Acquired March 7, 2013, this image shows a dust storm off Libya.
Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze
Acquired February 7, 2013, this natural-color image shows dust plumes and irrigation projects along Libya’s coast.
Acquired May 13, 2010, this natural-color image shows a thick plume of dust blowing off the Libyan coast, past the island of Kriti, and toward the island of Peloponnisos.
Acquired July 23, 2011, this natural-color image shows dust blowing off the Libyan coast near Misratah.
Libyan dust spanned the Mediterranean Sea in late March 2013.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze
Acquired October 1, 2010, this natural-color image shows a dust plume over Egypt, Libya, and the Mediterranean Sea.
Acquired February 19, 2011, this natural-color image shows dust plumes extending from Libya and Egypt northwards across the Mediterranean Sea.
Acquired April 25, 2011, this natural-color image shows thick dust plumes along the Libyan coast.
Dust blew off the coast of Libya on January 12, 2009, heading west-northwest over the Mediterranean Sea.
Acquired February 22, 2013, this image shows Saharan dust over the Mediterranean Sea.