{
  "id": 32971,
  "title": "South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5 degrees Celsius",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/south-korea-records-its-highest-ever-temperature-of-42-5-degrees",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T05:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/02/asia-pacific/south-korea-record-temperature/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The southeastern city of Yangsan saw the temperature reach 42.5 C at 1:26 pm, the Korea Meteorological Administration said on its website.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}