SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Another round of heavy rains is expected to drench the nation this week, with downpours of more than 120 millimeters expected in some parts of the country, the weather agency said Wednesday. Northeastern areas of Gyeonggi Province and northern parts of Gangwon Province saw more than 80 mm of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — More South Koreans have realized the significance of climate change following the coronavirus outbreak and a record-breaking summer monsoon season, a local civic group said Thursday. Green Korea United conducted a survey of 1,500 South Koreans between the ages of 14 and 69, 95.8 percent of whom realized the [...]
SEOUL/GWANGJU/DAEJEON, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Heavy downpours flooded homes, roads and farmland in central and southern South Korea on Tuesday, adding to the woes of regions already battered by a typhoon last week. Up to 455 millimeters of rain fell in South Jeolla Province in the country’s southwest between Monday and Tuesday, with more [...]