Urban Air Pollution

Aerial views of smog and air pollution over major cities, illustrating environmental concerns and the impact of urbanization on air quality.

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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-9. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-46-78. wide aerial view of NOLA buildings, including Superdome, and outlying areas. Hurricane Katrina

Madrid, 01/12/2015. View of environmental pollution in Madrid. Photo: Oscar del Pozo ARCHDC.

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Chongqing in mist or pollution smog.

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Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-423. wide aerial shot of flooded NOLA with smoke plume in distance. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - The City - New Orleans - 26-HK-385-47. Hurricane Katrina

In Deir ez-Zor, Eastern Syria on January 21, 2026, an aerial drone shot captures the city landscape after Syrian Government forces successfully secured control. The deployment follows the withdrawal of SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) elements as part of the broader strategic shifts and integration agreements in the region. The footage shows the city's infrastructure and the Euphrates River under the new military administration, Deir ez-Zor, Deir ez-Zor, Syria

Fog forms around Pittsburghs cityscape after the snow and ice melt on the surrounding rivers Jan. 25, 2024.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District operates 23 navigable locks and dams on the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers year-round regardless of weather, including in foggy conditions that restrict visibility. Many towboat crews continue working on the rivers even in the fog, sometimes staging their barges along various parts along Pittsburghs waterways as they wait for the mist to lift. Regardless of weather, the Pittsburgh Districts locks and dams remain open for traffic, ready whenever navigation needs to pass commodities through their chambers.The district is responsible for keeping navigation flowing through Pittsburgh, known as the Headwaters District, to and from the rest of the nation. Transporting commodities on the waterways is four times less expensive than by trucks and 33 percent cheaper than by rail.

Documentary photography in everyday life in Hong Kong which is going through an unprecedented political crisis.Photographie documentaire au quotidien dans Hong Kong qui traverse une crise politique politique sans precedent.

Beijing urban haze

North America, Mexico, Mexico City. Independence Angel and smog

USA, California, Los Angeles, skyline with smog

Cerro de los Ángeles (Getafe, Madrid), 12/27/2016. Pollution in Madrid seen from Cerro de los Ángeles in Getafe. Photo: Jaime García ARCHDC.

Smog from Morrissey Boulevard , Waterfronts, Cities & towns, Piers & wharves, Air pollution. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Overflight - Baton Rouge - New Orleans - 26-HK-214-57. Hurricane Katrina

VIETNAM - MEKONG DELTA - THE SUSPENSION OF THE NINE DRAGONS. Portrait of the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam and many environmental issues.VIETNAM - DELTA DU MÉKONG - LE SURSIS DES NEUF DRAGONS. Portrait de la région du Delta du Mekong au Vietnam et des nombreuses problématiques environnementales.

Smog from Morrissey Boulevard , Waterfronts, Cities & towns, Piers & wharves, Air pollution. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-90. aerial shot of flooded stadium and neighborhoods. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-247. dark aerial shot of Superdome. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-72. aerial shot of flooded neighborhoods and highway. Hurricane Katrina

Smog from Morrissey Boulevard , Waterfronts, Cities & towns, Piers & wharves, Air pollution. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Madrid, 01/02/2015. Images of the pollution over the capital seen from the Andalusia A4 highway. Photo Jaime García ARCHDC.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - START Contractors - 26-HK-394-16. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.

Plaquemines and St. Bernard - 26-HK-218-14. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - New Orleans and Surrounding Areas - 26-HK-286-44. Hurricane Katrina

Ijmuiden, Netherlands. October 27, 2024. The pollution of the Hoogovens, a steel plant in Velsen, North Holland. Ijmuiden, Netherlands. October 27, 2024. The pollution of the Hoogovens, a steel plant in Velsen, North Holland. Copyright: xZoonar.com/BertxDexBoerx 22454162

Shanghai air pollution and cityscape, China. October 2013.

Frankfurt's skyline and the Main River blanketed in smog, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Documentary photography in everyday life in Hong Kong which is going through an unprecedented political crisis.Photographie documentaire au quotidien dans Hong Kong qui traverse une crise politique politique sans precedent.

New York City pollution

Skyscrapers in Moscow City district is seen through the heavy smog from wildfires

BASF plant site on the banks of the Rhine, chemical company, Canada geese, foggy mood, Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-447. wide, grainy aieral view of flooding along waterfront, date stamped 9 3 2005. Hurricane Katrina

Record rainfall creates flooding in Kentucky April 2015

New Orleans - 26-HK-200-34. Hurricane Katrina

Belgium, Panorama of factory smoke rising over Canal du Centre at¶ÿdawn

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-255-27. Hurricane Katrina

VIETNAM - MEKONG DELTA - THE SUSPENSION OF THE NINE DRAGONS. Portrait of the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam and many environmental issues.VIETNAM - DELTA DU MÉKONG - LE SURSIS DES NEUF DRAGONS. Portrait de la région du Delta du Mekong au Vietnam et des nombreuses problématiques environnementales.

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-75. aerial shot of flooded neighborhoods near highway. Hurricane Katrina

New Orleans - 26-HK-199-28. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-219. aerial view of widespread flooding around buildings. Hurricane Katrina

New Orleans - 26-HK-200-85. Hurricane Katrina

Smoke in the air at sunset obscures the view of apartments and trees and creates a halloween like orange glow in the sky

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-172. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-415. wide aerial shot of flooded neighborhoods and body of water in distance, probably the Gulf. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 -- Neighborhoods throughout the area remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Smog in front of San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles, California.

los angeles skyline and suburbs wrapped in smoke from woosle fires in 2018

Aftermath - Biloxi, Mississippi - 26-HK-282-1. Beach Blvd-Hwy 90. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Murphy Oil - 26-HK-242-67. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - New Orleans and Surrounding Areas - 26-HK-286-54. Hurricane Katrina

FRA - QUOTIDIENVie quotidienne en France.FRA - DAILYDaily life in France.

Heavy rain storm comes to Orthe Castle Haley Blvd, the heart of Central City in New Orleans.

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, La., September 8, 2005 -- FEMA's US&R teams in rout by helicopter to conduct a search in St. Bernard Parish, view the flooding in New Orleans.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - The City - New Orleans - 26-HK-385-42. Hurricane Katrina

Aerial view of Firefighters and mass people were working to douse the massive fire in the capital city Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Aerial and Satellite Images - 26-HK-19-141. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-47-117. debris on highway with Superdome in background--date stamped 3 201pm. Hurricane Katrina

Madrid, 01/12/2015. View of environmental pollution in Madrid. Photo: Oscar del Pozo ARCHDC.

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Empire and Venice - 26-HK-352-94. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-126-2. Hurricane Katrina

Madrid, 01/02/2015. Images of the pollution over the capital seen from the Andalusia A4 highway. Photo Jaime García ARCHDC.

Power Plant emissions seen above the city during sunrise. Envir

Smog from Morrissey Boulevard , Waterfronts, Cities & towns, Piers & wharves, Air pollution. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

In early September 2020, Los Angeles was blanketed each day with smoke and ash from nearby wildfires. Downtown Los Angeles from Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook. California, USA. (Photo by: Citizen of the Planet//UIG)

New Orleans - Overflight - 26-HK-405-33. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - New Orleans and Surrounding Areas - 26-HK-286-45. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-126-42. Hurricane Katrina

Rhine, air pollution, Bruckhausen, Duisburg-Nord, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Wildfire haze covering the Space Needle and the Seattle skyline

FRA - QUOTIDIENVie quotidienne en France.FRA - DAILYDaily life in France.

Smog (air pollution) from Ensign Peak area looking east toward University of Utah and LDS hospital, Wasatch Mountains, Salt Lake City, Utah

VIETNAM - MEKONG DELTA - THE SUSPENSION OF THE NINE DRAGONS. Portrait of the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam and many environmental issues.VIETNAM - DELTA DU MÉKONG - LE SURSIS DES NEUF DRAGONS. Portrait de la région du Delta du Mekong au Vietnam et des nombreuses problématiques environnementales.

Bangkok, Thailand - 21 Jun, 2022 : Plume of black smoke clouds from burnt building on fire at community area in the bangkok city. Fire disaster accident, No focus, specifically.

Smoke and pulverized building debris rise from the World Trade Center, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. Photo taken from New Jersey after the North Tower collapsed at 10:28 AM. New York City, Sept. 11, 2001. (BSLOC_2015_2_40)

Madrid, 01/02/2015. Images of the pollution over the capital seen from the Andalusia A4 highway. Photo Jaime García ARCHDC.

Smog from Morrissey Boulevard , Waterfronts, Cities & towns, Piers & wharves, Air pollution. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - New York, N. Y. , August 28, 2011 Empty freeways and cloudy sky as Hurricane Irene passes Long Island. President declares Emergency for New York and New Jersey to save lives, protect property, public health and safety and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pollution in Beijing, China.

Outlook for Pyongyang, North Korea

Madrid, 11/13/2015. Air pollution over the city of Madrid. Photo: Oscar del Pozo ARCHDC.

Miami Florida cityscape skyline with concept of sea level rise and major flooding from warming or hurricane damage. Miami skyline concept of sea level rise and flooding from global warming

River

World Trade Center Attack AftermathSeptember 11, 2001New York CityNew YorkUSA

Trees planted by the city parks department will start flowering soon in Chicago

New Orleans - Overflight - 26-HK-405-19. Hurricane Katrina

Aerial view of brick kilns punctuate the landscape, smoke billowing amidst a swarm of birds in a hazy scene, Aminbazar, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-234-70. Hurricane Katrina

Aerial view of smoke from fire burning in the forest with green trees in Bangkok City, Thailand. Nature landscape background in air pollution and environment concept. Global warming

Bangkok, Thailand - 21 Jun, 2022 : Plume of black smoke clouds from burnt building on fire at community area in the bangkok city. Fire disaster accident, No focus, specifically.

Air Pollution in New York

New Orleans - 26-HK-200-204. Hurricane Katrina

Inglewood Oil Field, one of the largest urban oil fields in the country, with city of Santa Monica and Malibu coastline in the background. Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles,, California, USA

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