Eastern China

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

These true-color images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra and Aqua satellites show eastern China and Bo-Hai Bay (bottom center on September 6). Numerous cities make gray patches against the green landscape. Bo-Hai is awash with tan-colored sediment. The image from September 23 shows a wider area, with Bo-Hai right of center.

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Floods in Eastern China

Weeks of rain in central and southern China have produced severe flooding along numerous rivers. More...

Floods in Eastern China

Weeks of rain in central and southern China have produced severe flooding along numerous rivers. More...

Floods in Manchuria

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Floods in Manchuria

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Haze over Eastern China

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Haze over Eastern China

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Haze over Eastern China

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Typhoon Aere (20W) off China

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Dust storm across Eastern China

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Dust storm across Eastern China

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Eastern China

Eastern China

Maps of China

Floods in Eastern China

Floods in Eastern China

Floods in Manchuria

Floods in Manchuria

Haze over Eastern China

Haze over Eastern China

Haze over Eastern China

Typhoon Aere (20W) off China

Pollution and smog across Central China

Fires, smoke and haze across Eastern China

Dust storm across Eastern China

Dust storm across Eastern China

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