Drones, chilled-water trucks join Korea’s fight against extreme heat

Temperatures have neared or exceeded 40 degrees Celsius across South Korea, prompting local governments to send drones over farmland and refrigerated trucks through city streets to protect residents from the prolonged heat wave. The measures mark a shift from waiting for vulnerable residents to visit cooling shelters to finding them before they fall ill. Asan in South Chungcheong Province has deployed drones equipped with cameras that use artificial intelligence to detect people working in field