Aweek earlier the crop, located in Gangwon province, had looked fine. Now the potatoes came up soft and collapsing, “like boiled potatoes”, spoiled by heat that had turned the ground into something closer to an oven.
“It’s not just one or two fields like this. How can I even put it into words? It’s so upsetting,” he told local broadcaster SBS.
His ruined harvest is one thread in a punishing summer across east Asia, as record heat swept through South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong in recent weeks.
All I ever read is AC is the answer
This is all global warming baked in from decades ago. We’re not even in the “aww fuck it, crank that hog” past couple of decades of emissions.
Nah. The pandemic actually basically paused things(did not reverse). A testament to taking immediate action.
In terms of ecology yes, in terms of climate, no.
I don’t think I’m ever going to enjoy air that clean ever again…
There are isolated places on the planet that still have nature’s abundance, and clean air!
I mean planet wise. Global pollution decreased. It was a breath of fresh air for the whole world.