The number of patients with intestinal infectious diseases in South Korea has surged, with daily average temperatures reaching the highest record in a century
In September, the weather in South Korea remained hot. According to the latest data released by the Korean Agency for Disease Control on the 8th, the number of patients with intestinal infectious diseases in South Korea increased sharply year-on-year.
On the 9th, the highest temperature in Seoul, South Korea was 32 ℃, and the sun was scorching. The perceived temperature could reach 35 ℃. In hot weather, food is prone to breeding bacteria, leading to a surge in patients with intestinal infections. According to the latest data released by the South Korean Agency for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday, the number of patients infected with pathogenic Escherichia coli has surged nearly 2.5 times in the past week compared to the same period last year; At the same time, the rotavirus, which mainly causes diarrhea in infants and young children, has seen a year-on-year increase of over 80% in infected patients.
According to the South Korean meteorological department, there were a total of 11 hot days in August with the highest temperature reaching 33 ℃ or above, setting a record for the highest number of days in nearly five years. On the 5th of this month, the daily average temperature in Seoul hit a record high for the same period in 116 years. On that day, including Seoul, many places in the western region of South Korea issued heat alerts. Many people lament that even in autumn, there is no coolness, and they still need to turn on the air conditioning to cool down every day. Overall, the highest daytime temperature and perceived temperature in South Korea in early September can be 4 ℃ to 5 ℃ higher than in previous years, ranging from 25 ℃ to 28 ℃.
According to data released by the Korea Electricity Exchange earlier this month, South Korea's electricity consumption in the hottest month was 5.1 billion kilowatt hours, setting a record high for the same period in history. Specifically, the sharp increase in regular electricity consumption by households and individual businesses has led to an overall increase in electricity consumption. With the rise of electricity prices, not only have household electricity bills increased significantly, but the average electricity bill payment of individual businesses in August also increased by 45.7% year-on-year.
This year, due to the impact of high temperatures, seawater temperatures in multiple sea areas across South Korea have risen. Currently, the hot weather continues, and the high water temperature warning in the southern waters of South Korea has lasted for 39 days, which is the longest record since the warning was issued. As a result, the total number of collective fish deaths and disasters in South Korea has reached 16 million, causing great losses to fishermen.
