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Dust Storm Sweeps Through Iraq

A thick dust plume in the Middle East dimmed skies and sent thousands to the hospital in April 2025.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Dust Storm Sweeps Through Iraq.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published April 17, 2025
Data acquired April 14, 2025