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Today, South Korea is a manufacturing and export powerhouse, as of 2015 it was the world's 11th largest gross domestic producer, [3] but this has been driven by coal-fired power generation and high vehicle emissions. [6] [4] From 2014 to 2016 there was a 1,139 million dollar cut in the South Korean Air Pollution Control Industry.
Pollution in Korea has become diversified and serious due to rapid industrialization and urbanization since the 1960s. [1] The causes of environmental pollution, both in South and North Korea, can be found in population growth, urban concentration, and industrial structure, similar to the rest of the world.
South Korea has the highest level of environmental pollution among OECD countries. With a population density of 492 people per square kilometer, it ranks third in the world, with more than half of the population living in the Seoul metropolitan area, which accounts for 11.8% of the land area.
South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operation as investigators worked to identify victims and find out ...
South Korea has extended the closure of the airport where a Jeju Air plane crashed last month until 19 January.. A Boeing 737-800 ran off the runway and burst into flames after ramming an ...
Lahore has become the latest megacity to shut down as pollution chokes swathes of South Asia, where nearly 50 million people have been breathing toxic air for nearly a week.
The environment of South Korea is the natural environment of South Korea, which occupies the southern half of the Korean peninsula. Environment - current issues: air pollution in large cities; water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; acid rain; drift net fishing.
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global plastic pollution crisis.. Their meeting concludes Sunday or early Monday in Busan, South Korea, where many environmental organizations have also flocked to push for a treaty to address the volume of production and toxic chemicals used in plastic products.