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'Stop all outdoor activities': South Korea records its highest ever temperature
Authorities issue alert saying indoor spaces without airconditioning are ‘dangerous’ as temperatures pass 40C for fifth straight day
TL;DR
- South Korea registered its highest temperature ever at 42.5C in Yangsan on Sunday.
- Authorities issued an emergency heatwave alert, advising people to stop all outdoor activities.
- Indoor spaces without air conditioning were described as dangerous.
- North Korea is also experiencing high temperatures, with some regions reaching 40C.
- The average number of heatwave days in South Korea has more than doubled in the past five years.
- Scientists link the increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves to human-induced climate change and the return of El Niño.