The Korea
Meteorological Administration (KMA) is a participating member of the World Meteorological Organization
(WMO). The following was taken from the KMA site.
“The Republic of Korea lies in the
temperate zone with four distinct seasons… It has a wide temperature difference
between summer and winter and much precipitation in comparison with that of the
Continent. Also, it has distinct monsoon wind, a rainy period from the
East-Asian Monsoon locally called "Changma", typhoon, and while often
heavy snowfalls in winter. It belongs to a relatively wet region due to much
more precipitation than that of the world average.”
High humidity - Summer in Korea
Coens; 120713 Monsoon SeasonRainy season begins: weather agency
Beware of infections during rainy season
5 Strategies for Surviving the Rainy Season (2012)
Surviving Monsoon in Style (Weekender, 2009)
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/04/199_46255.html
Be Prepared
Register with your embassy. Consult their site for suggestions about preparing for emergencies and natural disasters as well as checklists from employers. Batten down. Stock up. Do you have all you need on hand in order to survive a few days: a) without power and water; b) with all that “together time”?
More sites for weather watchers
- KMA: Typhoon information, satellite imagery, and typhoon track predictions http://web.kma.go.kr/eng/weather/typoon/prediction.jsp
- WMO: Severe Weather Information, Western North Pacific Ocean and South China Sea Region, current tropical cyclone Information http://severe.worldweather.wmo.int/tc/wnp/index.html
- WMO: Terminologies and Acronyms used in the region of Western North Pacific andthe South China Sea by the Typhoon Committee Members
- Humanitarian Early Warning Service (HEWS): floods, storms, seismic activity, volcanoes, drought, locusts, and El Nino / La Nina, http://www.hewsweb.org/hp/
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