China's suffocating blanket of smog even visible from space
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 16:50
in Astronomy & Space
China's latest spell of severe pollution can be seen from space.NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of the thick smog lingering over China, from Beijing to Shanghai, on Dec. 7. The haze is shown in gray, while the white areas represent clouds and fog, according to NASA's Earth Observatory.