North Korea Food Shortage By sauercj Apr 1, 2017 Start of dry spell Period: Apr 1, 2017 to Oct 21, 2018 Whole Food Shortage Jul 15, 2017 End of dry spell Jul 16, 2017 Finally receive some rain Aug 2, 2017 Another dry spell begins Aug 5, 2017 Realize there will be a food shortage Sep 12, 2017 End of 2nd dry spell Oct 5, 2017 Weather returns to normal, but it's too late to reverse the damage