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Dust Storm off West Africa
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Dust Storm off West Africa

Published Sep 9, 2005

Dust and Haze

Dust Storm off Western Sahara
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Dust Storm off Western Sahara

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

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Here Comes the Saharan Dust
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Here Comes the Saharan Dust

The dust in the skies over the Caribbean and Southern United States has distant origins.

Published Jun 30, 2018

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Dust Storm off West Africa
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Dust Storm off West Africa

Published Mar 14, 2006

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A Dusty Journey
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A Dusty Journey

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

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A Dust Bath for Cape Verde
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A Dust Bath for Cape Verde

Winter winds pick up sand from the Sahara and blow it over the North Atlantic islands.

Published Jan 26, 2018

Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Dust and Haze

Bits of the Sahara on the Move
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Bits of the Sahara on the Move

A relentless storm lofted dust out of western Africa for days.

Published Mar 31, 2018

Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

Saharan Dust Across West Africa
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Saharan Dust Across West Africa

Published Mar 4, 2004

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Saharan Dust on the Move
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Saharan Dust on the Move

In June 2014, winds pushed a river of dust from western Africa across the Atlantic Ocean.

Published Jul 5, 2014

Image of the Day Atmosphere Dust and Haze

Dust Storm off Western Sahara
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Dust Storm off Western Sahara

Published Jan 29, 2008

Dust and Haze