The national weather agency on Monday issued special warnings for heat waves in most parts of Korea, following heavy monsoon rains that caused casualties. The hot and humid southwestern winds joined the North Pacific High, a semipermanent, subtropical anticyclone, around the edges overnight, causing temperatures to rise to tropical levels across Korea, except in some...Read More
Tuesday marked the 49th day of the summer monsoon, tying the record for South Korea’s longest rainy season since data has been recorded. With no letup in sight for this wet streak, the country is expected to break the record set in 2013. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, this year’s rainy season, which started...Read More
Heavy rains triggered a string of mudslides and flooding in central South Korea on Sunday, leaving at least five people dead and seven others missing and forcing the suspension of train services and road closures. A landslide engulfed a chicken farm in the Gyeonggi Province city of Anseong, about 70 kilometers south of Seoul, around...Read More
