Seoul Sets Record with Tropical Nights for Consecutive Days… Busan Reintroduces Tropical Nights
Daytime temperatures reach 30-36 degrees… Nationwide rain due to low-pressure system,
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Seoul experiences unprecedented ‘month-long tropical nights’… Sets record until end of August
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Yoon Dong-jin = For the first time in history, Seoul had ‘month-long consecutive tropical nights,’ and on the 20th, citizens are cooling off the heat at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul. Photo date: 2024.8.20 [email protected],
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, ” (Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Jae-young = The so-called ‘early-autumn magic’ that is said to make the heat disappear like magic was nowhere to be found.”,
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, ‘ On the 22nd, the day of the seasonal division, most regions of the country experienced tropical nights, and it is expected to be hot and humid during the day.’,
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, ” Seoul continued its record-setting streak of 32 consecutive tropical nights last night, setting a new record for ‘longest tropical night.’ Busan, which had a one-day break on the 20th night, experienced tropical nights again.”,
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, ‘ At 8 a.m., the temperatures in major cities were as follows: Seoul 29.2 degrees Celsius, Incheon 28.9 degrees Celsius, Daejeon 29.8 degrees Celsius, Gwangju 28.7 degrees Celsius, Daegu 28.5 degrees Celsius, Ulsan 29.1 degrees Celsius, Busan 29.1 degrees Celsius, nearing 30 degrees.’,
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, ‘ The daytime high temperatures are expected to range from 30 to 36 degrees.’,
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, ‘ Due to high humidity, the perceived temperatures are expected to soar to 33-35 degrees in most areas.’,
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, ‘ A low-pressure system approaching the Shandong Peninsula in China is expected to bring rain to the entire country.’,
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, ‘ Rain is expected to start in most areas in the afternoon after showing signs of light rain in the morning. The rain will stop by night, but in some areas, it will continue until the morning of the 23rd.’,
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, ‘ Expected rainfall amounts are as follows: 20-60mm in the Seoul metropolitan area, western parts of the country, inland areas of Gangwon Province, mountains, and Chungcheong (over 80mm in northern Gyeonggi and northern Gangwon inland areas), 10-60mm in Jeju, 5-40mm in southern regions, and 5-30mm on the eastern coast of Gangwon.’,
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, ‘ The gravitational pull of the moon is strengthening, causing the sea level to rise.’,
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, ‘ During especially high tides, strong swells may cause flooding in coastal lowlands, so precautions should be taken.’,
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, ” Moreover, surges are expected on the southern coast and Jeju’s coast, bringing high waves that may surpass tidal structures, breakwaters, and coastal roads.”,
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, ‘ Amidst thunder and lightning on most of the seas, the Korea Meteorological Administration emphasized caution in navigation and fishing due to strong winds blowing at speeds of 30-60 km/h (9-16 m/s) until this afternoon on the remote sea west of the West Sea and South Sea, until tonight in the waters off Jeju, and until early morning on the outer sea south of Jeju.’,
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