Characteristics and trends in heavy rainfall and storm damage to cultural heritage over the past 15 years (2007 ~ 2021)
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Kim, Jisoo
This study aims to examine the characteristics and trends in heavy rainfall and storm damage to Korean cultural heritage under the influence of climate change. As data for analyzing the disaster damage to cultural heritage, the "Report on Cultural Heritage Damage", which covers a 15-year span (2007 ~ 2021), was used. Over the past 30 years, annual precipitation in East Asia has increased more than the global average. In particular, summer precipitation has increased significantly with higher-intensity typhoons affecting the Korean peninsula. On analysis of the characteristics of each cause of heavy rainfall and storm damage to cultural heritage, typhoons caused the most damage to heritage at 52%, and heavy rainfall was found to be the second cause of damage. The damage to cultural heritage in the top three most-damaged regions (Jeollanam-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and Gyeongsangnam-do) among 16 cities and provinces accounted for nearly half of the total number of damage events. For regions adjacent to the coast and in the common path of typhoons, typhoons accounted for more than 60% of damage, while heavy rainfall accounted for more than 60% of damage in the central inland region. It is necessary to identify approaches to minimize damage to cultural heritage from extreme rainfall and storms related to climate change.
Cultural Heritage, Typhoon, Extreme Rainfall, Trend, South Korea
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