It's not just Korea that's experiencing unbearably hot temperatures. Other countries, even in Scandanavia, are having the hottest summer in recent memory.
Oh Soo-young reports.
Global temperatures have reached record levels this week in major cities around the world, and experts are projecting more heatwaves in the years to come.
Germany recorded its hottest day of the year on Wednesday, with the eastern city of Bernberg hitting 39-point-five degrees Celsius.
The capital, Berlin, had its warmest daily low since 1905.
"Clench your buttocks together and get on with it. There's no other way to get through it."
Meanwhile, Sweden has experienced its hottest weather in 260 years,... hitting over 34 degrees.
Over in Asia, Japan continues to experience sweltering conditions, and the mercury climbed to 41-point-one degrees in Kumagaya, last week.
The daily highs remain at around 36 degrees on the island nation.
Amid the prolonged heatwave,... a global study led by Monash University warned that severe heatwaves in the future will become more frequent and last much longer.
The study predicted future heat-related deaths in some 20 countries around the world, between 2031 and 2088.
The researchers said that without finding a way to mitigate climate change and help people adapt to heatwaves, fatality rates are likely to increase dramatically in countries around the equator,... followed by Australia, Europe and the U.S.
Oh Soo-young, Arirang News.
