South Korea Records Its Highest-Ever Temperature of 42.5 Degrees Celsius
The record temperature came as more than 20 localities faced emergency heatwave alerts and baseball games were canceled.
- On Sunday, the southeastern city of Yangsan recorded 42.5°C, the highest temperature since records began more than a century ago, the Korea Meteorological Administration reported.
- Much of South Korea remains under heat warnings as temperatures exceed 40°C, with more than 20 localities under emergency alerts—a new category introduced this year to address rising temperatures.
- Following temperatures of 39.5°C in Changwon, the Korea Baseball Organization cancelled games for the second consecutive time, citing player and spectator safety as the top priority.
- As officials urged citizens to "immediately stop all outdoor activities," Seoul office worker Ju Dong-yeol, 27, told AFP, "It is too hot to be outside doing anything," seeking refuge indoors.
- KMA data show the average annual number of heat wave days in South Korea has more than doubled to 19 over the past five years, while scientists warn human-induced climate change is increasing extreme weather frequency.
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berlingske.dkMore than 20 areas in South Korea are subject to the highest heat warning, which is triggered by temperatures above 39 degrees.
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rtl.luSouth Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5C
The southeastern city of Yangsan saw the temperature reach 42.5C at 1:26 pm (0426 GMT), the Korea Meteorological Administration said on its website. Yangsan has been the epicentre of the ongoing heatwave, where temperatures exceeded 40C for a fifth consecutive day on Sunday, while many other cities including Daegu and Busan are seeing temperatures climb into the high 30s. People flocked to air-conditioned shopping malls or cafes to escape the bl…
The mercury in this city near the large port of Busan reached 42.5°C at 13:26 locals (04:26 GMT), the organization said on its site. It is the fifth consecutive day that temperatures exceed 40°C in Yangsan. More than twenty locations in South Korea are on extreme alert for high heats on Sunday, accompanied by a call to "stop immediately all outdoor activities". "The interiors without air conditioning are dangerous. Move immediately to a cool pla…
Not only in Europe, but also in East Asia, there are new heat records this summer: in South Korea, the highest temperature has been measured in the city of Yangsan since the start of the weather records. The authorities issue a warning for more than 20 municipalities.
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