‘Seoul will be hotter than yesterday’: Expert warns of 40 C heat

Seoul could see temperatures climb to 40 degrees Celsius on Thursday as an intensifying heat wave pushes the capital close to its all-time high. The Korea Meteorological Administration has forecast a daytime high of 39 C for Seoul, but Kim Seung-bae, head of the Korea Natural Disaster Association, said the temperature could rise further. “Easterly winds continue to heat the western part of the Korean Peninsula,” Kim said in an interview with local broadcaster YTN at 10 a.m. Thursday. “Today, Seo