Spring weather brought strong winds and dust storms to Africa’s west coast.
Published Mar 30, 2017
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
In June 2014, winds pushed a river of dust from western Africa across the Atlantic Ocean.
Published Jul 5, 2014
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
An extensive dust storm in late February carried debris over the Atlantic Ocean, en route to the Amazon Basin.
Published Mar 4, 2015
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 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
Dust storms in mid-summer 2013 spanned the Atlantic Ocean, depositing particles in the Americas and perhaps suppressing hurricanes.
Published Aug 29, 2013
Winter winds, the harmattan, swept a cloud of dust out of West Africa and across the Atlantic.
Published Mar 5, 2014
Dust storms are common in the region, and sometimes bear resemblance to weather events on Mars.
Published May 10, 2020
Floridians looking for a break from hurricane season in late July 2005 were in for a change, though it wasn’t necessarily what they wanted: Saharan dust. By July 19, a massive dust storm had crossed the Atlantic towards southern Florida.
Published Jul 23, 2005
