Dust Storm in Southern Africa

Fierce wind picked up and carried huge plumes of sand and dust westward toward the Atlantic Ocean.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published September 25, 2019
Data acquired September 25, 2019

Source:

Suomi NPP > VIIRS