The haze particles blanketing eastern China harm human health, and they have a cooling effect on the climate.
Published Dec 1, 2015Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze Human Presence Snow and Ice
Patches of gray-white haze covered eastern China and snaked east to Korea on October 2, 2009.
Published Oct 2, 2009
Acquired October 20, 2012, this natural-color image shows thick haze over eastern China.
Published Oct 24, 2012
Haze hovered over eastern China in early January 2012, just as Beijing’s city government planned to release results of stricter air-pollution standards.
Published Jan 6, 2012
Model simulations track the movement of black soot pollution over the Tibetan Plateau from August–November 2009. This image shows haze on September 26, 2009.
Published Dec 15, 2009
A combination of dust and air pollution hovered over much of the coastal plain.
Published Dec 12, 2012
A common winter woe, dense haze halted or slowed travel across the North China Plain on January 10, 2012.
Published Jan 13, 2012
Scientists say the world would be even warmer if not for a surge in plant growth.
Published Feb 18, 2020
Pollution levels soared throughout northeastern China in late February 2014, but the haze didn't stay home.
Published Feb 27, 2014
Understanding the chemical precursors of ground-level ozone may make it easier to prevent the pollutant from building up in the lower atmosphere.
Published Nov 7, 2017
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
