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drought Drought Risk in Seoul, South Korea

Risk Level: Moderate — Score 3/10

Risk: 3Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • 7 events on record in proximity
  • 1 event(s) in the last 12 months

Peak season: June-September

Last significant event: Drought - South Korea (2025-03-24) — 43,500,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Droughts

1
Fresno, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 0
2
Mexico City, Mexico
Risk: 9Historical: 0
3
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 10
4
Bogota, Colombia
Risk: 9Historical: 10
5
Santiago, Chile
Risk: 9Historical: 0
6
Beijing, China
Risk: 9Historical: 1
7
Cairo, Egypt
Risk: 9Historical: 10
8
Kathmandu, Nepal
Risk: 9Historical: 1
9
Yangon, Myanmar
Risk: 9Historical: 1
10
Phoenix, AZ
FEMA: 7Historical: 10
Seoul is not in the top 10 for drought risk among tracked cities.

How Seoul Compares

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Notable Drought Events Near Seoul

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable drought events near Seoul, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Drought - South Korea (March 2025) — 43,500,000 people exposed; $4,858,944M capital exposed.

Drought - South Korea

March 23, 2025 — WARNING

43,500,000 people exposed; $4,858,944M capital exposed

Drought - South Korea

February 28, 2023 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Drought - South Korea

March 31, 2020 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Drought - Eastern South Korea

March 31, 2019 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Drought - Northern South Korea

March 10, 2019 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Drought Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Reduce water usage — fix leaks, use water-efficient appliances
  • 2.Use drought-resistant landscaping and native plants
  • 3.Follow local water use restrictions and conservation guidelines
  • 4.Store emergency water supplies for drinking and sanitation
  • 5.Be aware of increased wildfire risk during drought conditions

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How this data is built

Seoul, South Korea drought risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live drought monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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