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“Warming Hole” Over the Eastern U.S. Due to Air Pollution

Sulfates kept the eastern United States from warming as much as other regions, but cleaning up the air has changed the equation.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story “Warming Hole” Over the Eastern U.S. Due to Air Pollution.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, based on data provided by Eric Leibensperger (Harvard University). Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published May 18, 2012
Data acquired 1930 - 1990