World"s Snow Cover Seen from Space

NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this natural-color image of snowfall across the Korean peninsula on Feb. 15, 2011.

South Korea’s east coast struggled to dig out from the heaviest snowfall in more than a century, according to a NASA statement. The South Korean government deployed 12,000 soldiers to assist and rescue residents and stranded motorists.

Agence France-Presse reported that the port city of Samcheok recorded 39 inches (100 centimeters) of snowfall on Feb. 11 and 12 the heaviest snowfall amount since recordkeeping began in 1911.

In the west, Seoul, South Korea’s capital, escaped heavy snow, although the Han River froze over for the first time in years, according to the BBC.

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World"s Snow Cover Seen from Space