Global warming harbinger
	Heavy precipitation and flooding

Korea

Heavy rains and flooding. Severe flooding struck during July and August, 1998, with daily rainfall totals exceeding 10 inches (25.4 cm).

Reference: NCDC. 1998. Severe flooding in North and South Korea--July-August 1998 National Climatic Data Center. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
cgi-bin/res40.pl?page=gsod.html (go to "Data Files:Severe Events")

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