May 12th, 2012 Category: Dust Storms

Persian Gulf - May 11th, 2012

Dust spreads over Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Jordan (clockwise from upper left). A thin veil of dust can be observed over the Persian Gulf, through which sediments from the Shatt al-Arab are partially visible. However, the dust is densest to the west, as it spreads over Syria and Jordan and towards Israel/Palestine and Lebanon. Some dust can even be spreading over the Mediterranean Sea (upper left quadrant), by the border with Turkey, and northwards over the Caspian Sea (upper right quadrant).

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May 9th, 2012 Category: Dust Storms

Saudi Arabia - May 8th, 2012

Persian Gulf

The main image shows dust blowing over part of Saudi Arabia, east of the Red Sea. The dust is likely from the Rub al Khali Desert, which occupies a great part of the Arabian Peninsula. The detail image shows dust blowing over the Persian Gulf, from the Arabian Peninsula towards Iraq (top left) and Iran (upper right).

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May 3rd, 2012 Category: Dust Storms, Mountains, Volcanoes

Libya - April 28th, 2012

A light plume of dust archs over the Gulf of Sidra, off the coast of Libya. Visible parallel to the shoreline in the upper right quadrant is the Jebel Akhdar, a mountain range that appears dark brown and green in contrast with the tan desert terrain. Also contrasting with the surrounding desert is the Haruj volcanic field, appearing as a dark brown, roughly circular area in the lower left quadrant. In the full image, various lava flows can be discerned.

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May 2nd, 2012 Category: Dust Storms

Red Sea - April 28th, 2012

Dust can be seen spreading westward from Saudi Arabia, on the Arabian Peninsula, over the Red Sea, in the upper part of this image. The dust spreads offshore over islands in Tabuk Province. Some dark brown lava flows can be observed southeast of those islands and south of the cloud of dust.

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May 1st, 2012 Category: Dust Storms

Red Sea - April 28th, 2012

Dust hangs in the Red Sea over the Dahlak Archipelago (Ge’ez), an island group located in the Red Sea near Massawa, Eritrea (visible along the shores of the Red Sea in the lower part of the image). The arcipelago consists of two large and 124 small islands. Only four of the islands are permanently inhabited, of which Dahlak Kebir is the largest and most populated. The islands are home to a diverse marine life and sea-birds.

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May 1st, 2012 Category: Dust Storms

Persian Gulf - April 28th, 2012

A thick cloud of dust blows over the Persian Gulf, seeming to originate in Iran, to the north, and reaching across the gulf to Qatar (lower left corner) and the United Arab Emirates (below center and right). A smaller amount of dust can be seen in and around the island of Qeshm Strait of Hormuz, near the right edge.

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April 30th, 2012 Category: Dust Storms

West Africa - April 28th, 2012

A thick cloud of dust can be seen blowing off the coast of West Africa, by the Mauritania-Senegal border. The dust is situated just north of the Cap Vert Peninsula, on which the Senegalese capital of Dakar is located. To the south, sediments from the Geba River, in Guinea Bissau, can be seen entering the Atlantic Ocean.

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April 29th, 2012 Category: Dust Storms, Volcanoes

Libya - April 28th, 2012

A plume of dust blows off the coast of Libya, over the Gulf of Sidra. The dust is blowing off the western side of the promontory of Boreum, also known as Ras Teyonas, over the eastern part of the gulf. While most of the image is covered by the sands of the Libyan Desert, visible at the bottom edge is the darker brown Haruj Volcanic Field.

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April 28th, 2012 Category: Dust Storms

Red Sea - April 15th, 2012

Dust can be seen blowing over the Red Sea (left) and the Gulf of Aden (lower right), connected by the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. Upon opening the full image, patterns from air currents can be seen in the dust, in the form of V-shapes around islands in the middle of the Red Sea, and wavelike patterns near the coast of Eritrea.

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