Monsoon Rains Leave More Than Two Dozen Dead in South Korea
Floods and landslides have submerged roads and homes across South Korea in recent days.
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Floods and landslides have submerged roads and homes across South Korea in recent days.
Seven others were injured, and the monsoon rains that swept across the country were expected to intensify.
Heavy rains have caused catastrophic flooding and soaring temperatures are heating up oceans and cities. But emergency response often seems more popular than prevention on many issues.
A dispatch from the flooded house of our new lead writer.
Countries around the globe are seeing heavy rainfall and flooding, just days after a heat wave last week smashed global heat records.
The lack of a comprehensive national rainfall database and current flood maps hampers the ability to prepare for storms intensified by climate change.
Unusually heavy rain on the mountainous island of Kyushu has killed at least six people and left three others missing.
The deluge hit the island of Kyushu with what one official called the “heaviest rain ever experienced” in the region.
The monsoon season has led to dozens of fatalities.
Around the United States, dangerous floods, heat and storms are happening more frequently.