in South Korea there are not that many natural disasters except typhoons and rain storms. these rain storms though may cause small floods. there may be a few minor earthquakes but people can not feel them, just reported on the news.and to add to flooding, people only die when well they try to swim in water.
the beach (Yangyang)
North Korea grew faster and had a higher living standard and live expectancy than The South until the 1980s. However, the Norths economy collapse in the 1990s because of natural disasters, mismanagement, and the collapse of the Socialist Market. So now, South Koreas economic development has outgrown the Norths.
crude oil and natural gas
recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south
I am not so sure but i think its volcanoes and earthquakes.
The most common natural disasters in south and east Asia and the Pacific include earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons and volcanic eruptions.
No South American country is completely free from natural hazards. However, Uruguay is one of the countries in South America that experiences fewer natural disasters compared to other countries in the region.
Major industrial development has occurred.
Pretoria has had no significant natural disasters in recent history. Isolated incidents such as burning buildings and flash floods in the surrounding rural areas have happend, but resulted in minimal loss of life. Although not "natural" disasters, road accidents and violent crime are much greater risks in the greater South African region.
Politically, North Korea is a strong power. Militarily, North Korea, a nuclear power, with a 9.7 Million Reserve, and 1.9 Million active personnel is among the top military powers in the world. However, Economically in the early 1980's its neighbor South Korea surpassed it economically and natural disasters, mismanagement, and the collapse of the Socialist Market in the 90's led to a economic collapse which makes it weak economically.
Japan lies directly on top of a fault line; therefore, it experiences numerous earthquakes. The Japanese have certainly learned from their extensive history of earthquakes, and have earthquake-proofed all their buildings. They also have Mt. Fuji, an active volcano.
Why North Korea has not developed an economy comparable to South Korea is a complex issue. One reason is that North Korea has faced repeated sanctions from the UN. North Korea and South Korea had comparable economies until the mid-1970s. South Korea chose to embrace a Westernized Capitalist economy and was able to modernize alongside Japan and Taiwan in developing a first-world modern economy. Conversely, North Korea continued to become more autarkic and slide into increasing forms of state-planned economy. Without innovation and a strong private sector, North Korea's economy continues to shrivel whereas South Korea's economy continues to grow and develop.