Tag: heat wave
Shortened market hours push N. Korean vendors toward home delivery services
Marketplaces in parts of North Korea continue operating only in the afternoon, months after the official reason for shorter hours has ended.
While some view...
Too hot to sell: North Korean merchants struggle to afford sun...
Demand for awnings has skyrocketed among street merchants as heat waves continue in North Korea. However, few street merchants can actually afford to buy...
North Korean farms lose half their livestock to deadly heat wave
Animals are dying en masse in North Korea as record-breaking heat continues to bake the Korean Peninsula. Emergency measures in some parts of the...
Heat wave deaths mount in N. Korea’s agricultural regions
A string of recent deaths in North Korea's rural areas has been linked to extreme heat during weeding operations.
According to a source in South...
N. Korean street vendors vash in on early heat wave
With muggy weather arriving early in North Korea this year, street vendors are profiting handsomely from surging demand for cool drinks and ice cream.
A...
Satellite analysis reveals Kim residence 10 degrees cooler than Pyongyang’s heat...
As June begins and summer arrives, the heat that started in late May is gradually intensifying. Weather forecasts predict another extremely hot year due...
North Korea’s heat wave fix: Flexible lunch hours
North Hamgyong province has ordered local factories and enterprises to adopt an autonomous lunch-hour system to combat prolonged heat waves.
Speaking anonymously, a source in...
Satellite reveals flooding damage along North Korea’s Yalu River
Heavy rains in late July caused significant flooding damage in areas along the Yalu River in North Korea. Kim Jong Un visited the severely...
N. Korean youth face grueling military drills despite harsh weather
North Korean youth are being forced to take part in outdoor military training despite sweltering weather as heavy rains and heat waves grip the...
Scorching nights in Pyongyang: Heatwave grips city amid climate change
As climate change intensifies, global temperatures are rising at an alarming rate. Recent reports indicate extreme heat waves, with temperatures soaring to 52 degrees...
