#Seoul #Korea Heat to ease over weekend, but temperatures to stay above 30 C next week Despite "ipchu," the traditional start of autumn, the heat wave reached a new peak on Friday, with Seoul topping 40 degrees Celsius for the first time on record According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), Friday was the hottest ipchu on record nationwide, with temperatures reaching 40.2 C in Seoul's Nowon District at around 3:28 p.m https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/southkorea/society/20260807/seoul-tops-40-c-as-record-heat-peaks #ClimateChange #pollution #climate