Dust over the Mediterranean and Turkey

In late March 2008, dust blew northward out of the Sahara Desert and over the Mediterranean Sea. Rather than dissipating over the Mediterranean, the dust plume remained relatively coherent, passing over Turkey and turning toward the northeast, blowing over the Black Sea.

Image of the Day Atmosphere Dust and Haze

Dust Storm off the African West Coast

Dust and Haze

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

Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Dust and Haze

Dust Storm off the African West Coast

Dust and Haze

Dust Plume over the Sahara

Acquired April 24, 2013, this shows a dust plume over the Sahara Desert.

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

North African Dust Plume

Dust and Haze

Sahara Dust Storm

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.

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze