Seoul residents sweating with record 'tropical nights' weather

Seoul (AFP) Aug 16, 2024

Residents of South Korea's capital are resorting to novel ways to beat the heat as a century-old weather record fell Friday following a 26th "tropical night" in a row - when the temperature stays above 25 degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit). "I take a cold shower before bed and tie freezer packs around my electric fan to cool the air," Lee Ji-soo told AFP Friday. Overnight temperatures in S