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State Weather Agency to Open Climate, Weather Big Data to the Public

SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) announced on Monday that it will release the climate and weather observation and prediction data that it has accumulated internally to the public. Such data will be provided in one stop through the application programming interface (API)-based climate weather data hub. Once an integrated [...]

S. Koreans Turn to Foreign Weather Agencies After KMA Forecast Errors

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — As the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) is being criticized for the poor accuracy of its weather forecasts, some citizens are choosing to check the weather on foreign meteorological websites instead. The state weather agency initially forecasted a major heatwave to arrive in the summer, which turned out to be [...]