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Seoul setting new records for nighttime temperatures

2018-08-07 3,252 Dailymotion

The heatwave in Korea has made the nights in Seoul hotter than ever.<br />The past two nights, the low... was the highest on record.<br />Our Choi Si-young has more. <br /> Both of the past two nights in Seoul were the hottest on record.<br />Defining night as between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., the Korea Meteorological Administration says the low on Friday at 5 a.m. was 30-point-4 degrees Celsius.<br />That's the hottest since records began 111 years ago in 1907.<br />The night before it was 30-point-3 degrees.<br /><br /> Seoul is forecast to continue having what scientists call tropical nights, when temps stay above 25 all night long.<br />When it stays above 30, it's a super tropical night.<br />Seoul has now seen 13 tropical nights in a row, not counting last night and the night before which were super tropical.<br /><br /> The weather agency says that today highs across the country will remain above 35 degrees,... with Seoul at 38 degrees or hotter.<br />We're also expected to see high levels of fine dust pollution.<br /><br /> The weather agency warns that too long outdoors raises the risk of heat stroke and heat exhaustion..., and it advises people to stay indoors and stay hydrated.<br /><br />Choi Si-young, Arirang News. <br />

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