my timesThe Korea Times
South KoreaEnvironment & Animals

Environment & Animals

Paw print
Korea Times
About Us
Introduction
History
Contact Us
Products & Services
Subscribe
E-paper
RSS Service
Content Sales
Site Map
Policy
Code of Ethics
Ombudsman
Privacy Policy
Youth Protection Policy
Terms of Service
Copyright Policy
Family Site
Hankookilbo
Dongwha Group
FacebookXYoutubeInstagram
CEO & Publisher: Oh Young-jinDigital News Email: webmaster@koreatimes.co.krTel: 02-724-2114Online newspaper registration No: 서울,아52844Date of registration: 2020.02.05Masthead: The Korea TimesCopyright © koreatimes.co.kr. All rights reserved.

Korean firms asked to consult with indigenous peoples prior to searching for renewable energy resources

Indigenous communities in Nevada, the United States, march to raise awareness about how a proposed lithium mine at Peehee Mu'huh, also known as Thacker Pass, will impact their ancestral burial grounds, water resources and wildlife. Courtesy of Cultural SurvivalSIRGE Coalition voices concerns about indigenous rights being violated by carbon neutralization projects worldwideBy Ko Dong-hwanA coalition of indigenous peoples around the world has expressed concerns about Korean companies operating globally charging forward with renewable energy initiatives, warning that the processes involved might violate their basic rights to sustaining their lives and protecting their cultural heritage.The message came from Secure Indigenous People's Rights in a Green Economy, or the SIRGE Coalition, a coalition of groups of advocates for indigenous peoples and clean energy transition worldwide, including Cultural Survival, First Peoples Worldwide, Batani Foundation, Earthworks and the Society for Threatened Peoples. The public announcement came in commemoration of the International Day of the World's I

Aug 11, 2022By Ko Dong-hwan
Korean firms asked to consult with indigenous peoples prior to searching for renewable energy resources

Heavy rain casualties rise to 11 deaths, 8 missing

Roads in Cheongju are flooded, Thursday, following record rainfall. YonhapCasualties from this week's heavy rains have risen to 11 people dead and eight others missing, officials said Thursday.Of the dead, six were in Seoul, three in Gyeonggi Province and two in Gangwon Province while three of the eight unaccounted for were from Seoul, according to data from the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters.A total of 3,775 homes and buildings were inundated, most of them in Seoul.Over 980 people from 548 households, mostly from the wider Seoul area, have been displaced, which left them staying at local schools and gyms. A further 4,297 people from 2,042 households across the country have temporarily evacuated, officials said.The Korea Meteorological Administration has lifted the downpour warning in the wider Seoul area and Incheon, 27 kilometers west of Seoul, but maintained a heavy rain warning for the country's central region, including South Chungcheong Province, where precipitation may reach between 30 and 40 millimeters per hour. (Yonhap)

Aug 11, 2022
Heavy rain casualties rise to 11 deaths, 8 missing
  • Korea urged to take preemptive steps to deal with climate change-induced disasters

Hydrogen bus trial service begins in Busan, Ulsan, South Gyeongsang Province megacity

Hydrogen buses are parked inside a public bus garage in Seoul's Gangdong District in June 2022. NewsisBy Ko Dong-hwanUnder the Ministry of Environment's carbon-reduction initiative, the southern port cities of Busan and Ulsan as well as South Gyeongsang Province have agreed with Hyundai Motor Company to deploy hydrogen buses in the regions' local public transit routes to replace diesel buses.The parties signed the deal at Biz Convention Center in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, on Thursday. The deal sees the launch of a hydrogen bus transportation service dry run on exiting routes throughout the three municipalities clustered in the country's southeastern region ― together now a special union megacity known as “Bu-Ul-Gyeong” ― before deploying more of the carbon emission-free buses and other types of large-size vehicles powered by eco-friendly fuel cell batteries.The initial trial bus, provided by Hyundai, will start running on local roads, Friday and will run a total of 3,500 kilometers across five different routes until Sept. 15, offering transportation service for three to f

Aug 11, 2022By Ko Dong-hwan
Hydrogen bus trial service begins in Busan, Ulsan, South Gyeongsang Province megacity

Chungcheong braces for heavy downpours as powerful rain front approaches

A walking trail along the Jinjam Stream in western Daejeon is submerged, Wednesday, after heavy rainfall in the area. YonhapResidents in the central provinces of Chungcheong are bracing for heavy downpours, as a powerful rain front that delivered the heaviest rainfall in 115 years to the Seoul metropolitan area this week was moving south Wednesday.The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) issued a heavy rain warning for the Chungcheong provinces and parts of the southwestern province of North Jeolla and the southeastern province of North Gyeongsang as of 2 p.m., forecasting the daily precipitation may reach up to 300 mm in some of the regions until Thursday morning.Chungcheong, in particular, is expected to be pounded by strong torrential rains of about 50 to 80 mm per hour, accompanied by gusty winds, thunder and lightning, the KMA noted.The unusual rain front, created by cold air from the north and hot air from the south, has already dumped 525 mm of rain in the capital area from Monday to early Wednesday morning, leaving 16 people dead or missing and submerging more than 2,500

Aug 10, 2022
Chungcheong braces for heavy downpours as powerful rain front approaches

Korea urged to take preemptive steps to deal with climate change-induced disasters

This photo shows landslides triggered by the heavy rain near a high school in Dongjak District, Seoul, Wednesday. YonhapYoon orders new measures to cope with extreme weatherBy Lee Hyo-jinAfter Seoul and its surrounding areas were battered by record-breaking downpours over the last two days, experts are calling for preemptive mitigation and prevention efforts, warning that the country may witness more extreme weather events caused by climate change.Nine people were killed in the torrential rainfall as of Wednesday ― five in Seoul, three in surrounding Gyeonggi Province and one in Gangwon Province, while seven people went missing, according to the Central Disaster Safety and Countermeasures Headquarters. The authorities said 2,600 homes and residential buildings were destroyed, leaving at least 600 people displaced.The accumulated rainfall across Seoul stood at 525 millimeters as of 11 a.m., while some parts of Gyeonggi Province were drenched with 532.5 millimeters of rain.Presiding over a flood response meeting, President Yoon Suk-yeol offered an apology to the public for the inconven

Aug 10, 2022By Lee Hyo-jin
Korea urged to take preemptive steps to deal with climate change-induced disasters
  • What Seoul's worst rainfall in 115 years looked like
  • Heavy rain casualties rise to 11 deaths, 8 missing

Yoon apologizes to nation for inconvenience caused by heavy rains

President Yoon Suk-yeol presides over an emergency meeting at the government complex in Seoul, Wednesday, to check countermeasures against record torrential rain in Seoul and surrounding areas. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk-yeol apologized to the nation on Wednesday for inconveniences caused by this week's heavy rains.Yoon offered the apology during a government meeting on the response to the flooding in Seoul and surrounding areas, which left nine people dead and seven missing."I pray for the victims and apologize on behalf of the government to the people who suffered inconveniences," he said.At a separate government meeting earlier Wednesday, Yoon instructed officials to ensure the weak and the vulnerable are protected against damage from this week's record rainfall."Those who struggle financially or with physical difficulties are bound to be more vulnerable to natural disasters," he said, noting that the country is safe only when these people are safe."I hope you will actively cooperate with the local governments to look closely at whether there are vulnerable groups that are unable to

Aug 10, 2022
Yoon apologizes to nation for inconvenience caused by heavy rains
  • Capital region to see additional 300 millimeters of rain until Friday
  • DPK slams Yoon's absence during record rainfall

16 dead, missing in record rainfall in Seoul, surrounding areas in 3 days

A landslide hits a village in Gwangju, Tuesday, as torrential rains battered Seoul and surrounding areas the previous night. YonhapSixteen people have been confirmed dead or missing and more than 2,500 homes and buildings were flooded in this week's record rainfall that battered Seoul and elsewhere in the central and eastern regions, officials said Wednesday.A total of 525 millimeters of rain fell in Seoul from Monday to Wednesday morning, while Yangpyeong, 45 kilometers east of Seoul, recorded an accumulated 526.2 mm of rain during the period, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).Nine people were killed ― five in Seoul, three in Gyeonggi Province and one in Gangwon Province ― while seven others went missing, four of them from Seoul and the three others from Gyeonggi Province, and 17 were injured, according to government data.A total of 2,676 houses and buildings were inundated, most of them in Seoul.About 570 people from 398 households, mostly from the wider Seoul area, have been displaced, which left them staying at local schools and gyms. A further 1,253 peop

Aug 10, 2022
16 dead, missing in record rainfall in Seoul, surrounding areas in 3 days

Capital region to see additional 300 millimeters of rain until Friday

Onlookers at Paldang Dam in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, watch the dam discharging water to lower the rising depth of the Bukhan River in the province following Monday's heavy downpour, Tuesday. YonhapRainfall leaves nine dead and seven missingBy Ko Dong-hwan Record rainfall pounded most of the Seoul metropolitan region on Monday and Tuesday leaving nine people dead and seven others missing. The downpour flooded and destroyed roads and subway stations, triggered landslides, clogged underground water drainage systems, and forced the evacuations of people living in low-lying areas.It was the highest amount of rainfall per hour witnessed in the capital region in 80 years, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the country's central weather monitoring organization. Seoul's Dongjak District was bombarded with the heaviest downpour in the city with 422 millimeters falling on Monday alone. The amount of rain seen so far on Monday and Tuesday is almost equal to the volume the city sees on average in the entire month of July. Between 200 to 400 millimeters of rainfall also pummele

Aug 9, 2022By Ko Dong-hwan
Capital region to see additional 300 millimeters of rain until Friday
  • Yoon apologizes to nation for inconvenience caused by heavy rains

PHOTOS Damage after torrential rains

Cars are piled up in an accident on a road in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday, in this photo provided by a reader. Yonhap Garbage is piled up in the middle of a local market alley in Seoul's Dongjak District, Tuesday, as merchants clean up their shops after heavy rain fell at a rate of 130 mm per hour overnight. Yonhap Olympic-daero highway is severely congested on Tuesday morning after torrential rain fell overnight. Yonhap A half-basement flat near Seoul's Gwanak District is flooded, Tuesday. Three family members, one of whom had a developmental disability, died Monday night when the flat flooded with heavy rain from a sinkhole. Yo

Aug 9, 2022
[PHOTOS] Damage after torrential rains
  • 8 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years

Seoul districts battered by month's worth of rain in one day

The Gubanpo Station in Seoul is closed, Tuesday, after flooded by heavy rain fall overnight. YonhapResidents in some districts of Seoul were dumbfounded by the unusually strong torrential rain this week, as a month's worth of precipitation fell in just one day.The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said a total of 422 mm of rain fell in Shindaebang-dong of the southern Seoul district of Dongjak from 6 a.m. Monday to 8 a.m. Tuesday.In Seoul, the average monthly precipitation in July and August amounts to 414.4 mm and 348.2 mm, respectively, for the past 30 years until 2020, according to KMA data.In other words, the Dongjak district received more rain than the city's average total precipitation for the month of July in a single day.Elsewhere in southern Seoul, the cumulative precipitation between midnight Sunday and early Tuesday morning reached 396 mm in Seocho Ward, 375.5 in Gangnam Ward, 375 mm in Geumcheon Ward, 350 mm in Gwanak Ward, 347 mm in Songpa Ward and 317.5 mm in Guro Ward, the KMA said.Seoul residents remain nervous, as the state weather agency forecast that anothe

Aug 9, 2022
Seoul districts battered by month's worth of rain in one day
  • 8 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years
previous page
8990919293
next page

Most Read in South Korea