Dust and Haze
Thick haze hung over northern India in the latter part of October 2014.
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As is often the case in the winter, haze hovered over the Indo-Gangetic Plain in January 2016, darkening skies over northern India and Bangladesh.
Atmosphere Dust and Haze
A dense plume of haze sweeps over the United Kingdom and the North Sea in this true-color image from April 22, 2011.
Thick haze hung over northern India and Bangladesh in January 2013. Over the past decade, large cities in India have seen some of the world's fastest-rising levels of air pollution.
Haze, clouds, and fog mingled in China’s Sichuan Basin on December 24, 2014.
Haze from northwestern India hovers over the Arabian Sea in this natural-color image acquired January 2, 2012.
A common winter woe, dense haze halted or slowed travel across the North China Plain on January 10, 2012.
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Acquired December 11, 2010, this natural-color image shows a haze along the southern face of the Himalaya.
Atmosphere Dust and Haze Human Presence
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The Sichuan Basin’s bowl-shaped topography helps trap air pollution.
White-gray haze covers the Ganges Plain of northern India in this true-color image from December 2, 2009.
Pollution far exceeding World Health Organization standards blanketed the North China Plain in October 2014.
A combination of fires, urban pollution, and bad weather caused a remarkable build-up of haze over northern India and Pakistan.
Acquired January 20, 2011, this natural-color image shows haze over India and Bangladesh.