South Korea has hottest day on record amid extreme weather globally

Scientists say the climate crisis driven by human activity is making heatwaves more frequent.Published On 2 Aug 20262 Aug 2026South Korea has recorded its highest temperature since national weather records began more than a century ago, as an intense heatwave grips the country, the latest in a year of climate extremes that have caused droughts, wildfires, floods and powerful storms around the globe.The southeastern city of Yangsan reached 42.5 degrees Celsius (108.5F) at 1:26pm local time (04:26 GMT) on Sunday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). It was the fifth consecutive day that temperatures in Yangsan exceeded 40C (104F).Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Three dead including female bomber in Moscow restaurant attacklist 2 of 3Gaza students overcome Israel’s genocide to mark Tawjihi resultslist 3 of 3At least three dead in Idaho shopping mall mass shootingend of listHeat warnings remain in effect across much of South Korea, with temperatures climbing into the upper 30s in many cities. More than 20 localities were under emergency heatwave alerts on Sunday, a warning category introduced this year in response to increasingly severe summer tempe...