Taihu Lake, Yangtze River Plume

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

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This true-color image over eastern China was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying...

A heavy cloud of smoke or dust is visible in this SeaWiFS image over northeastern China.

After tearing through the Okinawan island chain and Taiwan late last week, Typhoon Sinlaku slammed into...

This SeaWiFS image of eastern China shows the widespread nature of the pollution problem. Beijing has completely disappeared under the haze.

This recent SeaWiFS image shows dense haze over eastern China. The view looks eastward across the Yellow Sea towards Korea.

Dust or other haze is still visible over China in this SeaWiFS image.

After a powerful sandstorm in China on March 22, SeaWiFS captured this image showing the dust cloud moving eastward and out over the Pacific Ocean.

This SeaWiFS image shows Typhoon Prapiroon over the East China Sea.

A heavy load of suspended sediment is visible along Chinas east coast after Typhoon Prapiroon has...

The haze over southeastern China is so thick in this SeaWiFS image that much of the underlying landscape is completely hidden from view.

Typhoon Saomai off the coast of China.

This SeaWiFS image shows Typhoon Saomai whirling along Chinas east coast. West of the storm China...