43% of greater Seoul area placed under serious heat wave warnings

The state weather agency issued additional serious heat wave warnings in the greater Seoul area Wednesday, placing 43 percent of the region under the highest alert level. The top-tier warnings took effect at 11 a.m. in southern Incheon, and nine cities and zones in Gyeonggi Province, including Gwangmyeong, Yeoncheon an

In the affluent district of Gangnam, access to air conditioning now defines the line between the haves and the have-nots.

A severe heatwave has changed the currency of cool in Seoul’s affluent district of Gangnam: access to air conditioning now defines the line between the haves and the have-nots.

Seoul was forecast to reach 38C on Tuesday and 37C for the three days after