Climate change ups Korea's wildfire risk by 120 days: Greenpeace

Research conducted by a KAIST team and Greenpeace a used climate modeling to calculate the increase of wildfire risk from the preindustrial era, finding an increase of up to 120 days.

2025-03-31

Korea calls for all countries to submit climate action plans

Korea has called for all countries to submit their action plans for reducing gas emissions to tackle climate change, highlighting the need to speed up the implementation of the shared international goal under the Paris Agreement.

2025-03-27

Korea ratifies UN agreement on sustainable use of marine biological diversity

Korea has formally confirmed its ratification of a UN agreement on the sustainable use of marine biological diversity, becoming the first East Asian country to do so, Korea's Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

2025-03-20

Roads closed, vehicles stranded as heavy snow blankets Korea's East Sea coast

Heavy snowfall hit Gangwon’s Yeongdong and East Coast regions on Monday, leading to vehicles being stranded and road closures.

2025-03-17

Springtime cold snap brings snow, rain and wind to most of Korea

A cold snap arrived as snow and rain fell across the country on Sunday, accompanied by strong winds, causing temperatures to drop significantly by 3 to 7 degrees Celsius (5.4 to 12.6 degrees Fahrenheit) from the previous day.

2025-03-16

Terrible air quality to get even worse as yellow dust arrives in Korea

Fine dust levels were high nationwide on Wednesday, with air quality expected to worsen as yellow dust enters the country from abroad.

2025-03-12

'Bad' level fine dust blankets Seoul as spring arrives — in pictures

With the arrival of full-fledged spring weather, high concentrations of ultrafine dust blanketed the Seoul metropolitan area for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday.

2025-03-11