Along historic Route 66, just southeast of the little town of Amboy, California, lies a dried-up lake. Dry lakebeds are good sources of two things: salt and dust. In this image, the now-parched Bristol Lake offers up both.
Published Apr 20, 2007
Winds lofted sand and dust particles over northern Iran’s Great Salt Desert.
Published Dec 1, 2017
Dust and clouds mingle over Utah in this natural-color image from February 23, 2012.
Published Feb 24, 2012
This true-color image from July 21, 2009, shows pale beige dust plumes blowing southeastward from salt flats in western Bolivia. The image also shows small plumes blowing southward from riverbeds in eastern Bolivia.
Published Jul 22, 2009
Dense dust from at least three regions mingles in the air over northwestern China in this photo-like image from April 24, 2010.
Published Apr 29, 2010
Opaque dust fills the skies over central Sudan on May 11, 2009, and spreads into neighboring countries to the east. Along the eastern edge of the dust plume, relatively clear skies prevail.
Published May 14, 2009
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
Acquired July 25, 2011, this natural-color image shows dust plumes blowing through Argentina.
Published Jul 26, 2011
