Record heatwave in South Korea as temperatures soar to 42.5C

What happened

There have been at least 19 deaths related to the heatwave which has brought the country's hottest day since records began

Why it matters

The force of this story is not in the headline but in the decisions it will force across the record, heatwave, south, korea, temperatures landscape.

What sits behind it

Understanding record heatwave in south korea as temperatures soar to 42.5c requires seeing it as part of a broader pattern in record, heatwave, south, korea, temperatures.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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Our take

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of record, heatwave, south, korea, temperatures: There have been at least 19 deaths related to the heatwave which has brought the country's hottest day since records began.