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Climate Change Makes Summers Longer, Winters Hotter and Shorter in Korea

Climate Change Makes Summers Longer, Winters Hotter and Shorter in Korea

SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Human-caused climate change has brought about extensive meteorological changes on the Korean Peninsula over the past century, making summers longer and winters hotter and shorter and increasing the frequency of extreme weather events, such as heat waves and heavy downpours, a report said Sunday. The report from the Korea [...]

State Weather Agency Introduces Mobile Observation Vehicle for Disaster Areas

State Weather Agency Introduces Mobile Observation Vehicle for Disaster Areas

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The state weather agency has introduced a vehicle that can be dispatched directly to disaster areas to ensure more accurate and detailed measurements of the local meteorological situation. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said that it is currently operating a mobile observation vehicle that was developed late last year [...]

S. Korea Sees Warmest January on Record

S. Korea Sees Warmest January on Record

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Last month was the warmest January for South Korea since nationwide weather records began, the weather agency said Tuesday. The average monthly temperature across the country was 2.8 C last month, the highest number for a January since the Korea Meteorological Administration started to operate its nationwide weather observation [...]

Google Improves Weather Predictions with AI Technology

Google Improves Weather Predictions with AI Technology

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Google Inc. could greatly improve weather predictions by using machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, a scientist from the company claimed Tuesday. Accurately predicting weather can be particularly challenging for localized events that evolve on hourly timescales, such as thunderstorms. Google, however, said it is currently [...]