After shelling of energetic infrastructures by Russia #Ukraine appears so dark on the nighttime satellite images. It looks like a desert area, but it is not.
People there are struggling with winter temperatures and war news.
@RobinLacassin I think you should show a before/after pair of pictures, otherwise we don't know what's the difference to the baseline. Browsing quickly through time I actually don't see much difference, but still there might be.
@Waldemar Here is a comparison of nighttime imagery few weeks before the war in #Ukraine in February, and now. I haven't explore the intrinsic variability not due to the war, but I think the difference is striking. The country is much darker now, towns are barely visible, which is at least partially due to the massive power cuts.
Open the link to play with the slider comparison. https://go.nasa.gov/3H4nn7Z
@RobinLacassin Thanks a lot! It's very cool (and sad of course). The effect on Ukraine is clear, absolutely no doubt.
The main variability source is with the moon cycle I guess + clouds, but that doesn't follow the borders.
@Waldemar Fair comment. Will do.