23 Jan 11 - North Korea’s state media said Saturday the harsh winter
that has hit the peninsula could severely affect spring farming
activities.
Citing data from the North’s meteorological research unit, the KCNA
reported that "This is the first time since 1945 that the maximum
daytime temperature has remained below zero for nearly a month."
On Jan. 16, the mercury dropped to 18.2 degrees below zero in Pyongyang
and other parts of the country, some 5 to 10 degrees colder than in
normal winters, it said.
Any effect of the cold on the spring farming season would come at a
particularly inopportune time: the United Nations recently estimated
that some 5 million North Koreans will face food shortages this year as
the impoverished country continues to struggle with a lack of staple
grains.
See entire article by Kim Young-jin:
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/01/113_80178.html
Thanks to Marc Morano for this link