] A global map of nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere has ] revealed the most precise view yet of pollution hotspots ] around the world. ] ] The map, based on 18 months%u2019 worth of satellite ] data, shows very high levels of NO2 above major European ] and North American cities and across much of north-east ] China. South-east Asia and Africa also have raised ] concentrations of the gas due to their burning of ] vegetation. Check out China, even compared to Gary Indiana. Article: World's pollution hotspots revealed from space�| New Scientist |