South Korea records highest-ever temperature of 41.4 C as heatwave intensifies
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"South Korea records highest-ever temperature of 41.4 C as heatwave intensifies" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Yonhap News Agency, 조선일보, mk.co.kr and 헤럴드경제. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Who reported it (8)
- Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do Hits 41.6°C (106.9°F)... Breaking Record for Highest Temperature Again news.sbs.co.kr · 19h ago
- Heat wave pushes sea temperatures higher, killing 21,000 flounder and threatening sashimi prices 헤럴드경제 · 19h ago
- [PHOTOS] Can it get any hotter? The Korea Times · 19h ago
- PM Han attends disaster response meeting on heat wave Yonhap News Agency · 19h ago
- NC Dinosaurs, KIA Tigers Cancel Outdoor Training Amid 40°C Heat 조선일보 · 19h ago
- From the first day of August, the whole country is trapped in the scorching heat. While the wind chi.. mk.co.kr · 19h ago
- Extreme heat to persist through weekend as temperatures soar to 39 C 헤럴드경제 · 19h ago
- South Korea records highest-ever temperature of 41.4 C as heatwave intensifies Reuters · 19h ago broke it first
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