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Climatic changes account for approximately 60% of the recent increase in tropical cyclone damages in South Korea, while government adaptation policies implemented since 2011 have successfully reduced societal vulnerability and averted an estimated $1.1 billion in economic losses. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research aims to identify the socio-economic and climatic factors contributing to increasing tropical cyclone damage in South Korea.

July 31, 2026HeliyonOpen Access

Socioeconomic and climatic factors of tropical cyclone damage in South Korea

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JLJooyeop LeeYonsei University JHJinkyu HongYonsei University

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Randomized trial investigates economic losses from tropical cyclones in South Korea, indicating improved adaptation policies reduce damages.

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This research aims to identify the socio-economic and climatic factors contributing to increasing tropical cyclone damage in South Korea.
Utilized a probabilistic natural disaster impact model to analyze economic losses from tropical cyclones over recent decades.
Separated climatic and socio-economic contributions to the observed trends in damages.
Assessed the effectiveness of government climate adaptation measures implemented since 2011.
Climatic factors accounted for approximately 60% of the observed increase in tropical cyclone damages.
A significant reduction in societal vulnerability led to a decrease in TC-induced economic losses by about 1.1 billion USD over the last decade.
Findings highlight the measurable effectiveness of climate adaptation strategies on reducing risk.

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Lee et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6c46e6747664a1aa73bc46 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2026.e45128

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Randomized trial investigates economic losses from tropical cyclones in South Korea, indicating improved adaptation policies reduce damages.

Socioeconomic and climatic factors of tropical cyclone damage in South Korea

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Socioeconomic and climatic factors of tropical cyclone damage in South Korea

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