Pandemic shutdown gifts clear skies over northern India
Satellite data show that air pollution levels have dropped significantly over northern India since the country enforced a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus
Author: Joshua Stevens
Unusual monsoon causes flood havoc in Bihar
NASA satellites capture images of the extensive flooding in the Ganga River Basin in the eastern state of Bihar due to the heaviest monsoon that India has seen in 25 years
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