The temperatures in the first days of the winter games have been colder than usual.
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Night lights illustrate dramatically the relative economic activity of cities and countries.
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Astronauts who held the Olympic flame just three months ago now look down on it from space.
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While city lights at night serve as a good proxy for population density, North Korea provides a dark exception.
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About 80 percent of South Korea’s oysters are grown in these waters.
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Along the southern coast of the Korean peninsula farming doesn’t always happen on land.
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Severe Storms Snow and Ice
Snowfall blankets areas of South Korea and strands travelers.
Land Severe Storms Snow and Ice
Acquired January 3, 2010, this true-color image shows snowfall on the Korean Peninsula and cloud streets over the Sea of Japan (East Sea).
There are not many places in the world where you can move from the ocean to a rainforest to a glacier-covered mountain within 100 miles.
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