Haze over Eastern China

Haze hovered over eastern China in mid-February 2011, perhaps accumulating because of a temperature inversion.
Haze over China
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Haze over China

Featureless gray-brown haze is so dense that much of eastern China is hidden in this photo-like image acquired on February 20, 2011. Reducing the emissions that cause such haze could cut global warming in half over the next 40 years.

Published Feb 22, 2011

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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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