Desert Dust Envelops Portugal and Spain

Skies turned orange and snowy slopes were stained brown as Saharan dust reached Europe.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Desert Dust Envelops Portugal and Spain.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published March 27, 2024
Data acquired March 22, 2024