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Noril’sk, Northeast Siberia

Blue-white plumes of smoke (just left of image center) drift southeastward from smokestacks in Noril’sk. The deep and pale pinks downwind of the city, as well as the deep purple in the hillsides immediately outside Noril’sk, are moderately to severely damaged ecosystems. To the northeast of the river, the ecosystems appear healthier.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Noril’sk, Northeast Siberia.

NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the University of Maryland’s Global Land Cover Facility. Image interpretation provided by Dr. Gareth Rees and Dr. Olga Tutubalina, Scott Polar Research Institute.

Published April 30, 2006
Data acquired August 9, 2001

Sources:: Landsat 7; Landsat 7 > ETM+