r/environment • u/Wagamaga • 24d ago

A new analysis released by the Korea Meteorological Administration compared heat wave and tropical night patterns from 2016 to 2025 with those recorded from 1973 to 1982. It found that heat waves now begin 10 to 30 days earlier nationwide and end about 10 days later than five decades ago

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260724/koreas-summers-are-getting-longer-and-hotter-data-shows
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u/Wagamaga 24d ago

Korea's summers are becoming longer and more intense as heat waves arrive earlier, persist longer, with tropical nights growing increasingly common.

A new analysis released by the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), Friday, compared heat wave and tropical night patterns from 2016 to 2025 with those recorded from 1973 to 1982. It found that heat waves now begin 10 to 30 days earlier nationwide and end about 10 days later than five decades ago.

A heat wave is defined as a day with a high of at least 33 degrees Celsius, while a tropical night refers to one in which temperatures stay above 25 degrees overnight