NASA's Earth Observatory this week released startling before-and-after photos of northeastern China, where residents in Beijing and other cities have been suffering from suffocating levels of smog and air pollution. The satellite images, embedded below, were taken from the same position in space, 11 days apart; the top photo was captured on January 14th, the bottom on January 3rd.
As the images make clear, Beijing has seen increased haze, cloud, and fog coverage over this period, though these formations are far from typical. NASA notes that the region's clouds and fog "have a tinge of gray or yellow from the air pollution," and that even cloudless areas captured on January 14th were blanketed in brown and gray smog, rendering cityscapes...
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