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Yangsan Reaches 41.4°C, Highest Temperature in South Korea's ASOS Records

High-pressure systems have trapped heat over the peninsula, prompting top-level warnings.

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Apple Pledges Donation for Kumamoto Earthquake Relief

UNESCO Adds 25 Sites to World Heritage List, Including Okefenokee and Normandy Beaches

Powerful Kumamoto Quake Topples Mall and Traps Dozens

UNESCO Inscribes Normandy D‑Day Beaches and Mount Olympus as World Heritage Sites

Two Shallow Quakes Strike Qinghai’s Xinghai County 18 Minutes Apart

China Evacuates Tourists and Closes Parts of Jiuzhaigou After Typhoon-Driven Mudslides

Typhoon Noul Makes Landfall in Guangdong

Japan Records First Official 40°C 'Kokushobi' Days as Heat Warnings Rise

Flash Floods Devastate Nuristan, Kill at Least 23 and Leave Over 100 Missing

Heavy Rain Triggers Deadly Flash Floods and Landslides in Northern Vietnam and Southern China

Typhoon Bavi Drives Floods North as Ports Reopen With Backlogs

Akali Dal Aide Shot at in Mansa Market

Remnants of Typhoon Bavi Set to Soak Korean Peninsula as Storm Weakens

Typhoon Bavi Makes Double Landfall in Zhejiang as Floods Spread North

Typhoon Bavi Makes Landfall in Eastern China After Brushing Taiwan and Japan

Guangxi Floods Kill 39 and Unleash Hundreds of Snakes and Zoo Animals

Super Typhoon Bavi Heads Toward Fujian After Devastating Hit on Rota

China Hit by Deadly Floods, Tornadoes and Landslide

Noto Satoyama Airport Adopts Pokemon With You Name to Aid Quake Recovery