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South Korea records its highest temperature ever, 42.5°C in Yangsan, as heatwave triggers emergency alerts across more than 20 cities
The same story, as told by newsrooms in different countries. Their words, attributed and linked.
UAE
Gulf News
“South Korea hits a record 42.5°C in Yangsan as a fierce heatwave grips the nation, triggering emergency alerts and renewed climate change concerns.”
Gulf-based international desk; lead report on the record temperature with emergency alert contextread the original ↗
International
Watchers.news
“Yangsan reached 42.5°C (108.5°F) on August 2, 2026, establishing South Korea's highest temperature since meteorological observations began, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).”
Weather monitoring service citing KMA directly; most precise attribution to the Korea Meteorological Administrationread the original ↗
South Korea
The Korea Herald (Khan)
“An 'extreme heatwave' for the first time in 122 years, daytime temperatures in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang, exceeded 42 degrees on the 2nd.”
South Korean domestic media; frames the event as the first extreme heatwave in 122 years with focus on the southern regionread the original ↗