The dust storm is likely fed by sand from the Empty Quarter.
Published Feb 2, 2012
Acquired March 18, 2012, this natural-color image shows a dust storm blowing southward across the Arabian Peninsula.
Published Mar 19, 2012
Acquired April 13, 2011, this natural-color image shows a dust storm extending across several Middle Eastern countries.
Published Apr 13, 2011
This natural-color image shows camel-colored dust spanning the Red Sea between Sudan and Saudi Arabia on July 15, 2009.
Published Jul 15, 2009
Acquired May 4, 2011, this natural-color image shows a dust storm blowing off the Arabian Peninsula and over the Persian Gulf.
Published May 4, 2011
This true-color image shows dust from Sudan forming a clockwise arc over the Red Sea, barely missing the Saudi Arabian coast, on June 30, 2009.
Published Jun 30, 2009
Acquired March 20, 2012, this natural-color image shows a dust plume spanning the Arabian Sea, from Oman to India.
Published Mar 20, 2012
On February 3, 2012, one day after blowing over the Persian Gulf, sand from the Arabian Peninsula blew over parts of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Published Feb 6, 2012
