21 people have died from suspected heat-related causes so far in 2024.
– A streak of super-hot “tropical nights” is set to break a century-old South Korean weather record, according to official data released on Aug 14, as the peninsula bakes in a prolonged heat wave.
The so-called “tropical nights” phenomenon refers to when the temperature does not drop below 25 deg C overnight, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. According to data from Seoul’s interior ministry, 21 people have died from suspected heat-related causes so far in 2024, with hundreds of thousands of livestock also perishing.
“The average temperature of the Korean peninsula over the past three decades has risen by 1.6 degrees compared to the 1981 to 2010 period,” he said.South Korea’s electricity demand hit an all-time high on Aug 12 as the country’s population battled the ongoing heatwave with air conditioners and fans.
“In our country, we witnessed the fierce heat in recent days,” Mr Kim Kwang Hyok, an official at North Korea’s State Hydro-Meteorological Administration, told AFP.“Severe heat of 33 to 37 is foreseen in some areas. That’s why we announced the warning for this fierce heat until Aug 14,” he added.Relentless heat sparks surge in heat-related illnesses, livestock losses in South Korea
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