Satellite images reveal progress in hospital projects in Pyongyang
Two large hospitals are being built in the Taedong River District of the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. I recently examined progress on the...
Satellite imagery reveals Ansok Tideland may have poor rice harvest this year
Recent analysis of satellite imagery focusing on rice cultivation in the Ansok Tideland, located in Ongchon County, South Pyongan Province, has revealed a concerning...
Satellite imagery shows drainage ditch being built near Pyongsan uranium mill
Satellite imagery suggests that a drainage ditch is being built at a settling basin at the Pyongsan Uranium Concentrate Plant. High-resolution images recently taken...
Scorching nights in Pyongyang: Heatwave grips city amid climate change
As climate change intensifies, global temperatures are rising at an alarming rate. Recent reports indicate extreme heat waves, with temperatures soaring to 52 degrees...
N. Korea completes almost 70% of rice transplanting as of early June
Amid the travails of a chronic food shortage, North Korea has identified increasing grain production as its top economic priority for the year and...
Satellite images show N. Korea Korea releasing water from dam without notice
Satellite images show North Korea releasing water from Hwanggang Dam on the Imjin River without notifying South Korea, following heavy rains that filled the...
What thermal infrared analysis can tell us about the Yongbyon nuclear facility
I recently carried out thermal infrared analysis of the area around the Yongbyon nuclear complex, which is located in North Pyongan Province. The analysis...
The Mekong River’s plight is a tragedy for North Koreans, too
Amid a series of damage caused by severe heat waves and droughts in Southeast Asia, its lifeline and largest river, the Mekong, is drying...
High-resolution satellite imagery confirms demolition of Arch of Reunification
Recent imagery from the Maxar WorldView-3 satellite confirmed that the Monument to the Three-Point Charter for National Reunification — a symbol of Kim Il...
Tracking the “unidentified yellow substance” being dried out near the Yongbyon Nuclear Center
The US-based website 38 North reported on Mar. 12 that it had discovered an “unidentified yellow substance” at Yongbyon Nuclear Center in a satellite...
