Cattle farmers in Korea reeling from solar panel policy
At noon on Aug. 6 in a rural village in Naju, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, a thermal imaging drone camera showed the home and Korean cattle barn of Kim Young-hee, 73, and her husband, Lim Jae-yeol, 70, glowing red like a blazing heat island. Surrounded on all sides by three solar power plants that resembled a black sea, their home was trapped in the middle, with its roof surface…
In a rural village in Naju, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, a thermal imaging drone camera captured a concerning sight on Aug. 6. The home and cattle barn of 73-year-old Kim Young-hee and her 70-year-old husband, Lim Jae-yeol, appeared as a blazing heat island. Surrounded by solar power plants, their home was trapped in a sea of darkness.
The temperature of their roof soared to a scorching 65 degrees Celsius, making it nearly unbearable for anyone to enter. The nearest solar panels were just 3 to 5 meters away from the front door. As the sun rose each summer, the couple's home turned into an unbearable sauna, forcing them to flee to the village community center during the day.
The heat was so intense that Kim Young-hee experienced dizziness and severe headaches, making it unbearable to endure. Government officials claim that solar power poses no scientifically proven problems, but the Kim family's suffering stands as a testament to the potential dangers of the policy.
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