US EditionSeoul breaks century-long record with 22 'tropical nights' in July
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, JUL 31 – Seoul's 22-day streak of tropical nights breaks a century-old record as 13 heat-related deaths are reported, triple last year's figure, amid a prolonged heatwave.
- On Thursday, the Korea Meteorological Administration announced temperatures in Seoul stayed above 25 C for 22 consecutive nights in July, the longest streak since records began in October 1907.
- Earlier this month, the World Meteorological Organization said Asia is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, amid a global heat surge.
- 29.3 C overnight lows confirm another tropical night in Seoul, with temperatures staying above 25 C from 6:01 p.m. to 9 a.m.
- The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported thirteen suspected heat-related deaths so far this year, triple last year's number, and hundreds of thousands of livestock have perished.
- Amid the enduring heatwave, the Korea Meteorological Administration projected August’s average temperature would be `generally higher than normal`, with experts warning it may outpace July as Northwest Pacific sea surface temperatures stay abnormally high.
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People in South Korea sweat under temperatures of 29.3 degrees – in the middle of the night. Seoul sets a new heat record.
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