韩国正面临严重的极端高温危机。[2]自5月15日至8月2日期间，至少16人因热相关原因死亡，2025人因热相关疾病就诊。[2]韩国东南沿海城市釜山于8月2日录得42.5摄氏度的高温，创下122年来最高纪录。[2]
首尔及京畿地区在周一发布了该预警制度实施以来的首次热浪预警，并于周二扩大至整个首都地区。[2]作为全国人口约一半的居住地，首尔首都圈超过2500万人口面临高温威胁。[2]首尔白天气温达到38摄氏度，夜间仅预计下降至约29摄氏度。[2]为应对危机，首尔已指定约4000个公共设施作为降温中心。[2]
总统李在明在内阁会议上对此次极端天气敲响警钟。他表示："我们需要为国家危机系统的根本改革做出努力，因为这种极端天气正在成为常态。"[2]政府同时承诺加强对受灾民众的支持力度。[2]
South Korea is grappling with a severe heatwave that has claimed at least 16 lives [1][2]. Between May 15 and August 2, a total of 2,025 people sought medical treatment for heat-related illnesses [1][2]. The southeastern coastal city of Busan recorded a temperature of 42.5 degrees Celsius on August 4, marking the highest temperature in 122 years of records [1][2].
The extreme weather has prompted unprecedented warnings in the Seoul metropolitan region. Seoul and Gyeonggi Province issued their first-ever heatwave alert on Monday, which was subsequently expanded to the entire capital region on Tuesday [1][2]. With a population exceeding 25 million people—roughly half the nation's total—the Seoul metropolitan area faces significant strain from the crisis [1][2]. The capital itself experienced daytime temperatures of 38 degrees Celsius, with nighttime temperatures expected to drop only to approximately 29 degrees [2].
In response to the mounting health emergency, Seoul has designated approximately 4,000 public facilities as cooling centers to provide relief to affected residents [1][2]. During a cabinet meeting, President Lee In-myeong called for fundamental reform of the nation's crisis management system. "We need to make efforts for a fundamental reform of the national crisis system because this kind of extreme weather is becoming the norm," he stated [1][2].