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Pollution and smoke off France and United Kingdom

Pollution and smoke get caught up in a swirl of clouds off on the coasts of Spain bottom center), France (center), the United Kingdom (top center), and Ireland (under cloud at top left) in this true-color Aqua MODIS image acquired on March 22, 2003. The smoke and pollution appear as a grayish haze concentrated west of France.

<p p > Despite the haze lying over the region, cloudy green and tan swirls of sediment and microscopic marine life are visible in the waters of the Atlantic (left), the English Channel (between France and England), and in the Celtic (south of Ireland), Irish Sea (east of Ireland), and North Sea (east of England).


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published March 24, 2003
Data acquired March 22 - 22, 2003

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Topics:
Atmosphere > Air Quality > Emissions
Atmosphere > Air Quality > Smog
Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth