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2023

Learning from the Republic of Korea: Building health system resilience

This report dissects the COVID-19 countermeasures successfully adopted in Korea. The response of the government of the Republic of Korea to COVID-19 has been heralded as among the most successful.
World Bank, the
Flood aftermath in West End suburb in Brisbane, Australia on March 1, 2022
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Forecasting flash floods an hour in advance

Korea has recently seen a surge in localized torrential rain and floods due to global warming. Frequent flash floods are hard to forecast and, when forecast, the accuracy is low.
PhysOrg, Omicron Technology Ltd National Research Council of Science & Technology
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2023

Flooding time nomograph for urban river flood prediction: Case study of Dorim stream basin, Seoul

In this study, a flooding time nomograph (FTN) was proposed to predict the flood occurrence time according to rainfall conditions, such as intensity, time distribution, and duration in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley)
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