In plume of dust snakes east from the Arabian Peninsula over the Arabian Sea in this photo-like image from March 30, 2011.
Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze
The dust storm that covered much of the Arabian Peninsula on February 12, 2009, thinned and spread eastward over the next two days.
Dust and Haze
The dust storm is likely fed by sand from the Empty Quarter.
Acquired May 8, 2013, this image shows a dust storm over Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Acquired March 20, 2012, this natural-color image shows a dust plume spanning the Arabian Sea, from Oman to India.
Dust plumes swept across the Arabian Peninsula in early March 2009, stretching from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf and beyond.
On February 3, 2012, one day after blowing over the Persian Gulf, sand from the Arabian Peninsula blew over parts of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Starting in Iraq and northern Saudi Arabia, dust storms spread southward across the Arabian Peninsula in mid-February 2009.