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.
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Thick haze hung over northern India in the latter part of October 2014.
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
Haze from northwestern India hovers over the Arabian Sea in this natural-color image acquired January 2, 2012.
Atmosphere Dust and Haze
Acquired January 20, 2011, this natural-color image shows haze over India and Bangladesh.
Haze, clouds, and fog mingled in China’s Sichuan Basin on December 24, 2014.
Acquired in early December 2011, this natural-color image shows haze along the southern slopes of the Himalaya, continuing a weeks-long pattern.
Pollution far exceeding World Health Organization standards blanketed the North China Plain in October 2014.
White-gray haze covers the Ganges Plain of northern India in this true-color image from December 2, 2009.