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South Korea's southeast recorded extreme heat on July 29: Yangsan in Gyeongsangnam-do hit 40.3C — the highest there since 2008 — and Busan reached 38.8C, the city's highest since 1904, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said. YONHAP reported this is the third consecutive year a location in South Korea has exceeded 40C. Southern Seoul's apparent temperature rose to 35.1C and the KMA upgraded heat alerts in parts of eastern and southwest Seoul from caution to warning.

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