Record Heat in South Korea Damages Crops and Livestock
Most outlets led with the impact of record-breaking heat on South Korean agriculture, emphasizing damage to major crops like potatoes and cabbages. Aaj News also highlighted the broader effects of the heatwave, including livestock deaths and extreme temperatures across East Asia, while the Daily Times focused more narrowly on crop losses and regional examples.
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South Korea’s record heat devastates major crops
Record-breaking heat in South Korea has severely damaged agricultural crops, causing major losses for farmers. Potatoes and cabbages were among the hardest-hit produce. Farmers in northeastern Gangwon province found potatoes soft and spoiled before harvesting them. The damage affected fields in the Haean area of Yanggu County. Read more: North Korea warns of new deterrent […]
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‘Like an oven’: Record heat devastates South Korean crops
Farmers across South Korea are counting the cost of an unprecedented summer heatwave that has destroyed crops, killed livestock and pushed temperatures to record levels, as extreme weather sweeps across East Asia. In Yanggu county, about 130km northeast of Seoul, farmer Lee Sang-hyuk recently dug into his potato field only to find much of the crop soft and rotting. The potatoes had appeared hea...
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