Acquired December 1, 2010, this natural-color image shows Saharan dust blowing over Sicily.
Published Dec 2, 2010Dust remained in the air another day, two days after a major dust storm struck northern Africa on February 23, 2006. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying onboard the Terra satellite captured this image on February 25. By the time this image was acquired, the dust had moved toward the northeast over the Mediterranean Sea.
Published Feb 27, 2006A cloud of dust extends hundreds of kilometers over the Arabian Sea in this true-color image from November 11, 2009.
Published Nov 12, 2009This natural-color image shows camel-colored dust spanning the Red Sea between Sudan and Saudi Arabia on July 15, 2009.
Published Jul 15, 2009Acquired September 29, 2011, this natural-color image shows dust over the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea.
Published Sep 30, 2011