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Long-lasting Dust Storm from Chihuahua

A strong low-pressure system along the Mexico-United States border scattered dust for nearly eight hours.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Michael Carlowicz.

Published March 17, 2021
Data acquired March 16, 2021

Source:
Suomi NPP > VIIRS