All posts tagged "cold"

  • If the mercury drops to below minus 18 degrees, it will be the coldest weather since Jan. 15, 2001, when the temperature reached minus 18.6 degrees, the Korea Meteorological Administration said. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea sees coldest weather this winter

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea on Sunday experienced the coldest weather this winter with temperatures dropping to near record lows. As of 5 a.m., the temperature in Seoul was minus 17 degrees Celsius (1.4 Farenheit), while the...

    • Posted January 23, 2016
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  • Giant icicles hang from the eave of a home in Gwangju, 329 kilometers southwest of Seoul, on Jan. 22, 2016. The freezing cold that swept across the country this week is expected to peak over the weekend. (Yonhap)
    Freezing cold weather in Korea expected to peak over the weekend

    By The Korea Times Seoul staff SEOUL — Severe cold weather has prevailed in most parts of the country through Saturday for the sixth day in a row. The very cold high pressure system from northern China...

    • Posted January 22, 2016
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    It’s getting cold in Korea

    Office workers wear warm winter clothes as they head to work near Gwanghwamun Plaza in downtown Seoul after a cold wave hit the nation on Dec. 17, 2015. The temperature dropped to minus 7 C (44.6F) in...

    • Posted December 17, 2015
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  • The sun rises over masses of ice formed around the Canadian 'Horseshoe' Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Aaron Lynett)
    ‘Frozen’ Niagara Falls drawing tourists to winter spectacle

    NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — An icy Niagara Falls drew a small but hardy stream of tourists Friday intent on witnessing the extraordinary crystalline spectacle, if only long enough to click some photos. Weeks of sustained cold...

    • Posted February 20, 2015
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  • A deficiency in vitamin D aggravates allergic rhinitis. / Korea Times file
    Traditional Chinese Medicine tips for cold

    “One of the best ways to prevent cold is to wear a scarf around the neck in the cold weather.” By Lee Sung-hun There is a noticeable fluctuation in temperature these days between morning and noon. We...

    • Posted October 27, 2014
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