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A passerby walks near Dongdaegu Station in Daegu shields themself from the sun with an umbrella on July 23. [YONHAP]

100-degree heat, 100 millimeters of rain: Korea's extreme weather, in numbers

Korea faces extreme weather events, highlighting its urgent climate challenges and the need for effective adaptation strategies.

2025.8.26

Researchers monitor the activities of polar bears in the Arctic. For safety, one person oversees field researchers from the vessel. [KOREA POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE]

Changes in polar regions signal dire consequences for planet and humanity

Scientists in the Arctic and Antarctica say humans are triggering climate change, warning that shrinking glaciers and icecaps in relatively unexplored polar regions could impact humanity and the planet in unpredictable ways.

2025.1.5

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Park Hyoung-su, a 59-year-old orchardist, takes care of apples on his farm in Yanggu County, Gangwon last summer. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Korea's apple farmers head north as climate crisis heats up

Park Hyoung-su, a 59-year-old orchardist, who grows apples in Yanggu County in northern Gangwon, says warmer temperatures are forcing farmers in South Korea to head northward in search of a more optimal and cooler farming climate.

2024.12.31

Three women divers are seen on a boat in Geoje, South Gyeongsang. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Mainland haenyeo despair as climate change turns Korea's seas barren

"I've dived for over 50 years, and this is the first time I've seen sea urchins dried up dead in the water. The sea pineapples are dead, the conch are dead … now there's nothing in the sea," Lee Bok-soon, a professional haenyeo from Geoje said.

2024.12.25

A dam in the border county of Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi, discharges water on July 23. [YONHAP]

Gov't announces first dam-building program in over a decade

The government on Tuesday announced the designation of 14 sites that are candidates for the construction or upgrading of dams to combat heavy precipitation and drought.

2024.7.30

A passerby covers his face with a large fan in downtown Seoul as the capital experiences hot summer weather on Monday. Seoul's daily temperature peaked at 30.2 degrees Celsius (86.4 degrees Fahrenheit) the same day, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. [YONHAP]

Heat wave advisories issued as sizzling week begins

On Monday, the Korea Meteorological Administration issued heat wave advisories for southern Gyeonggi, eastern South Jeolla and the Gyeongsang region. These advisories will be in effect starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

2024.6.17

HuMaster CEO Lee Dae-young poses for a photo at the company's headquarters in central Seoul. [PARK SANG-MOON]

It's not the heat, it's the humidity: HuMaster aims for win-win for humanity and Earth

HuMaster, founded by KIST researcher Lee Dae-young, says comfort can be sustainable when we realize humidity is the key.

2024.5.12

Financial Services Commission Chairman Kim Joo-hyun, right, speaks during a press conference held on Tuesday in western Seoul. To his left is Environment Minister Han Wha-jin. [NEWS1]

Gov't, banks to spend $338B by 2030 on slashing carbon emissions

The government and financial institutions will channel a combined 452 trillion won ($337.8 billion) into climate initiatives through 2030, as the country aims to cut its carbon emissions by 40 percent compared to 2018 levels by the end of the decade.

2024.3.19

British Ambassador to Korea Colin Crooks, far left, takes a selfie with winners of the International Women's Day video contest at the British Embassy in Seoul on Friday. From second left, Lynn Fukushima, Josephine Lee, Choi Jung-in and Yu So-yeon. [PARK SANG-MOON]

British Ambassador, video contest winners highlight role of women in fighting climate change

The British Embassy hosted an event coinciding with International Women's Day that invited four female students to the discuss the climate crisis with Ambassador Colin Crooks and other prominent figures.

2024.3.8

The JoongAng Ilbo's special reporting team and researchers at the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (Kiost) swim and search in the ocean near Ulleung Island. [JOONGANG PHOTO]

Ulleung Island's fishers struggle as East Sea waters warm

Under the accelerating impact of climate change, the East Sea's marine ecosystems have been collapsing, and the ocean is facing a crisis where it may lose its inherent carbon storage capacity.

2023.10.3