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Atmosphere Awash with Saharan Dust
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Atmosphere Awash with Saharan Dust

In mid-June 2016, winds lofted thick plumes of dust from northern Africa’s deserts high into the air.

Published Jun 23, 2016

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A Dusty Journey
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A Dusty Journey

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

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Sahara Dust Storm
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Sahara Dust Storm

Acquired April 22, 2010, this natural-color image shows a dust plume spanning hundreds of kilometers in western Africa. A wall of dust appears to advance toward the southeast in Burkina Faso and Niger.

Published Apr 23, 2010

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

Dust Crosses the Atlantic
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Dust Crosses the Atlantic

Floridians looking for a break from hurricane season in late July 2005 were in for a change, though it wasn’t necessarily what they wanted: Saharan dust. By July 19, a massive dust storm had crossed the Atlantic towards southern Florida.

Published Jul 23, 2005

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Dust over the Canary Islands
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Dust over the Canary Islands

Saharan dust blows over the eastern Canary Islands in this image acquired on March 8, 2012.

Published Mar 9, 2012

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

Dust over Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea
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Dust over Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea

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

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A Perfect (Dust) Storm
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A Perfect (Dust) Storm

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

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Dust Storm off Western Sahara
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Dust Storm off Western Sahara

Saharan dust hovered over the Atlantic for several days in mid-January 2008. This image shows two different areas of dust plume activity. Immediately off the coasts of Western Sahara and Mauritania, a series of tan dust plumes blow in predominantly straight lines toward the northwest. Farther west, a large, diffuse plume of dust hangs over the Atlantic Ocean

Published Jan 25, 2008

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Colored Rains Often Begin with Dust
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Colored Rains Often Begin with Dust

Saharan storms can send plumes of dust drifting north toward Europe. Precipitation helps pull the particles down, sometimes creating bizarre shades of rain and snow that have attracted attention for millennia.

Published Jun 6, 2013

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Patagonian Dust Streamers
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Patagonian Dust Streamers

Dust storms are common in the region, and sometimes bear resemblance to weather events on Mars.

Published May 10, 2020

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Saharan Dust on the Move
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Saharan Dust on the Move

In June 2014, winds pushed a river of dust from western Africa across the Atlantic Ocean.

Published Jul 5, 2014

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