An extensive dust storm in late February carried debris over the Atlantic Ocean, en route to the Amazon Basin.
Published Mar 4, 2015
Acquired June 24, 2012, this natural-color image shows dust off the coast of Morocco.
Published Jun 25, 2012
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
A thick plume of tan dust hangs over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal in this image taken on April 6, 2011.
Published Apr 7, 2011
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
A tan cloud of dust colors the skies off Africa’s west coast on September 21, 2009.
Published Sep 22, 2009
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
The Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA's Aura satellite spied dust from a Saharan sand storm blowing several thousand kilometers over the North Atlantic and Europe in April 2011.
Published Apr 15, 2011
Dust storms in mid-summer 2013 spanned the Atlantic Ocean, depositing particles in the Americas and perhaps suppressing hurricanes.
Published Aug 29, 2013
Acquired June 25, 2012, this natural-color image shows a massive dust plume off northwestern Africa.
Published Jun 28, 2012
