In April 2014, the Aqua satellite observed dozens of fires burning in mountainous parts of the country.
Image of the Day Land Fires
Fires
In spring 2014, fires left burn scars in North Korea’s Kangwon Province.
Land Fires
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
This true color image taken on April 13, 2011, shows several smoky fires burning throughout North Korea.
Smoke billowed from several fires in north-central Russia in June 2016.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land