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Season's coldest weather to grip Korea this weekend

gettyimagesbankSouth Korea will come under the grip of the season's coldest weather later this week, with the morning lows dipping to minus 9 C in Seoul and minus 15 C in some inland areas, the state weather agency said Thursday.The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said that the freezing temperatures will be accompanied by snow, which is forecast to begin in central and western coastal areas Friday and spread to the greater Seoul area and almost all central regions over the weekend.It did not rule out the possibility of heavy snowfalls in some regions.Temperatures will drop sharply late Thursday night, when cold air from the northwest moves south toward South Korea, leading to the severe cold during the following three days, the KMA said.In Seoul, morning lows will plummet to minus 5 C on Friday and minus 9 C on Saturday. Nationwide, the daily lows will range from minus 8 C to 4 C on Friday and from minus 15 C to minus 3 C on Saturday.The weather agency forecast that the western regions, in particular, will see a lot of snow as the cold air will pass over the relatively warm

Dec 16, 2021
Season's coldest weather to grip Korea this weekend

Korea on course to log warmest year in 2021: weather agency

This May 19 file photo shows a playground in Incheon. Korea Times fileSouth Korea's average temperature in the January-November period reached an all-time high of 14.4 degrees Celsius, making this year likely to be the warmest year ever, the state weather agency said Wednesday.The 11-month average temperature marks the highest since 1973 when the country beefed up weather observation networks across the nation, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration.With the average daily temperature in December projected to be warmer than previous years, the year 2021 is highly expected to go down in the record books as the warmest year, the agency said.The latest data is a clear indication of climate warming in the country.Seven of the 10 years when the daily average temperature in the January-November period were the highest were recorded in the past decade. This year's unusually warm climate is largely attributable to higher-than-average temperatures in the spring as well as a warmer climate in the September-November period, when the daily average temperature hit the fifth highest p

Dec 8, 2021
Korea on course to log warmest year in 2021: weather agency

Korea reports suspected cases of highly pathogenic bird flu at egg farm

gettyimagesbank South Korea reported suspected cases of highly pathogenic bird flu at a local egg farm Saturday. The suspected cases of avian influenza were discovered at a farm in Cheonan, 92 kilometers south of Seoul, according to the government's response headquarters. Tests for bird flu are currently under way, and the results will be announced in up to three days, the headquarters said. Highly pathogenic avian influenza is very contagious among birds and can cause severe illness and even death, especially among domesticated poultry. (Yonhap)

Dec 4, 2021
Korea reports suspected cases of highly pathogenic bird flu at egg farm

Korea voices concerns about Japan's Fukushima water release plan

Members of environmental groups attend a rally in Seoul, South Korea, against the Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in this May 12 file photo. AP-Yonhap South Korea expressed concerns Friday over Japan's assessment report on its planned release of radioactive water into the sea from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.The stance was delivered at a virtual meeting between South Korea and Japan about a draft report by Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) on the radioactive impacts of its planned discharge.Last month, TEPCO, the operator of the tsunami-stricken Fukushima plant, said its planned release of radioactive water into the ocean would have a “very minimal” impact on the marine environment and people.In April, Japan announced a plan to start discharging the radioactive water into the sea in 2023 in what is expected to be a decades-long process, as

Dec 4, 2021
Korea voices concerns about Japan's Fukushima water release plan

Minor quake hits off Baengnyeong Island, no damage reported

This image, provided by the Korea Meteorological Administration, shows the location of the epicenter of an earthquake that hit in waters 16 kilometers off Baengnyeong Island near the inter-Korean western border at 12:33 a.m., Dec. 4. A 2.3 magnitude earthquake occurred at 12:33 a.m. Saturday in waters 16 kilometers northwest of Baengnyeong Island near the inter-Korean western border. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). The epicenter was located at a latitude of 38.02 degrees north and a longitude of 124.52 degrees east, while its depth was an estimated 20 km. (Yonhap)

Dec 4, 2021
Minor quake hits off Baengnyeong Island, no damage reported

Protest against plastic products

Activists from Greenpeace Korea show a model of a fish that died after swallowing plastic waste, in front of Lotte Chilsung's headquarters in Seoul, Thursday, during a protest calling on companies to join the effort to reduce the use of plastic. According to a report issued Nov. 17 by the group, 78.1 percent of the country's plastic waste was food packaging thrown away by households. Yonhap

Nov 25, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Protest against plastic products

Seoul City cuts budget for fight against climate crisis

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon / YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiSeoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has vowed to make the capital become a carbon-neutral city that achieves net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and said the city government will exert all efforts to achieve the goal.However, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has slashed a large portion of its 2022 budget for environmental protection and its fight against climate change.According to the city's budget plan for 2022, submitted to the Seoul Metropolitan Council earlier this month, the relevant budget has been reduced by 450 billion won ($379.3 million) compared to 2021.Next year's budget allocated to the city government's Climate Environment Headquarters is 463 billion won, down by 117 billion won from this year.About half of the reduced amount at the headquarters, or 55.7 billion won, was from projects that have been carried out by the Climate Change Response Division, including the “Green Remodeling” project aimed at improving the energy efficiency of buildings by remodeling them with eco-friendly facilities.The budget allocated to th

Nov 23, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Seoul City cuts budget for fight against climate crisis

Fine dust-covered capital

Fine dust blankets central Seoul, Sunday, with an electronic board showing a message that emergency measures to reduce fine dust were in place, and advising residents to wear face masks and use public transportation. An ultrafine dust advisory has been issued for Seoul and western parts of the country since Friday, although the dust is expected to be washed away by rain, Monday. Yonhap

Nov 21, 2021
Fine dust-covered capital

Korea reports additional highly pathogenic bird flu case

In this 2020 file photo, quarantine officials prepare to cull ducks from a poultry farm in Jangseong, South Jeolla Province, after the highly pathogenic avian influenza broke out there. Yonhap South Korea confirmed another case of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a local duck farm in the southwestern region, the sixth of its kind this season, the agriculture ministry said Saturday. The farm in Gangjin, a county about 400 kilometers south of Seoul, was discovered to have poultry infected with H5N1 in the process of regular inspections of it birds, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.The authorities are culling around 24,000 ducks being raised there as a preventive step and have been implementing other quarantine measures while cordoning off the farm, it added.Avian influenza is very contagious among birds and can cause severe illness and even death, especially in domestic poultry. (Yonhap)

Nov 20, 2021
Korea reports additional highly pathogenic bird flu case

Fine dust blankets much of South Korea

The southern island of Jeju is shrouded in fine dust, Nov. 20. Yonhap A choking pall of fine dust plagued much of South Korea, Saturday, prompting the authorities to urge vulnerable people to stay indoors. As of noon, the density of ultrafine dust, called PM 2.5, hit the "very bad" level for Seoul and Incheon, and Gyeonggi and South Chungcheong provinces, according to data from the state-run Korea Environment Corp.Other parts of the country, excluding Gwangju and South Jeolla Province in the southwest, registered "bad."The level of fine dust, called PM 10, remained "bad" for Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, and central and northeastern regions, while the reading elsewhere was "average." PM 2.5 and PM 10 refer to particulate matters smaller than 2.5 micrometers and 10 micrometers in diameter, respectively.The nation measures fine dust air pollution in a four-tier system ― "good," "average," "bad" and "very bad."The high concentration is attributable to the combination of

Nov 20, 2021
Fine dust blankets much of South Korea
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