Climate Change Increases Localized Heavy Rain in Central Korea

For decades, the arrival of the Changma—South Korea’s traditional summer monsoon—was a predictable rhythm of the calendar. It brought steady, soaking rains that nourished the peninsula’s agriculture and signaled the height of summer. But in recent years, that rhythm has fractured. The steady rains have been replaced by what locals increasingly call “water bombs”: sudden, … Read more

Brazil Floods: Death Toll Rises as More Rain Threatens Affected Areas

A fresh wave of torrential rains has struck southeastern Brazil, compounding the devastation from earlier this week’s historic floods that have already claimed at least 48 lives and displaced thousands. The renewed downpours, beginning Wednesday night, threaten to further exacerbate the crisis in the states of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo, hindering rescue efforts and … Read more