엎친 한반도에 또 덮친다.."이제 비도 안 오는데.." 공포 / SBS 8뉴스

Anchor The heatwave was brought on by the hot and humid North Pacific High. However, starting tomorrow (the 28th), the Tibetan High will also be added. As these two high-pressure systems cover the Korean Peninsula, the heatwave could be prolonged. Reporter Jung Gu-hee has analyzed the situation in detail. Reporter The upstream area of ​​Unmun Dam, which supplies tap water to Daegu, has dried up and is overgrown with weeds. The water level of Unmun Dam has entered the severe drought stage, standing at 27.9%, which is half the level of previous years. This is because the amount of rain that fell during this year's monsoon season was not significant, and a large amount of water is evaporating due to the extreme heatwave. The particularly high temperatures in the Yeongnam region are due to high-temperature southwesterly winds blowing along the edge of the North Pacific High. With this hot and humid air mass—the North Pacific High—which is the main cause of the heatwave, fully settling over Korea, this year's monsoon season has come to an end. The rainy season lasted for 26 days—slightly shorter than average—from July 1st to yesterday in the central region and from June 30th to the day before yesterday in the southern region. Although it started late, it ended around the same time as the average year, marking the beginning of a full-scale heatwave. The problem is that a double high-pressure system will once again blanket the Korean Peninsula starting tomorrow. In addition to the current North Pacific High, the Tibetan High, which developed from the Tibetan Plateau, will cover the upper atmosphere over Korea starting tomorrow. With these two high-pressure systems covering the Korean Peninsula like a blanket, the likelihood of the heatwave subsiding for the time being is low. The period from now until mid-August is when solar radiation increases, causing temperatures to rise further. An analysis of the highest temperatures in Seoul and Daegu over the past 30 years shows that temperatures rise higher than in late July until early August, and extreme heatwaves continue until mid-August. While the double high-pressure system could collapse if variables like a typhoon occur, there is no significant rain forecast throughout this week other than sporadic showers; therefore, extreme sweltering heat with perceived temperatures exceeding 33 to 38 degrees is expected to continue nationwide. (Video Editing: Kim Jun-hee, Design: Choi Ha-neul, Park Jong-young TBC) #SBSNews #News #Realtime Copyright Ⓒ SBS. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use for AI learning are prohibited.