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Newsroom Details

30, Hasinbeonyeong-ro 151beon-gil, Saha-gu, Busan, Korea

+82 507-1311-4503

Busan 아00471

Registered: 2022.11.16

Publisher·Editor: Maru Kim

Juvenile Protection: Maru Kim

© 2026 Breeze in Busan. All Rights Reserved.

Independent reporting from Busan across politics, economy, society, and national affairs.

Climate Pulse

Busan's climate risk, explained through live signals and reporting

This page is the newsroom's climate desk: a live view of weather, air quality, coastal conditions, and the long-term warming trend shaping Busan's future.

Purpose

Connect the climate clock to the local evidence behind it.

Focus

Coastal heat, air quality, marine safety, and long-term warming.

Reporting

Local coverage first, with external references only where they add context.

Read the desk

Continue with newsroom coverage, topic hubs, and public climate references.

Sustainability
Latest newsroom fileSustainability deskBusan reportingClimate topics map

Heat and exposure

Conditions are relatively manageable today, but humidity at 80% still matters for heat stress.

Air quality risk

Current AQI is 94 (Moderate). PM2.5 is 19.2µg/m³, which is the most important short-term public health signal on this page.

Coastal climate signal

Busan's mean annual temperature is up about -0.71°C versus the early 1990s. Current sea surface temperature averages 11.8°C over the next 48 hours, with waves peaking near 0.5m.

Live dashboard

Real-time conditions across Busan

🌤️ Current Weather

  • 🌡️ Temp: 10.0°C
  • 💨 Wind: 4.2 km/h
  • 💧 Humidity: 80%
  • 🔆 UV Index: 0.0

☀️ Current Weather: Real-time temperature, wind speed, humidity, and UV index in Busan. Helps with daily planning and weather safety.

🌫️ Air Quality Index

  • PM2.5: 19.2 µg/m³
  • PM10: 24.4 µg/m³
  • O₃: 82.0 µg/m³
  • AQI (US): 93.9

🌫 Air Quality: PM2.5, PM10, ozone levels, and AQI index show air pollution levels and public health concerns.

🌊 Sea Temperature & Wave: 48-hour data showing wave height and sea temperature in Busan. Useful for marine safety and coastal monitoring.

📈 Climate Trend: Busan's average annual temperature from 1990–2023 shows a clear warming trend linked to climate change.

Climate Reporting

Breeze climate and sustainability coverage

View sustainability desk
Busan Builds a Smart City as Its Estuary Unravels

Busan Builds a Smart City as Its Estuary Unravels

A smart-city district on the Nakdonggang River sits on land that once buffered Korea’s largest estuary. Its construction reveals how a national water corporation became a developer.

December 9, 2025
The Silent Privatization of Busan’s Urban Scenery

The Silent Privatization of Busan’s Urban Scenery

Busan’s skyline soared upward while its public horizons quietly receded. Beaches, ridges, and memorial landscapes now stand at the edge of a slow transformation—one in which the view itself becomes a form of private ownership, and silence becomes the city’s most powerful development tool.

November 18, 2025
Can Busan Power Its AI Future Without Clean Energy?

Can Busan Power Its AI Future Without Clean Energy?

As Busan markets itself as Korea’s next AI and data hub, its energy system tells another story — one dominated by nuclear and imported LNG. With renewables under 3%, the city’s digital ambitions risk colliding with the realities of RE100 compliance and carbon-border regulation.

October 18, 2025
The Forgotten Farmers Behind Korea’s Rice Price Debate

The Forgotten Farmers Behind Korea’s Rice Price Debate

Rising market prices have not translated into higher farm incomes. With fertiliser and labour costs outpacing gains, farmers remain on the brink. Treating rice only as a consumer story risks undermining the very sector that ensures food security.

October 3, 2025

External Briefing

Climate headlines and references

  • businesspost.co.kr

    [Who Is ?] 우태희 효성중공업 대표이사 사장

    Jan 19, 2026
  • korea.kr

    참전용사 할아버지가 믿은 연대 정신…한-아프리카가 보여줄 기회

    Nov 20, 2025
  • breaknews.com

    탄소중립, 기후위기 속 인류 살아남을 수 있는 마지막 길

    Sep 6, 2025
  • breaknews.com

    IUGG 기상·해양·빙권 국제학술대회(BACO-25)’ 개막식...이회성 전 IPCC...

    Jul 22, 2025
  • breaknews.com

    민주당 부산선대위, '시민주도 지역에너지 공공개발' 간담회

    Jun 2, 2025
  • breaknews.com

    제10차 아워 오션 콘퍼런스(OOC) 개막식..."지속 가능한 해양을 위한 연...

    Apr 29, 2025

Data sources

Public data and reporting sources behind this page

Open-MeteoReal-time weather, air quality, marine data, and archive climate signals used across the dashboard.Korean public dataNext expansion target for severe weather alerts, observation stations, and locally specific climate indicators.Copernicus CDSSuitable for the next phase of deeper historical climate datasets and regional comparison work.