Smog and haze-filled clouds blanketed Beijing and other parts of China.
Published Jan 15, 2013Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze Human Presence
Air pollution is less common in southern China, but Guangdong province can still get pretty hazy.
Published Jan 23, 2018
December 2013 brought thick haze that stretched from Beijing to Shanghai.
Published Dec 10, 2013
NASA’s Aura satellite observes nitrogen dioxide hovering over many cities in the region, trapped by winter weather conditions.
Published Jan 18, 2013
Pollution levels soared throughout northeastern China in late February 2014, but the haze didn't stay home.
Published Feb 27, 2014
Acquired in early November 2011, this natural-color image shows the intermittent haze that has hovered over eastern China for weeks.
Published Nov 11, 2011
Air pollution far more severe than what’s common today used to plague many American towns and cities.
Published Sep 2, 2014
Pollution far exceeding World Health Organization standards blanketed the North China Plain in October 2014.
Published Oct 9, 2014
A common winter woe, dense haze halted or slowed travel across the North China Plain on January 10, 2012.
Published Jan 13, 2012
An outbreak of severe pollution prompted officials in Paris to bar half of all vehicles from the roads.
Published Mar 18, 2014
Smoke from fires in southwestern Oregon drifted over much of Oregon in this true color image from late September 2009. The associated aerosol image reveals that the smoke reached as far east as eastern Montana and central Canada, illustrating that pollution travels long distances.
Published Oct 21, 2009
A combination of dust and air pollution hovered over much of the coastal plain.
Published Dec 12, 2012
