South Korea Issues Heat Wave Alert as Temperature Hits Record

South Korea issued emergency heat wave instructions as the country sweltered, with its highest temperature on record reported in the southeastern city of Yangsan.

By Jaehyun Eom

South Korea issues heatwave alert as temperature hits record

The Korea Meteorological Administration issued a severe heat wave alert for the southern parts of the country as of 1 pm local time.

South Korea Records Highest-Ever Temperature At 42.5 Degrees Celsius

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.

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 a fifth consecutive day on Sunday. Much of South Korea has been placed under heat warnings, w...

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Man found dead in hot car as temperature hits 35 C

A man in his 50s was found dead inside a hot car in central South Korea amid a heat wave, with police suspecting heatstroke. The man was discovered at about 3 p.m. Saturday in a parking lot near the Wollyubong trail in Yeongdong County, North Chungcheong Province, police said Sunday. He had traveled to the area with acquaintances to collect freshwater snails in a nearby stream. After complaining of dizziness at around 7:40 a.m., he went to rest in the vehicle. The air conditioner was off and all

By The Korea Herald

South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5 degrees Celsius

The southeastern city of Yangsan saw the temperature reach 42.5 C at 1:26 pm, the Korea Meteorological Administration said on its website.

South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5°C

Much of the country has been placed under heat warnings, with many cities seeing temperatures climb into the high 30s.