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Wildfires Devastate Key Apple-Producing Region in South Korea, Sparking Fears of ‘Golden Apple’ Price Surge

CHEONGSONG•ANDONG, South Korea, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A series of large-scale wildfires that swept through South Korea’s northern Gyeongsangbuk-do Province earlier this year are threatening to severely reduce the country’s apple harvest, fueling concerns that soaring prices may again lead to so-called “golden apples” in the marketplace. The fires, which ravaged key apple-producing counties [...]

Amid South Korea’s Worst Wildfires, Animal Rescue Efforts Spotlight Gaps in Disaster Response for Pets and Livestock

SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea reels from its worst-ever simultaneous wildfires, with widespread displacement and loss of life, animals—both wild and domestic—have become silent victims of the unfolding disaster. From burned forests to abandoned homes, many creatures have been left stranded or injured as flames tore through their habitats and communities. Animal [...]

Wildfires Burn about 15,000 ha of Woodland in Southeastern Regions

SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Wildfires raging in southeastern South Korea over the past several days have burned 14,694 hectares of woodland, caused 15 casualties, including four fatalities, and left more than 3,300 people displaced, the government said Tuesday. Acting Interior Minister Ko Ki-dong announced the latest extent of forest fire damage at a [...]

Trudeau Thanks S. Korean Firefighting Team for Wildfire Operations

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed his gratitude to a South Korean emergency firefighting team dispatched a month ago to assist the North American nation in dealing with raging wildfires. The Korea Disaster Relief Team, comprised of 152 workers, including firefighters, emergency workers and medical personnel, was sent [...]

Wildfire Smoke Negatively Affects Newborn Health: Study

SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Smoke emanating from wildfires can have adverse effects on the health of newborn babies residing in close proximity, a study indicated Sunday. A research team from Sungkyunkwan University’s School of Medicine examined the birth weight of infants born to mothers who had been exposed to wildfires that occurred in the [...]

Gangwon Fire HeadQuarters Thanks Firefighters Nationwide for Help Contain Wildfires

CHUNCHEON, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Gangwon Fire HeadQuarters on Wednesday thanked firefighters who came from across the country to join in the effort to fight massive wildfires in eastern coastal areas. Following a nationwide mobilization of firefighters on March 4, some 300 firefighters and 109 fire trucks banded together to fight the fires. [...]

Wildfires on East Coast Burn Nearly 24,000 ha of Woodland, Most Devastating on Record

SEOUL, March. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The ongoing wildfires in east coastal mountain areas have so far burned nearly 24,000 hectares of woodland since they started a week ago, becoming the country’s most devastating on record, a government agency said Friday. The blaze that started in the east coastal town of Uljin last Friday, about [...]

Typhoons that Hit the Korean Peninsula Impacted Wildfires in the U.S.: Study

SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that recent back-to-back-to-back typhoons that hit the Korean peninsula last summer had an impact on wildfires that burned in the U.S. state of Oregon as their strong energy brought changes to the jet stream. Researchers from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology said [...]