Chinese Dust in the Air and Mud in the Water

In this SeaWiFS image is another example of far-reaching aerosols from China. The large plume in the water is from the Yangtze River.

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Maps of China

Higher elevations and latitudes are still colored in winter´s brown, but most of eastern China shown...

The rivers of northeast China spill sediment into the Bo Hai, a bay off the Yellow...

A MODIS view of sediment emerging from the mouth of the Yellow River in China.

This SeaWiFS image shows the Yangtze River flowing out across the East China Sea.

The MODIS instrument onboard NASA’s Terra spacecraft captured this true-color image of Typhoon Krovanh as it...

The peaks of the Helan Shan (shan=mountains) rise up to form a natural border to the...

The MODIS instrument onboard the Terra spacecraft captured this birds-eye view of Typhoon Krovanh on August...

A thick pall of pollution covers eastern China in this true-color Terra MODIS image acquired November...

Chinas third largest freshwater lake, the highly polluted Taihu, is visible near the delta of the Yangtze River in this SeaWiFS image.

More than a dozen fires are burning in the forested hills surrounding the cities clustered around...

A dark gray pall of haze filled the skies over much of southeastern China on November...

This true-color image shows clearly that dust is being generated around the periphery of the Taklimakan...