Lignite mines in North Rhine-Westphalia
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 15 October 2017 at 10:40:09 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 15 November 2017 at 05:49:40 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 15 November 2017 at 05:49:40 UTC
Keyword(s): Land, climate change, fossile energy, open pit mine, Germany
Germany is the World's 1st producer of lignite (brown coal), it reached its peak production in 2012 after it decided to phase-out nuclear power.