A substantial dust plume drifted over the Atlantic Ocean, with some of the airborne grains steering toward the northeast.
Image of the Day Land Dust and Haze
A plume of mineral-rich dust filled the skies over Cyprus and the Mediterranean on a summer’s day.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze
While dust routinely blows across the Atlantic Ocean, scientists rarely see plumes as large and dense with particles as the one that darkened Caribbean skies in June 2020.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Dust and Haze Remote Sensing
A tremendous plume of dust from North Africa drifts toward the Caribbean and contiguous United States.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Dust and Haze Remote Sensing
The latest in a series of dust storms carried even more dust and sand off the coast of Morocco and Western Sahara.
Atmosphere Land Water Dust and Haze
Flights were grounded as visibility was severely hampered by a Calima event.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze Human Presence