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
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
Though a common and natural occurrence, this November’s dust comes after a particularly dry year in parts of South America.
Published Nov 7, 2016
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
Dust storms are common in the region, and sometimes bear resemblance to weather events on Mars.
Published May 10, 2020
Following weeks of smoke, it was dust turning skies odd colors.
Published Jan 14, 2020
A dust plume stretches across Yemen, Oman, and the Arabian Sea in this natural-color image acquired on March 4, 2012.
Published Mar 6, 2012
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
Acquired September 29, 2011, this natural-color image shows dust over the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea.
Published Sep 30, 2011
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
Intense dust storms have raged across two continents in mid-March 2012.
Published Mar 22, 2012
