Drought in Korea is similar to that of other portions of the globe.

Events

2010s

A drought beginning in June 2015 affected both

South South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...

and North Korea. The amount of rain that year was in places less than half of average, following a dry year in 2014. On 19 June, the water level in the

Soyang Dam The Soyang Dam, also referred to as the Soyanggang Dam, is an embankment dam on the Soyang River, northeast of Chuncheon in Gangwon-do Province, South Korea. The purpose of the dam is flood control, water supply and hydroelectric power generat ...

was —the lowest recorded water level since its creation on 24 June 1978, when the water level was —and the Soyang Lake completely evaporated. North Korea was also affected by extreme drought with the United Nations estimating approximately US$110 million of support would be needed.

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Events

2010s

See also

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