Visibility in Beijing plunged as dust filled the skies.
Published May 6, 2017
March often brings an increase in dust storms to East Asia, and 2008 proved no exception. In early March 2008, the characteristic “yellow dust” from the Gobi Desert blew eastward over the Beijing region, the Yellow Sea, and North and South Korea.
Published Mar 4, 2008
The dust that arose along the China-Mongolia border had blown into central China by March 13, 2013.
Published Mar 14, 2013
Acquired at 1:50 p.m. Beijing time, this natural-color image shows an intensified dust storm blowing through the Gobi.
Published Nov 10, 2010
Acquired December 25, 2009, this true-color image shows thick dust hovering over Beijing, Bo Hai, and the Yellow Sea.
Published Dec 28, 2009
Dust storms are common in the region, and sometimes bear resemblance to weather events on Mars.
Published May 10, 2020
Satellite observations show how far winds normally spread North African dust particles before rain and gravity pull them down to the ocean.
Published Jan 9, 2020
A weather forecast for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on January 31, 2008, called for high winds and the possibility of dust storms. Two days later, the predictions came to pass—with a vengeance.
Published Feb 8, 2008
In April 2001, researchers watched with surprise as dust from an Asian storm crossed the Pacific and reached the eastern United States.
Published Dec 26, 2007
Acquired March 4, 2010, this true-color image shows a thick dust plume stretching from Saudi Arabia to Iran, obscuring part of the Persian Gulf.
Published Mar 5, 2010
