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Sat, July 2, 2022 | 08:34

Up to 3 cm of snow forecast for Seoul overnight

Snow will fall in the capital area and central inland regions between Monday evening and Tuesday morning, according to the state weather agency, which forecast up to 3 centimeters in Seoul.

2022-01-10 16:26

How snow looks around the world

Tiger cub dies in Everland Zootopia

A seven-month-old tiger cub that was born and raised inside a Korean zoo died on Jan. 8 after being fed and choking on its food.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-01-10 15:44

Fine dust blankets nation

Heavy fine dust covers central Seoul, Monday. Many parts of the nation have been beset by “very bad” levels of ultrafine dust since Sunday. The dust is forecast to be dissipated by strong winds this afternoon, as a cold spell is expected to grip the nation. Yonhap

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-01-10 15:22

54.5, 51.8 degrees Celsius…cities across globe saw record-breaking heat in 2021

To see how badly climate change is shaking the world, people just need to examine last year's record temperatures experienced across the globe to realize how high the mercury can soar at any given location.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-01-10 14:58

Fine dust blankets much of Korea again

Fine dust plagued most parts of South Korea on Monday due to air stagnation caused by the high atmospheric pressure in the west, weather authorities said.

2022-01-10 11:44

Renewable energy output hits 4.8 GW in 2021, again surpassing gov't goal

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Jan. 5 that the country's total renewable energy output in 2021 was 4.8 gigawatts (GW), surpassing the government's goal by 0.2 GW. Solar power contributed most of the clean power last year, with 4.4 GW generated. Wind turbines contributed 0.1 GW, while that from biomass and other renewable sources reached 0.3 GW.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-01-07 15:53

Millions of farmed honey bees in Haenam mysteriously vanish

Millions of farmed honey bees in Haenam County have been mysteriously killed or have disappeared, prompting the local government to investigate the cause.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-01-06 15:57

Plastic cups in coffee shops to be banned again

Single-use plastic cups will be banned at coffee shops for sit-in customers again from April 1, as the environment authorities are gradually lifting temporary permissions to use such products during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Environment announced the measure, Thursday, aiming to tackle the increasing volume of plastic waste and discourage use of disposable produc...

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-01-06 15:43

Presidential candidates' climate pledges mocked by activists

With the presidential election in Korea a little more than two months away, the candidates have been making pledges related to various subjects and appealing to different groups of people. However, it remains questionable and unclear how concerned the candidates are about climate change and how seriously they take the environmental commitment required to fight it.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-01-06 15:12

Public struggles to adjust to recycling clear plastic bottles separately from labels

A new environmental law came into effect Dec. 25, 2021: Enforcing the recycling of clear plastic bottles separately from their labels. This law has been expanded from apartment buildings to now also include single-detached houses. Yet despite the new law which was designed as a way to better recycle a larger amount of clear plastics, it appears that citizens are not faithfull...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-01-05 17:03

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