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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1395591)3/22/2023 8:32:56 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572220
 
"Second, North Korea has suffered floods before. In fact, it seems to be a regular thing for them"

That's why I said ":historic".

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"Third, how is South Korea not experiencing the same civilization-debilitating climate changey effects that North Korea is experiencing?"

Maybe you're not looking for it.

After deluge, climate change fears make S.Korea prioritise Seoul flood defences | Reuters

Poll finds 9 in 10 Koreans feeling climate change firsthand (koreaherald.com)

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"South Korea did it by entering the modern age and using fossil fuels"
They plan to enter the post-fossil Age by transitioning to renewables.

Assessing South Korea's Transition to Net Zero

carnegieendowment.org




Nov 22, 2022 — In 2020, the country declared that it would seek to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, and in 2021 the South Korean government drastically .



To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1395591)3/22/2023 8:35:09 PM
From: Doren  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1572220
 
> Infrastructure seems to be inadequate everywhere

Not everywhere.

We've got infrastructure galore in the Prison, Military Industrial world.

When Walmart or Amazon builds a facility... government rushes in to provide infrastructure for them or gives them tax breaks small businesses don't get.

Amazon Pauses Construction on Second Headquarters in Virginia as It Cuts Jobs

We subsidize sports stadiums that routinely lose money, and absurd space missions as in to Moon and Mars.

Come on... what benefit am I going to get when some jock put a foot on Mars at a cost of Trillions of dollars? There are still going to be potholes everywhere in my city.

We subsidize expensive court battles among corporations.

We're like a family with children who can't afford adequate food or medical care for its children but has a garage full of weapons, and a schedule of court appearances for the crimes of mom and dad and dead cars in the front yard.

DUH!