NKorea's on fire
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NKorea's on fire
| Thu, 05-20-2004 - 1:32pm |
Heat signatures and some wisps of smoke from wildfires burning in Korean Peninsula are seen in the photo created by American commercial satellite, GFMC. While two forest fires and a normal fire have broken out in South Korea, it appears about 130 fires -- possibly forest fires -- are visible in the North.
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http://marmot.blogs.com/korea/2004/05/comrade_smokey_.html

Wonder if this a normal yearly occurance, as in the western US or Australia.
Good quality picture.
I don't think they habitually clear forest & brush lands for cultivation like is done in the Yucatan. The food crisis is quite severe; maybe it's a new initiative.
Getting very cloak & dagger, they could be attempting to hide something under the cover of the smoke as Saddam did last year.
Can't really think of any other explanations.
Renee