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Tue, May 30, 2023 | 20:53

Season's coldest weather grips Korea

Season's coldest weather grips Korea

Korea came under the grip of the season's coldest weather on Wednesday, with the morning lows dipping to minus 15 C in some inland areas, the state weather agency said.

2022-12-14 09:45

PHOTOSCold blast hits Korea

Heavy snow forecast

Heavy snow forecast

Vehicles affected by snow cause congested traffic on a street in front of Suwon Station, Paldal District of the namesake city in Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday afternoon. Freezing temperatures will continue from Wednesday amid a heavy snow forecast. According to meteorologists, up to ...

2022-12-13 17:03

Yellow dust advisories issued nationwide except in South Gyeongsang

Yellow dust advisories issued nationwide except in South Gyeongsang

Yellow dust advisories were issued across Korea except for South Gyeongsang Province on Tuesday, with the fine dust level in Seoul hitting the highest point so far this year, authorities said.

2022-12-13 10:05

PM orders efforts to respond to heavy snow, cold wave alert forecast

PM orders efforts to respond to heavy snow, cold wave alert forecast

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday ordered government agencies to thoroughly prepare for heavy snow and a cold wave forecast across the central region later this week.

2022-12-12 17:19

Army to retire scout dog Dalgwan famed for finding missing girl in 2019

Army to retire scout dog Dalgwan famed for finding missing girl in 2019

The Army will retire a scout dog, famed for his role in locating a missing teenager in 2019, from surveillance duty due to old age on Thursday, officials said, concluding his storied decadelong career.

2022-12-08 11:30

[INTERVIEW] 'We should learn from nature that leaves no waste': IPCC chair

INTERVIEW'We should learn from nature that leaves no waste': IPCC chair

Energy transition is now a byword for a solution to the much-touted goal of “carbon neutralization by 2050” that many countries have committed to so far. It calls for discontinuing the use of fossil fuel to reduce carbon emissions that are incrementally raising global greenhouse gas emissions and replacing them with clean, pollutant-free renewable energy sources like solar, w...

2022-12-07 22:13

Seoul mayor charts path for 30% drop in greenhouse gas emissions by 2026

Seoul mayor charts path for 30% drop in greenhouse gas emissions by 2026

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said the Korean capital is on its way to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2026 via curbing single-use wastes and improving the city's circular economy, which involves incentives for reusing products.

2022-12-02 15:37

Cold wave alerts to be issued for most of Korea on Wednesday

Cold wave alerts to be issued for most of Korea on Wednesday

A cold wave advisory will be issued in Seoul and almost all other parts of the nation Wednesday as a cold snap is forecast to grip the nation following an unusually warm November, the weather agency said.

2022-11-29 15:02

Winter cold to bite starting Wednesday

Winter cold to bite starting Wednesday

After a milder-than-normal November in Korea, a strong cold front is arriving this Wednesday. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, Monday, temperatures are forecast to drop below freezing in most parts of the country after rainfall on Monday and Tuesday.

2022-11-28 16:14

How bears, old waterwheel helped Hadong County mountain villages go carbon-free

How bears, old waterwheel helped Hadong County mountain villages go carbon-free

HADONG, South Gyeongsang Province ― As the guide at Bear Village makes beckoning sounds into her microphone, two large Asian black bears emerge sluggishly from their abode inside a concrete cubical structure. One female bear, aged 21 (147 years old in human age, according to Choi Da-hee, the guide), approaches the foot of the eight-meter-high wooden observatory deck in the mi...

2022-11-28 04:42

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