Dust over the Arabian Peninsula

Starting in Iraq and northern Saudi Arabia, dust storms spread southward across the Arabian Peninsula in mid-February 2009.
Dust over the Arabian Peninsula
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Dust over the Arabian Peninsula

The dust storm that covered much of the Arabian Peninsula on February 12, 2009, thinned and spread eastward over the next two days.

Published Feb 16, 2009

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

Dust over the Arabian Peninsula
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Dust over the Arabian Peninsula

Starting in Iraq and northern Saudi Arabia, dust storms spread southward across the Arabian Peninsula in mid-February 2009.

Published Feb 12, 2009

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze