The dust that arose along the China-Mongolia border had blown into central China by March 13, 2013.
Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze
Dust and Haze
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Acquired at 1:50 p.m. Beijing time, this natural-color image shows an intensified dust storm blowing through the Gobi.
Visibility in Beijing plunged as dust filled the skies.
Acquired May 11, 2011, this natural-color image shows a dust storm blowing out of the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.
A large weather front kicked up dust across much of northwestern China.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze
This true-color image shows dust mixed with clouds over eastern China and Bo Hai on April 24, 2009.
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.
Acquired April 26, 2012, this natural-color image shows dust plumes blowing out of the Gobi Desert.
In April 2001, researchers watched with surprise as dust from an Asian storm crossed the Pacific and reached the eastern United States.
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