Seoul’s intelligence service says climate change effects appear to have hit crops, causing shortages
North Korea releases wartime rice reserves amid food crisis
Seoul’s intelligence service says climate change effects appear to have hit crops, causing shortages
Ha cited the NIS as saying an ongoing heat wave and drought have wiped out rice, corn and other crops and killed livestock in North Korea. The NIS said North Korea’s leadership views fighting the drought as “a matter of national existence” and is focusing on increasing public awareness of its campaign, Ha said.