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Colored Rains Often Begin with Dust

Saharan storms can send plumes of dust drifting north toward Europe. Precipitation helps pull the particles down, sometimes creating bizarre shades of rain and snow that have attracted attention for millennia.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using Suomi NPP OMPS data provided courtesy of Colin Seftor (SSAI). Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, NOAA and the Department of Defense. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published June 6, 2013
Data acquired May 29, 2013

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Suomi NPP > OMPS