Acquired April 17, 2013, this image shows a dust storm spanning hundreds of kilometers along the China-Mongolia border.
Published Apr 18, 2013
Winds lofted sand and dust particles over northern Iran’s Great Salt Desert.
Published Dec 1, 2017
Acquired November 27, 2012, this image shows a dust storm in the Gobi Desert of China and Mongolia.
Published Nov 27, 2012
Acquired April 26, 2012, this natural-color image shows dust plumes blowing out of the Gobi Desert.
Published Apr 26, 2012
Acquired January 12, 2013, this image shows dust over Iran, Pakistan, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman.
Published Jan 14, 2013
Acquired May 8, 2011, this natural-color image shows a dust storm extending more than 1,000 kilometers across the Sahara Desert.
Published May 9, 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
This true-color image from May 5, 2009, shows dust plumes and clouds over the eastern part of the Taklimakan Desert.
Published May 5, 2009
This photo-like image shows a gray-beige dust plume blowing along the Iranian coast over the Gulf of Oman on June 17, 2009.
Published Jun 17, 2009
Acquired April 22, 2010, this natural-color image shows a dust plume spanning hundreds of kilometers in western Africa. A wall of dust appears to advance toward the southeast in Burkina Faso and Niger.
Published Apr 23, 2010
