Acquired June 17, 2010, this natural-color image shows peacock-green plumes from hydrogen sulfide emissions in the water, and linear dust plumes in the atmosphere along the Namibian coast.
Acquired June 26, 2011, this natural-color image shows the deserts along the coastline of Namibia; most of that land has been protected by the government.
Acquired April 2, 2011, and February 27, 2011, these natural-color images show rising waters on the Kuiseb River, which flowed all the way to the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in decades.
Strong, hot winds known as “berg winds” (mountain winds) are lofting plumes of dust directly out into the Atlantic Ocean in this panoramic image taken from the International Space Station.
Two-toned dust plumes blew northward off the coast of Libya. While plumes in the west are beige, the plumes in the east are distinctly darker. The differences in color can be traced to the plumes’s varied origins.