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Chinese Air Pollution Visible From Space

Highlighting the severity of China’s pollution crisis, NASA published satellite photos showing a thick haze of smog and air pollution spanning 750 miles from Shanghai to Beijing, or about the distance between Boston and Raleigh, NC. What do you think?

Glen Graham • Cartographer

“I’m glad the crying Native American man from those ’70s ads isn’t in orbit right now to see this.”

Glen Graham • Cartographer

Helen Choi • Waitress

“Someone really needs to stop buying so many Chinese-manufactured goods.”

Helen Choi • Waitress

Antonio Semidi • Hydroelectric Dam Worker

“We’re still better at polluting the Gulf of Mexico, though.”

Antonio Semidi • Hydroelectric Dam Worker