Haze from northwestern India hovers over the Arabian Sea in this natural-color image acquired January 2, 2012.
Published Jan 5, 2012An outbreak of severe pollution prompted officials in Paris to bar half of all vehicles from the roads.
Published Mar 18, 2014Wildfires and agricultural burning have produced thick haze for the past month.
Published Apr 12, 2019Haze, clouds, and fog mingled in China’s Sichuan Basin on December 24, 2014.
Published Dec 26, 2014Thick haze hung over northern India in the latter part of October 2014.
Published Oct 30, 2014Air pollution is less common in southern China, but Guangdong province can still get pretty hazy.
Published Jan 23, 2018December 2013 brought thick haze that stretched from Beijing to Shanghai.
Published Dec 10, 2013The Sichuan Basin’s bowl-shaped topography helps trap air pollution.
Published Jan 26, 2014Pollution far exceeding World Health Organization standards blanketed the North China Plain in October 2014.
Published Oct 9, 2014Air pollution far more severe than what’s common today used to plague many American towns and cities.
Published Sep 2, 2014Acquired in early November 2011, this natural-color image shows the intermittent haze that has hovered over eastern China for weeks.
Published Nov 11, 2011Pollution levels soared throughout northeastern China in late February 2014, but the haze didn't stay home.
Published Feb 27, 2014White-gray haze covers the Ganges Plain of northern India in this true-color image from December 2, 2009.
Published Dec 2, 2009Acquired February 17, 2011, this natural-color image shows heavy haze over eastern China.
Published Feb 18, 2011Smoke from fires in southwestern Oregon drifted over much of Oregon in this true color image from late September 2009. The associated aerosol image reveals that the smoke reached as far east as eastern Montana and central Canada, illustrating that pollution travels long distances.
Published Oct 21, 2009