Maldives Smoke (IMAGE)

Duke University

Maldives Smoke

Caption

Plumes of smoke from burning trash rise from Thilafushi island in the Maldives. New research using satellite imagery was able to confirm that a recent ban on the practice has been effective at eliminating such pollution.

Credit

Creative Commons by Ibrahim Asad

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CC0

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