Floods, Droughts, and Other Water-related Disasters

• Occurrence Floods occurred at a high frequency from the 1980s to 2010s. Droughts have become more frequent since the 1950s

  < Droughts and Floods in Korea by Year >

  

  * The horizontal axis indicates the occurrence of floods and droughts in a given year

  * Source : National Drought Information Portal (draught.go.kr); Droughts Recorded in Korea, and Water and the Future (Ministry of Environment, 2020)

• Floods Torrential rain (over 30 mm per hour) is increasing
  • Upward trend: 0.7 day (1910s) → 6.9 days (1970s) → 12 days (2010s)

  < Trend in the Number of Rainy Days in Korea (1912-2020) >

  

  * Source : Integrated Climate Change Monitoring Information, Korea Meteorological Administration (2020)

• Droughts Droughts have been occurring at intervals of 5 to 7 years since the 1970s, at an increasing intensity

  < Drought Intervals >

  

  < Number of Drought Days >

  

  * Source : Open MET Data Portal (data.kma.go.kr), Korea Meteorological Administration; 2019 Climate Change Report (Pan-governmental, 2020)