SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has launched a 16.2 billion-won (US$13.9 million) project to develop a space weather forecast system by 2024 to ensure the stable operations of military assets, such as high-altitude drones, the state arms procurement agency said Tuesday. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said it signed a contract [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is expected to see warmer temperatures this summer compared with last year, with torrential downpours occurring intermittently, the national weather agency said Friday. The average temperature in the June-August period was forecast to be 0.5 to 1 degree higher than last year’s average of 24.1 C, with [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) - The accuracy of weather forecasts during the recent monsoon season was under 30 percent, stirring up criticism directed towards the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). The accuracy of the forecasts on days when it rained was 27.9 percent during the 43-day monsoon season (June 17 to July 29). The numbers say [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 06 (Korea Bizwire) – A National Assemblyman revealed the rain weather forecasts that the Korea Meteorological Administration made during the first half of this year have been wrong once in three times. According to Congressman Joo Young-Soon (New Frontier Party) on October 3 based on data submitted by the weather forecasting [...]