South Korea boils in summer heat that may set new records

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Steam, sizzle, scorch and boil. As South Korea swelters under summer heat that looks set to break records, newspaper headlines are using words mostly reserved for describing high-heat culinary techniques. “The nation sizzles on a rest day, steaming in cauldron heat,” said one on Aug 4. Another noted: “Nation continues to scorch as heatwave and tropical nights continue.”