Subj : MODIS Pic of the Day 08 March 2022
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From : Dan Richter
Date : Tue Mar 08 2022 11:00:12

March 8, 2022 - Fires in South Korea

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   Fires in South Korea
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   Amid dry weather and strong winds, thousands of firefighters raced to
   put out fires that burned through forests in coastal South Korea in
   early March 2022. In NASA satellite data, the first signs of the fires
   began to appear on March 3-4, 2022, in the coastal areas of Uljin and
   Samcheok. On March 5, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
   (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite captured a true-color image of
   the fires. At the time, strong westerly winds sent smoke plumes
   streaming toward southern Japan. By March 7, smoke had thinned some as
   winds slackened and the weather turned foggy, but satellites continued
   to detect fire activity.

   The blazes have destroyed more than 300 homes, forced more than 7,000
   people to evacuate, and charred nearly 17,000 hectares (66 square
   miles), according to news reports. At times, flames neared a nuclear
   power plant and gas facilities, though firefighters succeeded in
   fending them off. Around 18,000 people and dozens of helicopters have
   been mobilized to fight the fires.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Aqua
   Date Acquired: 3/5/2022
   Resolutions:  1km (164.7 KB),  500m (558.1 KB),  250m (1.7 MB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-03-08
 
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