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Urban Heat Islands Punch Holes in Fog

In northern India, the largest fog holes occur over Delhi, which also happens to be the region’s largest urban hotspot.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using MODIS data from LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response and Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published February 22, 2018
Data acquired January 30, 2014 - January 3, 2018

Sources:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Terra > MODIS