Kim Jong Un can’t control the weather, but he can he do something about weather forecasters?

During a recent on-the-spot guidance session at the Hydro-Meteorological Service, the North Korean leader delivered an unusual round of criticism toward public officials in his government, stating that outdated science had led to inaccurate forecasts.

“There are many incorrect forecasts as the meteorological observation has not been put on a modern and scientific basis,” Kim said, stating that correct news about the weather is required to safeguard people’s “lives and properties” from the threat of “abnormal” weather developments.

The state-run Korean Central News Agency