blog authors
past blog entries
« Scientists Fear Curbs on Access to Satellite Data | Main | Overlooking the southern site »
Saturday
Sep292007

Satellite Images Reveal Burmese Atrocities

I guess they're not just looking for lost hikers anymore..... Cheers, Josh  Hamlet no more.  A satellite image showing black scars in the middle of a forest confirm that a village in east Myanmar was burned down, most likely in a military raid earlier this year.Credit: 2007 DigitalGlobe By Yudhijit Bhattacharjee ScienceNOW Daily News 29 September 2007 The military dictatorship of Myanmar--also known as Burma--has consistently dismissed allegations of human-rights violations against ethnic minorities and other citizens. But new satellite images that show the charred remains of villages in east Myanmar and a buildup of refugees across the country's border with Thailand provide silent confirmation of those atrocities. Read more...

Reader Comments (1)

I was just about to add this interesting and compelling use of remote sensing.
Thanks Josh.

October 1, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterMaggi
Editor Permission Required
You must have editing permission for this entry in order to post comments.