Food shortages expected after wettest summer in North Korea for decades: report



News Food shortages expected after wettest summer in North Korea for decades: report GEOGLAM report sounds alarm on upcoming harvest season, using satellite imagery and advanced geographical models Colin Zwirko September 11, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCTV, Aug. 31 North Korea is expected to see reduced crop yields in the upcoming harvest season after experiencing the worst summer of rains in some parts of the country in nearly 40 years, according to a report released on Sept. 10. Flooding from severe rains in August, along with the ongoing effects of the country’s closed borders and COVID-19 pandemic, pose "concerns to the state of food insecurity in the country,” a Crop Monitor Special Report by the Group on Earth Observations Global Agricultural Monitoring Initiative (GEOGLAM) says. North Korea is expected to see reduced crop yields in the upcoming harvest season after experiencing the worst summer of rains in some parts of the country in nearly 40 years, according to a report released on Sept. 10. Flooding from severe rains in August, along with the ongoing effects of the country’s closed borders and COVID-19 pandemic, pose "concerns to the state of food insecurity in the country,” a Crop Monitor Special Report by the Group on Earth Observations Global Agricultural Monitoring Initiative (GEOGLAM) says. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Food shortages expected after wettest summer in North Korea for decades: report

GEOGLAM report sounds alarm on upcoming harvest season, using satellite imagery and advanced geographical models

Colin Zwirko September 11, 2020

Food shortages expected after wettest summer in North Korea for decades: report

KCTV, Aug. 31

North Korea is expected to see reduced crop yields in the upcoming harvest season after experiencing the worst summer of rains in some parts of the country in nearly 40 years, according to a report released on Sept. 10.

Flooding from severe rains in August, along with the ongoing effects of the country’s closed borders and COVID-19 pandemic, pose "concerns to the state of food insecurity in the country,” a Crop Monitor Special Report by the Group on Earth Observations Global Agricultural Monitoring Initiative (GEOGLAM) says.

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