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Hazardous Pre-Monsoon Dust Pollution

An unusually intense dust storm brought hazardous pollution to New Delhi before monsoon season.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using VIIRS data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership, and air quality data from AirNow (2018). Story by Kasha Patel.

Published June 19, 2018
Data acquired June 14, 2018

Sources:
In situ Measurement
Suomi NPP > VIIRS