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Haze over Eastern China
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Haze over Eastern China

Pollution far exceeding World Health Organization standards blanketed the North China Plain in October 2014.

Published Oct 9, 2014

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Haze over Eastern China
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Haze over Eastern China

A combination of dust and air pollution hovered over much of the coastal plain.

Published Dec 12, 2012

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Haze over Eastern China
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Haze over Eastern China

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

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Haze over Eastern China
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Haze over Eastern China

Acquired October 20, 2012, this natural-color image shows thick haze over eastern China.

Published Oct 24, 2012

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Haze over Eastern China
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Haze over Eastern China

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

Atmosphere Dust and Haze Human Presence

Air Quality Suffering in China
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Air Quality Suffering in China

Smog and haze-filled clouds blanketed Beijing and other parts of China.

Published Jan 15, 2013

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Haze over China
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Haze over China

A film of brown haze blankets the city of Beijing, China, in this true-color image from January 18, 2010.

Published Jan 19, 2010

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Haze Blows Across Northeastern Asia
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Haze Blows Across Northeastern Asia

Pollution levels soared throughout northeastern China in late February 2014, but the haze didn't stay home.

Published Feb 27, 2014

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Haze Shrouds Eastern China
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Haze Shrouds Eastern China

The haze particles blanketing eastern China harm human health, and they have a cooling effect on the climate.

Published Dec 1, 2015

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Haze in Southwest China
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Haze in Southwest China

Haze, clouds, and fog mingled in China’s Sichuan Basin on December 24, 2014.

Published Dec 26, 2014

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Haze over China
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Haze over China

A veil of gray-brown haze covers the North China Plain in this photo-like image from January 18, 2010.

Published Jan 19, 2010

Atmosphere Dust and Haze

Haze along the Himalaya
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Haze along the Himalaya

White-gray haze covers the Ganges Plain of northern India in this true-color image from December 2, 2009.

Published Dec 2, 2009

Atmosphere Dust and Haze

Haze over Eastern China
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Haze over Eastern China

Acquired February 17, 2011, this natural-color image shows heavy haze over eastern China.

Published Feb 18, 2011

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