Recently, we are suffered enormous loss from a natural disaster and making an effort to prepare measures for dealing with disasters. This study shows the major causes of natural disasters and stricken area with the analysis of meteorological data based on the Korean Meteorological Administration and the Central Disaster Relief Center records during 1987-2003 and classifies natural disasters according to the causes and damaged conditions.
In this study, the most damaged area were Gangwon, Gyeongnam and Gyeongi province as a result of a typhoon and a localized heavy rain. To establish an effective disaster measure for these area, detailed prevention plans should be established by its causes after investigating precise regional damage data analysis.

• 박종길(인제대학교 대기환경정보연구센터) | Jong-Kil Park Corresponding Author
• 장은숙(동해대학교 환경공학과) | Eun-Suk Jang
• 최효진(인제대학교 대기환경정보공학과) | Hyo-Jin Choi