, and Jeju Island, marking the beginning of the year’s monsoon season, the weather agency said. As of 4 p.m., rainfall across the country had been measured at 5 to 10 millimeters per hour, according [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The annual monsoon season began in the central and southern regions Thursday, the state weather agency said, forecasting torrential downpours in some areas in central and southwestern regions starting late at night. Rain will fall sporadically along the west coast due to the influence of hot and humid air [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Monsoon rains are forecast to drench South Korea’s central region this week, prompting authorities to inspect preventative measures against heavy rain damage, officials said Wednesday. More than 200 millimeters of rain is expected to soak the region from Thursday to Saturday, the Korea Meteorological Administration said, raising alarm over [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Friday stressed the need for swift and accurate weather forecasts, as heavy rain likely to fall during the summer monsoon season could seriously affect the country’s agriculture. The Rodong Sinmun, the North’s main newspaper, reported that having accurate weather forecasts is a matter of survival for [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s that time of year again: monsoon rains wreaking havoc on the South Korean baseball schedule. Inclement weather wiped out four of the five games scheduled for Saturday in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). They were all rescheduled as part of doubleheaders for Sunday. But two of those doubleheaders couldn’t [...]
New York, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — George Soros and the Open Society Foundations today announced an emergency assistance fund of USD 10 million to help Rohingya people displaced from Myanmar and host communities in Bangladesh. From April to October there is a high risk of flash floods, landslides, and cyclones in southern Bangladesh, where [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Rainy season has finally arrived on the Korean Peninsula. Better known as the East Asian monsoon, Korea’s rainy season is the result of a monsoonal flow that carries moist air from the Indian and the Pacific Oceans to East Asia. The monsoonal front usually strikes the peninsula from the south [...]