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Malaysia's meteorological authorities forecast sustained hot and dry weather across Sarawak and parts of Borneo through August 20, driven by southerly winds and active hotspots, raising haze and visibility concerns.
Seoul and two other South Korean cities recorded temperatures above 40°C on Friday amid a severe heat wave. The mercury reached 40.2°C in Seoul's Nowon district, marking the first time the capital has exceeded 40°C since August 2018.
South Korea has escalated heat wave warnings to the highest level across 43 per cent of the greater Seoul region, with record temperatures and mounting casualties sparking urgent public health concerns.
Wildfires devastating southwestern France and Spain have begun to ease after days of intense burning, though thousands of hectares remain scorched and another heat wave threatens to reignite the crisis.
South Korea has recorded its highest temperature since records began in 1904, with Yangsan reaching 42.5°C on Sunday. The extreme heat wave has triggered emergency government operations and raised concerns about further temperature increases.
South Korea has experienced its hottest temperature on record—41.4°C in Yangsan—as an intense heatwave blankets the peninsula. The extreme conditions are driven by overlapping atmospheric pressure systems that are trapping heat across the region.
South Korea is experiencing an unprecedented heat wave, with Busan recording its hottest temperature since 1904 and Yangsan reaching 40.3°C. The Korea Meteorological Administration attributes the extreme conditions to overlapping pressure systems and warns the heat will persist for another week.
Japan is experiencing a severe heatwave declared a 'disaster' by authorities, with 453 people hospitalized in Tokyo on a single day—the highest since records began in 2010. At least 14 deaths have been reported nationwide.
A week-long heat wave has claimed at least 25 lives across the United States, with New Jersey reporting the majority of fatalities. Severe thunderstorms now threaten the East Coast with dangerous flooding as extreme temperatures persist in western states.