[Easy Science] Drought in the Korean Peninsula seen from space... North Korea's agriculture hit harder

(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Cho Seung-han = An analysis based on satellite images comparing South and North Korea during the severe drought of 2015 revealed that North Korea's agricultural system was significantly less resistant to drought compared to South Korea. According to the scientific community on the 18th, an international joint research team, including Professor Guo Quansheng from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Professor Nam Won-ho from the National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, analyzed satellite data and meteorological observation data and recently published the findings in the international academic journal 'Nature Food'. Recently, satellite images have been used as a useful tool for analyzing agricultural environmental changes. By analyzing the color of crops, the area they cover, and other factors, it is possible to detect the degree of growth and damage early on, and it is also possible to indirectly analyze data from countries that are ...