Posted on 03/27/2025 8:45:17 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Authorities in South Korea are battling wildfires that have doubled in size in a day in the country’s worst ever natural fire disaster.
At least 27 people have died and hundreds of buildings destroyed in the south-eastern province of North Gyeongsang, with the country’s disaster chief saying the fires had exposed the “harsh reality” of global heating.
Pointing to ultra-dry conditions and strong winds that have worsened the damage, Lee Han-kyung, disaster and safety division chief, said: “This wildfire has once again exposed the harsh reality of a climate crisis unlike anything we’ve experienced before.”
The affected areas have seen only half the average rainfall this season, while the country has experienced more than double the number of fires this year than last.
More than 36,000 hectares (88,960 acres) have been charred or were still burning in the largest of the fires, which began in the central Uiseong county, making it the biggest single forest fire in South Korea’s history. About 37,000 people have been displaced, the Yonhap news agency said.
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Don’t forget the Carolinas.
It’s weather NOT a *climate anything*.
I knew nothing about this until right now.
I wish them luck and safety.
No mention of possible arson by recently deported illegal aliens or Green Party members, but then, not all wildfires are like those here in California.
The number of random wildfires in areas that don’t typically see them is alarming. I think this is well orchestrated and funded arson designed to add visual effects to the climate fear peddling
Global Warming Hoax / DNC Media Shills / DNC Talking Points
“ Authorities have not disclosed details of the civilian dead, except that they are mainly in their 60s and 70s. They suspect human error caused several of the wildfires that began last Friday, including cases where people started fires while clearing overgrown grass from family tombs or with sparks during welding work.”
Almost every place on earth gets dry at sometime. Don’t weld near dry grass, and use clippers to clear grass from your ancestors’ tombs.
Here in NC, things are warming up quite nicely.
We have this thing called Spring going on right now. I hope to see more of it.
When I was at Ft. Bragg, we traveled a lot using fire breaks.
They never had any major problems with fires, because the fire breaks kept it from happening.
South Korea and California would have benefited from them.
The Guardian aka The Garbagemen
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