Saharan dust hovered over the Atlantic for several days in mid-January 2008. This image shows two different areas of dust plume activity. Immediately off the coasts of Western Sahara and Mauritania, a series of tan dust plumes blow in predominantly straight lines toward the northwest. Farther west, a large, diffuse plume of dust hangs over the Atlantic Ocean
Published Jan 25, 2008
The dust in the skies over the Caribbean and Southern United States has distant origins.
Published Jun 30, 2018Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze Remote Sensing
Satellite observations show how far winds normally spread North African dust particles before rain and gravity pull them down to the ocean.
Published Jan 9, 2020
Winter winds pick up sand from the Sahara and blow it over the North Atlantic islands.
Published Jan 26, 2018
A relentless storm lofted dust out of western Africa for days.
Published Mar 31, 2018
In June 2014, winds pushed a river of dust from western Africa across the Atlantic Ocean.
Published Jul 5, 2014
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