South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5°C
South Korea registered on Sunday its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago, according to the state weather agency. The southeastern city of Yangsan saw the temperature reach 42.5 degrees Celsius at 1:26pm (9:26am PKT), the Korea Meteorological Administration said on its website. Yangsan has been the epicentre of the ongoing heatwave, where temperatures exceeded 40°C for…
South Korea experienced its highest-ever recorded temperature of 42.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). The southeastern city of Yangsan witnessed the scorching heat at 1:26pm local time, marking the fifth consecutive day temperatures there surpassed 40°C. The KMA has issued heat warnings for much of South Korea, with many cities experiencing temperatures reaching the high 30s.
To address the rising temperatures, the KMA introduced a new emergency heatwave alert category this year, triggered when areas are forecast to reach perceived temperatures of 38°C or an actual temperature of 39°C. Experts warn that extreme weather events like heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense due to human-induced climate change, with the average annual number of heatwave days in South Korea more than doubling to 19 over the past five years.
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