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Persistent Dust Storms Batter Iraq

At least eight major events have darkened skies and sickened people in the past six weeks.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Persistent Dust Storms Batter Iraq.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Michael Carlowicz.

Published May 17, 2022
Data acquired May 5 - 16, 2022