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Dust Engulfs Coastal Peru

Skies turned orange across the city of Ica as winds, locally known as Paracas winds, lofted dust from the coastal desert region.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview and VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published August 4, 2025
Data acquired July 31, 2025

Sources:
Aqua > MODIS
NOAA-20 > VIIRS