This year's first heat wave warning issued
Children play in a fountain at an amusement park in Damyang, 250 kilometers south of Seoul, June 20. Yonhap
This year's first heat wave warning was issued for southern parts of Korea, Monday, 20 days earlier than last year, the state weather agency said.
The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said it issued the heat wave warning for the southern cities of Euiseong, Gyeongsan and Gumi as of 11 a.m.
Last year's first warning was issued in the southern city of Daegu, July 11, the KMA said.
Such a warning is issued when the “sensed temperature” is expected to exceed 35 degrees Celsius for two or more days.
The KMA put other parts of the country, including most of the southeastern provinces, under a heat wave advisory, which is issued when the “sensed temperature” is expected to exceed 33 degrees C for two or more days. (Yonhap)