Severe, lingering drought is loosening up soil and sand to be picked up by wind storms.
Published Jan 17, 2013
Acquired February 20, 2013, this image shows a dust storm in Mexico and New Mexico.
Published Feb 22, 2013
Acquired April 15, 2011, this natural-color image shows dust plumes blowing through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Published Apr 18, 2011
For the second time in a week, a large dust storm swept across the Southern Plains.
Published Mar 21, 2014
Drought conditions in 2018 are extreme over the Four Corners region of the United States.
Published Nov 8, 2018
Acquired April 16, 2013, these images show multiple dust plumes over the Four Corners region.
Published Apr 19, 2013
Severe winds kicked up dust across the central United States on October 18, 2012, closing highways and reminding locals of the Dust Bowl days.
Published Oct 20, 2012
As a cold front swept south through the United States in November 2014, it kicked up this dust storm in eastern Colorado.
Published Nov 13, 2014
An October dust storm darkened skies over much of Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Published Nov 2, 2017
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.
Published Apr 23, 2010
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