Han River to heat, cool subway platforms, indoor spaces at future transit center

Water from the Han River will both heat and cool subway platforms and indoor spaces at a soon-to-be-built transit center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, the city government announced on Monday.

2026-04-07

Spain battles record fires even as end of heatwave brings lower temperatures

Spain tackled several major wildfires on Tuesday in one of the country's most destructive fire seasons in recent decades, despite temperatures dropping across the Iberian Peninsula.

2025-08-19

Hosing the heat

Crews deploy deicing sprayers, water trucks and fire engines to cool the tarmac at Gimpo Airport in Gangseo District, western Seoul, on Aug. 12.

2025-08-12

You say tomato, I say expensive

Tomatoes are displayed at Cheongnyangni Market in Dongdaemun District, eastern Seoul. With scorching temperatures gripping Korea, tomato prices are heating up, too, reflecting the toll extreme weather takes on agriculture.

2025-08-03

Discount delight

Shoppers wait in line for the opening of the Gangseo branch of Homeplus in western Seoul on July 31 to purchase discounted items at the “Encore Homeplus NOW” sale.

2025-07-31

Dessert industry gets cooked on soaring costs, supply crunch

A combination of soaring raw material prices and an unusually early heatwave has pushed small businesses in the bakery, confectionery and coffee sectors into a state of turmoil.

2025-07-26

Korea braces for scorching weekend as temperatures soar to 38 degrees

A scorching heat wave is expected to grip Korea over the weekend, with temperatures in Seoul forecast to reach a midday high of 38 degrees Celsius.

2025-07-26

Heat wave alert rises to highest level as temperatures soar across Korea

Korea is grappling with an unrelenting heat wave that has prompted the government to escalate its emergency response and roll out top-level measures to protect public health and safety.

2025-07-25