Seoul Likely to See 13th Consecutive Night of Tropical Nights... Cheonggyecheon Stream at This Hour

[Anchor]

The heat that has scorched areas across the country is still not cooling down. Let's connect with our reporter at the Cheonggyecheon Stream in Seoul.

Reporter Lee Se-hyeon, behind you we can see many citizens soaking their feet in the stream. Is it still very hot?

[Reporter]

I have been standing here for two hours preparing for this broadcast.

Sweat continues to run down my neck and back, and it is truly so hot that it feels difficult to just keep standing.

[Choi Ji-hoon / Gyeyang-gu, Incheon: It's too humid even in the evenings, and I end up sleeping with the air conditioner running all night every night. It's so hot at night that there are many mosquitoes, and I feel like I'm just enduring frustrating days one after another.]

[Kim Gi-yeol & Kim Min-seung / Goseong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do: The weather has been very hot overall, but soaking our feet seems to drop the perceived temperature quite a bit....]

Citizens here are beating the heat by holding portable electric fans and dipping their feet into the Cheonggyecheon Stream.

Watching from here, I could often see people unable to stay for long and moving instead to nearby air-conditioned cafes.

[Anchor]

Is it expected that tropical nights will continue tonight (August 3) in most parts of the country as well?

[Reporter]

Yes, although it has passed 8 PM, the temperature here is hovering well above 32°C (90°F) as you can see.

A tropical night advisory is issued when the lowest nighttime temperature stays at or above 25°C (77°F), or 26°C (79°F) or higher in major cities like Seoul and coastal areas.

In Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, which recorded the highest temperature in meteorological observation history, tropical nights have continued for 18 days, while the northern part of Jeju has seen them persist for a staggering 27 days.

The cumulative number of tropical night days nationwide from June through last night has been tallied at 10.6 days.

This is the longest on record since meteorological observations began in 1973.

Literally, we are experiencing the hottest summer ever this year.

When a lack of sleep caused by tropical nights disrupts your biological rhythm, immunity can drop.

Experts advise keeping indoor temperatures around 26°C (79°F) and opening windows to ventilate every two to three hours even when using air conditioning.

(Photo: Kim Han-gyeol | Video Editing: Cho Mu-hwan)
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