As a heat wave warning is in effect in Seoul, the cityscape around Mount Bugak in Jongno-gu, central Seoul, is seen in red through a thermal imaging camera due to the intense heat. In thermal images, the color red indicates high temperatures while blue indicates lower temperatures. - Im Se-jun/The Korea Herald
SEOUL: The temperature in Seoul reached 37.8 deg Celsius as of 3.15pm local time on July 8, the highest number ever recorded in the South Korean capital during the July 1–10 period since records began.
The 37.1 deg C as of 2pm had already broken the previous highest temperature observed by the Seoul Meteorological Observatory for the same period, which was 36.8 deg C on July 9, 1939.
