SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A photograph depicting an intense, localized rainstorm over a small area of the city of Wonju has gone viral on South Korean online communities, sparking discussions about unusual weather phenomena. The image, shared on the anonymous workplace community “Blind” on July 11, shows a deluge of rain seemingly isolated to [...]
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, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea recorded the warmest-ever February morning temperatures Wednesday, with morning lows in many parts of the nation exceeding 10 C, the weather agency said. The daily minimum temperature in Incheon, a port city west of Seoul, reached 11 C, marking the highest morning low for February recorded since [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has developed an array of specialized weather services to cater to diverse user needs. These encompass customized forecasts tailored for orchardists, predictions for solar power generation based on insolation, and weather insights for prominent tourist attractions. Among these segments, orchardists rely heavily on KMA [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A string of eye-catching abnormal weather and climate change-related artistic photos and videos will be unveiled through a public contest. The online voting for the 40th annual weather and climate photo and video contest organized by the Korea Meteorological Administration will be carried out by March 12. Those wishing [...]
HONGCHEON, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Organizers of winter festivals in Gangwon Province, opening for the first time in three years, are concerned over rising temperatures. On Thursday, the Korea Meteorological Administration reported daytime temperatures of 9-12 degrees Celsius in the inner regions, 10-12 degrees in the mountain ranges and 14-17 degrees on the east [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Outdoor equipment sales are on the rise amid warmer weather than usual, altering the food trends of the season. South Korean discount retailer Emart Inc. said Monday its camping equipment sales between Nov. 1-22 jumped by 86.3 percent from last year. Sorted by product, table sales jumped by 315.8 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The first snow of the season fell on portions of Mount Seorak and Gwangdeok in South Korea’s northeastern region on Monday, nine days earlier than last year, the state weather agency said. Flakes were seen falling on Mount Seorak at about 11 a.m. while the first snow was also [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Last month ranked as the second warmest April on record in the nation, the weather agency said Friday. Data compiled by the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) showed the average temperature last month was 13.8 C, the second highest for April since nationwide record-keeping began in 1973. It was 1.7 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s average temperature in the January-November period reached an all-time high of 14.4 degrees Celsius, making this year likely to be the warmest year ever, the state weather agency said Wednesday. The 11-month average temperature marks the highest since 1973 when the country beefed up weather observation networks [...]