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koreatimes.co.kr > opinion > 20/26/0302 > el-nino-is-returning-with-another-stark-warning

El Niño is returning with another stark warning

3+ hour, 13+ min ago  (553+ words) A science-fiction trope is the time traveler who visits the present day with a dire warning about the future only to be tragically ignored. It resonates because it's so believable. In fact, Earth had just such a visitor recently, and…...

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koreatimes.co.kr > southkorea > environment-animals > 20/26/0227 > koreas-arable-land-shrinks-for-13th-year-in-2025

Korea's arable land shrinks for 13th year in 2025

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (148+ words) A machine processes harvested rice at a rice field in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, Sept. 19, 2024. Yonhap Korea's total arable land dropped for the 13th consecutive year in 2025, as rice paddies continued to shrink amid declining rice consumption, government data showed Friday. The…...

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koreatimes.co.kr > business > companies > 20/26/0227 > korean-airs-carbon-emissions-down-33-in-2025-despite-increased-flights

Korean Air's carbon emissions down 3.3% in 2025 despite increased flights

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (13+ words) Korean Air's carbon emissions down 3.3% in 2025 despite increased flights'The Korea Times...

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koreatimes.co.kr > amp > southkorea > environment-animals > 20/26/0223 > korean-farmers-sue-utility-giant-kepco-over-climate-damage-to-crops

Korean farmers sue utility giant KEPCO over climate damage to crops

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1051+ words) As harvest season approached last November, farmer Ma Yong-un walked through his apple orchard in southern South Korea with a growing sense of dread. The Fuji apples hanging from the trees were pale, lacking the deep red color that signals…...

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koreatimes.co.kr > world > 20/26/0217 > greenland-sled-dog-champion-fears-for-his-culture-as-climate-change-melts-ice

Greenland sled dog champion fears for his culture as climate change melts ice

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1149+ words) ILULISSAT, Greenland " Growing up in a village in northern Greenland, J'rgen Kristensen's closest friends were his stepfather's sled dogs. Most of his classmates were dark-haired Inuit; he was different. When he was bullied at school for his fair hair " an…...

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koreatimes.co.kr > amp > southkorea > environment-animals > 20/26/0217 > 3-in-10-households-in-korea-raise-pets-mostly-dogs

3 in 10 households in Korea raise pets, mostly dogs

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (213+ words) Dogs strut down the runway wearing hanbok, or Korean traditional attire, at the puppy hanbok fashion show held in Seoul, Sept. 28, 2025. Yonhap Nearly 3 out of 10 households in South Korea raise pets, mostly dogs, government data showed Tuesday. A survey by…...

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koreatimes.co.kr > world > 20/26/0210 > european-parliament-adopts-2040-climate-target

European Parliament adopts 2040 climate target - The Korea Times

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (353+ words) Members of the European Parliament vote by a show of hands during a European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg, France, Feb. 10. EPA -Yonhap STRASBOURG, France " The European Parliament on Tuesday gave its final approval to an ambitious target for cutting…...

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koreatimes.co.kr > world > 20/26/0210 > eu-parliament-adopts-2040-climate-target

EU parliament adopts 2040 climate target - The Korea Times

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (353+ words) Members of the European Parliament vote by a show of hands during a European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg, France, Feb. 10. EPA -Yonhap STRASBOURG, France " The European Parliament on Tuesday gave its final approval to an ambitious target for cutting…...

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koreatimes.co.kr > amp > world > 20/26/0210 > european-parliament-adopts-2040-climate-target

European Parliament adopts 2040 climate target

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (353+ words) Members of the European Parliament vote by a show of hands during a European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg, France, Feb. 10. EPA -Yonhap STRASBOURG, France " The European Parliament on Tuesday gave its final approval to an ambitious target for cutting…...

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koreatimes.co.kr > opinion > editorial > 20/26/0210 > a-wise-approach-to-climate-action

A wise approach to climate action - The Korea Times

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (263+ words) As 2026 begins, New Year's conversations rarely linger on the "grand discourse" of melting glaciers or atmospheric carbon parts per million. Instead, the focus is on stock portfolios and the relentless evolution of artificial intelligence (AI). The failure of the moral…...