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   January 28, 2023 - Snow on the Korean Peninsula   
      
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      Frigid temperatures and heavy snow swept across the Korean Peninsula in   
      late January 2023. Low temperatures in Seoul, South Korea were reported   
      to have dipped to -19.2˚C (-2.6˚F) on January 24 as the city   
      accumulated more than 19 centimeters (7.5 inches) of fresh snowfall.   
      The heaviest accumulation of more than 70 centimeters (27.5 inches) was   
      reported to have blanketed Ulleungo, a small island that sits off the   
      east coast of South Korea.   
      
      The winter storm and icy temperatures were reported to have caused bust   
      pipes or water gauges in hundreds of homes in South Korea and closed   
      hiking trails across the country. Flights were cancelled, especially to   
      Jeju Island, located off the southern tip of South Korea. The   
      widespread wintery weather also affected Japan, where as many as six   
      deaths were associated with the storm. The same system also profoundly   
      dropped temperatures in other parts of Asia, most notably in Mohe,   
      China’s most northerly city. On January 22, the temperature dropped to   
      a staggering -53˚C (-63.4˚F)—the coldest temperature ever recorded in   
      that Country. On the same day, Yakutsk, Russia recorded lows of -62.7˚C   
      (-80.9˚F), which was the coldest temperature in over 20 years.   
      
      On January 27, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of   
      snow lingering across the Korean Peninsula. The heaviest accumulation   
      covers western North Korea while southern South Korea appears   
      snow-free.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 1/27/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (678.8 KB),  500m (1.9 MB),  250m (1.7 MB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-01-28   
       
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