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South Korean growers sue state power utility, blaming climate change for crop damage

The Washington Post · last updated

SEOSAN, South Korea — Hwang Seong-yeol stood at the edge of a golden field, watching nervously as a combine harvester crawled through his rice, churning up mud and stalks. Its steady hum filled the damp autumn air as grain poured into a truck waiting at the other end of the muddy paddy.