Parched earth
Published: 08 Jul. 2025, 19:04
Cracked rice paddies in the Hanon Crater in Seogwipo, Jeju, speak to the ongoing drought caused by a scorching heat wave on July 8. That day, Seoul recorded a temperature of 37.8 degrees Celsius — the highest for early July since modern meteorological observations began in 1908 — as temperature records were shattered across the country.[YONHAP]





with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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