One of the recent images posted on the official website of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) captured white smoke rising from the Gyeongsangdo region of South Korea.
Recently, a photo dated March 22 was posted on the NASA website. This image was taken by NASA's Aqua satellite using its Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on that day. The photo does not show red flames but captures white smoke rising near Andong in Gyeongbuk Province, and another large column of smoke rising from Sancheong in Gyeongnam Province to the south.
NASA reported that dozens of wildfires occurred in South Korea in March due to dry winds, noting that a fire broke out on March 21, leading to evacuations, and thousands of personnel and over 100 helicopters were dispatched for firefighting efforts.
Authorities issued high wind warnings across several regions on March 21 and 22, advising people not to burn trash or crops, and reported that, as of March 24, the fires had burned more than 8,700 hectares.
Meanwhile, on the 26th, satellite images from the National Oceanographic Research Institute's National Ocean Satellite Center showed heat distribution areas reflecting the latest fire situation. The fires spread across Uiseong, Andong, Yeongyang, Cheongsong, Yeongdeok, and Pohang, with movement of smoke from the wildfires also observed.
This fire, which started in Uiseong County on the 22nd, has sequentially spread to four cities and counties in northeastern Gyeongbuk, causing significant damage.