Following the course of the Euphrates River, a large sandstorm swept over Iraq on September 14, 2008. Sandstorms are common in Iraq’s desert terrain, especially during the summer, when a strong northwesterly wind called the shamal blows over the floodplain of Iraq’s Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Published Sep 27, 2008
Acquired June 2, 2011, this natural-color image shows a dust storm over Iraq.
Published Jun 2, 2011
Dust blankets Syria’s Fertile Crescent in this natural-color image from May 11, 2010.
Published May 11, 2010
Dust blew through Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia in late February 2009.
Published Feb 23, 2009
Dust blows in a clockwise direction through Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia in this true-color image acquired June 5, 2009.
Published Jun 5, 2009
Acquired in early December 2011, this image shows a dust storm adjacent to a cloudbank in Syria and Iraq.
Published Dec 12, 2011
Acquired June 18, 2012, this image shows thick dust over Syria and Iraq.
Published Jun 19, 2012
Acquired March 3, 2011, this natural-color image shows a dust storm blowing through Iraq.
Published Mar 5, 2011
Acquired July 30, 2011, this natural-color image shows dust blowing over Turkey and the Black Sea.
Published Jul 30, 2011
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