White-gray haze covers the Ganges Plain of northern India in this true-color image from December 2, 2009.
Atmosphere Dust and Haze
Acquired December 11, 2010, this natural-color image shows a haze along the southern face of the Himalaya.
Atmosphere Dust and Haze Human Presence
Acquired January 20, 2011, this natural-color image shows haze over India and Bangladesh.
Acquired December 14, 2009, this true-color image of northern India and Bangladesh shows thick haze hugging the southern face of the Himalaya.
Dust and Haze
Haze, clouds, and fog mingled in China’s Sichuan Basin on December 24, 2014.
Acquired February 8, 2010, this true-color image shows thick haze over northern India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan.
The Sichuan Basin’s bowl-shaped topography helps trap air pollution.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Dust and Haze
Acquired February 17, 2011, this natural-color image shows heavy haze over eastern China.
Haze from northwestern India hovers over the Arabian Sea in this natural-color image acquired January 2, 2012.
Pollution far exceeding World Health Organization standards blanketed the North China Plain in October 2014.
Thick, gray-brown haze conforms to the contours of the North China Plain in this photo-like image from October 28, 2009.
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.
A combination of dust and air pollution hovered over much of the coastal plain.