Burn Scars in North Korea

In spring 2014, fires left burn scars in North Korea’s Kangwon Province.

Land Fires

Fires in North Korea

Satellites often detect fires throughout North Korea in spring as farmers prepare for the growing season.

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Fires in North Korea, Russia

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Fires and Smoke in North Korea

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Fires and Smoke in North Korea

This true color image taken on April 13, 2011, shows several smoky fires burning throughout North Korea.

Atmosphere Land Fires

Fires on Korean Peninsula

Fires

Fires in North Korea

Acquired October 15, 2009, this true-color image shows fires burning in North Korea, just south of the Chinese border. Individual smoke plumes coalesce into a large plume over the Sea of Japan.

Atmosphere Land Fires

Fires on Korean Peninsula

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Fires in Eastern Canada

Fires

The Koreas at Night

Night lights illustrate dramatically the relative economic activity of cities and countries.

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High-Latitude Forest Fires Behave Differently in North America and Eurasia

Research shows that very similar boreal landscapes produce very different types of fires.

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Fire Danger Extreme in New South Wales

Fires

Fires Blaze North of Omsk

Burning crops is a spring ritual in Central Asia.

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