South Korea on Sunday issued its first “grave heat wave” warnings for the southeastern cities of Gyeongsan and Pohang under a new highest-level alert system introduced last month to warn of extreme heat.
1st ‘grave’ heat wave warnings issued for Gyeongsan, Pohang
SEOUL, Jul 12 (YONHAP/APP): South Korea on Sunday issued its first “grave heat wave” warnings for the southeastern cities of Gyeongsan and Pohang under a new highest-level alert system introduced last month to warn of extreme heat.
The high-level warnings took effect in the two cities at 11:00 a.m., officials said, after temperatures soared to 39.9 C in Gyeongsan and 37.2 C in Pohang the previous day.
Temperatures reached 36.4 C in Gyeongsan and 36.5 C in Pohang on Sunday, with authorities replacing the warning with a regular heat wave warning at 4 p.m., according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).
