NASA Satellite Captures Dozens Of Fires Burning In North Korea
Many fires appear in farming areas along rivers. While North Korea's best agricultural land is located on the coastal plain in the western part of the country, many people farm marginal land along rivers in the mountainous areas. They use fire to clear debris from last year's crop and to help fertilize the soil for the coming season.
However, some of the fires were burning in heavily forested areas, suggesting that they might be wildfires. Drooping wires on aging power lines are a common cause of wildfires in North Korea, according to a reportpublished in the Asia-Pacific Journal.
Collectively, the fires were producing enough smoke to send plumes of haze drifting east over the Sea of Japan.
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