Acquired May 13, 2011, this natural-color image shows dust from the Gobi Desert over the Sea of Japan.
Published May 13, 2011
March often brings an increase in dust storms to East Asia, and 2008 proved no exception. In early March 2008, the characteristic “yellow dust” from the Gobi Desert blew eastward over the Beijing region, the Yellow Sea, and North and South Korea.
Published Mar 4, 2008
Acquired May 1, 2011, this natural-color image shows a dust plume over the Yellow Sea.
Published May 3, 2011
A weather forecast for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on January 31, 2008, called for high winds and the possibility of dust storms. Two days later, the predictions came to pass—with a vengeance.
Published Feb 8, 2008
The dust that blew toward Cyprus from the coast of Turkey on the previous day stretched and thinned on August 26, 2008.
Published Aug 27, 2008
Acquired April 29, 2013, this image shows a dust plume stretching from northern Algeria to southern France.
Published Apr 29, 2013
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