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, 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 [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of days in January this year with the lowest morning temperature hovering above zero came to 11 in Seoul, the most in 31 years, due to weakened Siberian high pressure this winter, the weather authorities said Saturday. The Korea Meteorological Administration compared the figure to the three [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Winter festivals in Gangwon Province, typically known for its abundant snow and epitomizing winter in South Korea, are suffering a bitter blow from recent weather that has been unseasonably warm. This winter’s unusually mild weather has had a significant impact on a number of festivals, limiting access to ice [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Last month, relatively warm weather led South Korea to record the lowest monthly snowfall on record for December, the meteorological agency said Sunday. The amount of snowfall reached 0.3 centimeter in December 2019, the lowest since weather authorities began to compile December data, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — People will be able to enjoy this year’s last sunset and the new year’s first sunrise as fine weather is expected across most of the nation, the state weather agency said Friday. Viewers are advised to dress warmly to appreciate the “meaningful” scenery, however, as a cold snap is [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s national weather agency forecast Friday that this year’s winter is likely to be warmer than usual with occasional cold snaps. “(The winter season temperature) is forecast to be similar or higher than average, but temperature gaps are likely to be big when the temperature sharply falls from [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The interior and safety ministry on Saturday elevated the weather alert level to “vigilance” from “attention” as Typhoon Tapah tracking northward is expected to affect parts of the country’s southern region over the weekend. Interior Minister Chin Young presided over a meeting of related ministries and provincial governments to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern parts of the nation could sustain significant damage as a typhoon is expected to pass nearby over the weekend, the state-run weather agency said Friday. Typhoon Tapah, this year’s 17th, took shape 470 kilometers south of Japan’s Okinawa in the western Pacific Ocean the previous day and [...]