A dust plume several hundred kilometers long blew off the north coast of Egypt and over the Mediterranean Sea in late January 2009.
Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze
Acquired November 24, 2010, this natural-color image shows dust and clouds over the Mediterranean Sea.
Dust and Haze
Acquired January 29, 2011, this natural-color image shows a dust plume blowing out of Egypt and over the Mediterranean Sea.
Acquired January 21, 2013, this image shows a dust plume stretching from Libya to Italy.
Saharan dust blew across the Mediterranean Sea at the beginning of November 2008. The dust may have arisen from vast sand seas in Algeria.
Atmosphere Dust and Haze
A dust plume blew off the coast of Libya in early February 2009.