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[–] SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

How is everything north and south of the country completely unchanged? Is there a non-edited source?

[–] Sxan@piefed.zip 1 points 5 minutes ago

Propaganda?

[–] black0ut@pawb.social 11 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

The latest image I can find is from NASA, taken in 2024.

It shows no growth in lit area in NK.

https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/the-korean-peninsula-at-night-153325/

[–] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 1 points 26 minutes ago

I find it interesting that the DMZ is completely lit all the way across. I wonder if there any other examples of this happening (a contiguous line of light from one coast to the other.)

[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I really hope they don't become an actual contender in international politics. They are probably far away from that, but this picture still does not make me happy.

[–] Tolc@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

We already have an orange toddler, don't need a grey toddler to join him in messing with other countries.

[–] Tolc@lemmy.world 0 points 19 minutes ago

So youre a racist

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Cool they finally developed elecricity