2025 was S. Korea's 2nd hottest year on record

SEOUL -- Last year was South Korea's second hottest year on record, the weather agency said Tuesday, due to an extended period of hot weather from early summer to autumn.The country recorded an average temperature of 13.7 C last year, 0.8 C lower than in 2024 and the same as in 2023, tying for the second hottest year since 1973, when South Korea began actively collecting weather data, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).Last year's figure was 1.2 C above the annual average of 12.5 C for the 1991-2020 period.Aside from February and May, the monthly average temperature…READ FULL ARTICLE