Strong winds kicked up sand and dust from China’s vast Taklimakan Desert.
Published May 20, 2024
Every spring, satellites observe thick plumes of dust streaming from the Gobi Desert over East Asia.
Published Apr 25, 2024
Skies turned orange and snowy slopes were stained brown as Saharan dust reached Europe.
Published Mar 27, 2024
Sustained winds carried desert dust over the ocean, where it engulfed island groups and then streamed toward the United Kingdom.
Published Jan 29, 2024
Dust from the ephemeral Hamun wetlands streamed over parts of Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in September.
Published Sep 27, 2023
A low-pressure system lifted sand and dust from the Gobi Desert and darkened skies in Beijing.
Published Mar 24, 2023
A rare December sandstorm in China darkened skies in several cities.
Published Dec 13, 2022
Saharan dust clouded the skies but stayed low enough to frame the Italian island’s famously active volcano.
Published Dec 8, 2022
Windstorms lofted sand and dust from the ground onto the Vatnajökull ice cap.
Published Jul 29, 2022
Pulses of dust from the Sahara Desert reached the Caribbean and parts of the United States in July.
Published Jul 29, 2022
A fresh supply of airborne particles took off from northwest Africa in early June 2022.
Published Jun 6, 2022
At least eight major events have darkened skies and sickened people in the past six weeks.
Published May 17, 2022
The airborne particles engulfed parts of Iraq for multiple days in April 2022, turning skies orange, reducing visibility, and degrading air quality.
Published Apr 11, 2022
Dust, clouds, and greening landscapes punctuate an April scene in Central Asia.
Published Apr 5, 2022
Long-lasting, icy cirrus clouds filled with Saharan dust covered many parts of the continent in March.
Published Mar 30, 2022
An atmospheric river carried a plume of Saharan dust to Western Europe, blanketing cities and ski slopes, and degrading air quality.
Published Mar 16, 2022Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze Remote Sensing
The size of the plume was remarkable, as was its unusual path.
Published Jan 25, 2022
The event, known locally as “la calima,” turned skies orange and degraded air quality in Gran Canaria and neighboring islands.
Published Jan 19, 2022
