A child frolics in a water fountain in central Seoul on May 25. [NEWS1]
The upcoming summer might bring an onslaught of muggy, sticky and suffocating days and nights, along with a greater risk of heat waves and heat-related illnesses, because the Arctic sea ice is melting, according to a meteorological expert on Wednesday.
“This year is expected to bring a hot and humid summer,” said Prof. Lee Myung-In of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology and chief of the heat wave research center under the National Institute of Meteorological Sciences.
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“The chances of heat waves and tropical nights are higher than average, and the warning signs this year are unlike anything we’ve seen before,” Lee said.
