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North Korea Is Burning

Lynn Hickox using a gps mapping program sees what appears to be a giant carving of a Native American's profile near Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada that can only be seen from space; a huge blanket of smoke covers southeastern North Korea and the time of year makes it unlikely to be normal wildfires; satellite imagery shows a moon like terrain in Italy that volcanologists believe indicate an active super volcano; a 50 year old satellite image shows a winding channel cut into the desert of northern Iraq that may lead to the site of the ancient Hanging Gardens of Babylon; a giant 100 mile glowing blue vortex is seen in the south Atlantic; an amateur archeologist in North Carolina, USA sees in satellite images what may be undiscovered pyramids in the Egyptian desert

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  • Originally Aired March 10, 2015
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network Science Channel
  • Created July 29, 2016 by
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  • Modified October 24, 2023 by
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