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
The latest in a series of dust storms carried even more dust and sand off the coast of Morocco and Western Sahara.
Published Mar 9, 2020
Saharan dust swept over the Canary Islands in early March 2009.
Published Mar 13, 2009
