TROPICAL Times
South Korea also experienced the longest stretch of tropic night on record, measuring 20.2 % of the time between June and August, triple the preceding average of 6.5 days, according to a media release from the KMA.
The term” tropical evenings” refers to times when the heat does not drop below 25 degrees Celsius.
” With a consistent flow of hot and humid weather carried by southerly winds, tropical night occurred without a fall in night-time temps”, the KMA said.
Seoul, the capital of around 10 million, shattered its past history and experienced 39 subsequent tropical night this summers, far surpassing the previous high of 26 weeks.
According to the Western Copernicus Climate Change Service, the average global temperature for the period July 2023 to June 2024 was the highest ever recorded.
Over the past 30 years, the number of days when the world’s largest capital cities have temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius increased by 52 %, according to the International Institute for Environment and Development ( IIED ).
Experts point out that numerous heatwaves are a sign of climate change, which is being exacerbated by climate change.
Last year, South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruled that much of the region’s climate targets were illegal, handing a monument victory to fresh environmental activists, and forcing the government to amend its weather targets.
Coming generations would not only have to live in a damaged surroundings, but also have to bear the cost of undertaking huge greenhouse gas reductions, according to the plaintiffs ‘ arguments.
This, the situation says, would mean that the state has violated its duty to protect their important right.