“South Korea is also a champion of afforestation/reforestation, with many new forests planted over recent decades. This may also have increased fire risk in areas where there are immature woodlands.

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Image: Pic: Yonhap/Reuters Image: Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong. Pic: Yonhap/Reuters In a televised address, South Korea's acting ... but it was high winds on Tuesday evening ...

As a deadly wave of wildfires continued to ravage southeastern parts of South Korea on Wednesday ... “evacuate toward Pohang” instead. “The fire that originally broke out near Jipyeong ...

Strong winds, dense forest and unusually dry weather - that's the deadly combination that experts say is fuelling the largest wildfires in South ... rise above 20C (68F), unusually high for ...

Firefighters are racing to save people and ancient artefacts from the largest wildfires in South Korea's ... mountainous or high-altitude areas, which makes it difficult for fire engines to ...

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South Korea and Russia. Those who live in these “villages in the sky” may have fears of being trapped in a fire or earthquake, or falling from the tower. As T_he Conversation_ noted, high-rise living ...