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Aerosol pollution over Northern India, Bangladesh, and Bay of Bengal

Poor air quality persists over India (left) Bangladesh (center) and Myanmar (right). This image from January 14, 2002, shows a thick blanket of pollution butting up against the Himalayas (arcing across the top of the image) and stretching out into the Bay of Bengal (bottom). Tan-colored sediment fills the Bay through the Mouths of the Ganges River (image center). North of the Himalayas, the skies are clear over the Tibetan Plateau.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published January 14, 2002
Data acquired January 14, 2002

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topics:
Atmosphere > Air Quality > Smog
Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams
Hydrosphere > Water Quality > Suspended Solids
Collection:
Visible Earth