2018 summer extreme temperatures in South Korea and their intensification under 3 °C global warming

With the acceleration in global warming, extreme hot temperatures have emerged as one of the most prominent risks. In this study, we characterize the unprecedented extreme temperatures that occurred in Korea in summer 2018, and attempt to explain how this locally observed extreme event can be interp...

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Main Authors: Eun-Soon Im, Nguyen-Xuan Thanh, Young-Hyun Kim, Joong-Bae Ahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab3b8f