05.28.2008 1:35 pm

Dust Storms over East Asia

As shown by the following MODIS imge on NASA’s Terra satellite (taken on May 28, 2008), a springtime dust storm lingered over Mongolia and northern China for the second consecutive day, spreading southward over the Beijing region. As in the previous day’s image,…

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03.30.2008 11:42 pm

East Asian pollutants in American air

By Abduwasit Ghulam

Recent studies based on the new measurements from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA’s Terra satellite showed that pollution from East Asian forest fires, urban exhaust, and industrial production has been making a significant contribution to North…

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